Thank you for making a video for V2 of textfinder probably the first one so far, I just wish you guys gave a demo on zoom and scaling of the needle, even on error percentage likeliness of a match etc. that's what most of us are anticipating with V2 😊
Thank you for this video. I'm using AHK v1 and I'm wondering if the array function is written differently with AHK v1. I tried to follow your example using instances, but nothing happened.
@@JoeGlines-Automator I have FindText version 9.7 (dated 6/18/2024) and I'm using it with AHK version 1.1. I'm trying to understand the documentation, but having very little experience in programing, I'm lost. I'm trying to click on an image as they appear on the screen until all of them are gone (collapsing a menu essentially).
hi thanks for the info, ive been using ahk v1 with findtext v1. is using Findtextv2 any better or even compatible with the ahk v1 syntax? or should i just stay on v1
Well the v2 version is a bit different. I'm very hesitant to say it is "better". No, v1 and v2 are not compatible. You do know v1 is depracated I hope... It will be around for a long time however there are no updates being made to it. For that reason I only recommend AHK v2. It takes a little getting used to however it is much better for doing Intermediate to advanced things. We haven't written v1 code for quite a while now and recommend to all of our clients to switch to v2.
do you find findtext to find images faster than the autohotkey's built in imagesearch function? if so i may look into it. Also, if findtext can't do colors, then i probably can't use it
Personally I almost never use image search. If you want speed, you should look at Shin's Scan class the-Automator.com/ShinsImageScanClass Searching for images is not something we do regularly as there are usually far more reliable ways to automate programs.
@@JoeGlines-Automator thanks, ill look into Shins Scan. And yes I try to avoid imagesearch as much as possible, but sometimes i just can't find another route thats faster
I have an entire work script developed around FindText v8.4 and I find it incredibly fast for my purposes if you know how to intelligently limit your search zones. we run 4k monitors at 100% with additional 1080p monitors too
THanks for letting me know. Descolada deleted his version of it so I've updted the link to point to Feiyu's version (which is better anyway) www.the-automator.com/FindTextv2
sadly it does not even work, are you guys really using the V2? the last update on the repo is 2 years ago, i suspect the project is dead.. after I click the "capture" button i get this error: Error: Parameter #3 of Hotkey is invalid. Specifically: On UseErrorLevel 2055: If GetKeyState(v) 2056: Send("{" v " Up}") ▶ 2057: Hotkey("*" v, Gui_Off, "On UseErrorLevel") 2058: } 2059: CoordMode("Mouse") Do you guys have any suggestion for finding buttons or text on a firefox webpage? ImageSearch has failed me pretty soon XD
You most definitely have the wrong version. Clearly it worked for us as we demonstrated it in the video Personally I don't use image search because it is highly unreliable. We've identified nine ways to web scrape without a hotkey this is the worst one but is one that is usually simple
FindText is good if the UI doesn't change frequently and you want maximum portability of primary script that drives it. I don't use it for web scraping though, but Citrix automation.
@@Maleko48 You have a much different definition of "portability" than I do that is for sure! Because Image search is , by far, the least portable for working with other computers, etc.
@@JoeGlines-Automator no I think you mis-underetood me. I am using FindText and NOT ImageSearch precisely because FindText can be packed down into a pure, text-only script for distribution rather than having to include screenshots etc for ImageSearch. Also, the Citrix remote application I use FT to automate is an identical deployment for all of our company so despite user's desktops varying, the remote application we all rely on stays very stable/consistent over time, lending itself well to FT-based automation since I can't access the remote machine's controls programmatically.
I am not trying to web scrape, but automate a very static web UI to click buttons for our company data management interface, u guys have a ton of videos tho, what would you suggest to do that (i.e. video/playlist title)? We have to use Firefox by company policy so DOM/COM models are off the table from what I understand. Using the V2 ofc. :)
Thank you for making a video for V2 of textfinder probably the first one so far, I just wish you guys gave a demo on zoom and scaling of the needle, even on error percentage likeliness of a match etc. that's what most of us are anticipating with V2 😊
Great Video, really helped me get the first one working.
Glad it helped
Thank you for this video. I'm using AHK v1 and I'm wondering if the array function is written differently with AHK v1. I tried to follow your example using instances, but nothing happened.
the v1 version of FindText works very differently.
@@JoeGlines-Automator I have FindText version 9.7 (dated 6/18/2024) and I'm using it with AHK version 1.1. I'm trying to understand the documentation, but having very little experience in programing, I'm lost. I'm trying to click on an image as they appear on the screen until all of them are gone (collapsing a menu essentially).
hi thanks for the info, ive been using ahk v1 with findtext v1. is using Findtextv2 any better or even compatible with the ahk v1 syntax? or should i just stay on v1
Well the v2 version is a bit different. I'm very hesitant to say it is "better". No, v1 and v2 are not compatible. You do know v1 is depracated I hope... It will be around for a long time however there are no updates being made to it. For that reason I only recommend AHK v2. It takes a little getting used to however it is much better for doing Intermediate to advanced things. We haven't written v1 code for quite a while now and recommend to all of our clients to switch to v2.
do you find findtext to find images faster than the autohotkey's built in imagesearch function? if so i may look into it. Also, if findtext can't do colors, then i probably can't use it
Personally I almost never use image search. If you want speed, you should look at Shin's Scan class the-Automator.com/ShinsImageScanClass Searching for images is not something we do regularly as there are usually far more reliable ways to automate programs.
@@JoeGlines-Automator thanks, ill look into Shins Scan. And yes I try to avoid imagesearch as much as possible, but sometimes i just can't find another route thats faster
I have an entire work script developed around FindText v8.4 and I find it incredibly fast for my purposes if you know how to intelligently limit your search zones. we run 4k monitors at 100% with additional 1080p monitors too
Hi! Link does not work anymore. Care to update the link?
THanks for letting me know. Descolada deleted his version of it so I've updted the link to point to Feiyu's version (which is better anyway) www.the-automator.com/FindTextv2
where can I find the lib folder I cant seem to find it on my end
nvm I learned I have to just make the folder myself
@@Hash-Slinging-Slasher it's impossible me for me to tell you where you have saved your files
@@JoeGlines-Automator I looked it up already and said I had to make it myself
sadly it does not even work, are you guys really using the V2? the last update on the repo is 2 years ago, i suspect the project is dead.. after I click the "capture" button i get this error: Error: Parameter #3 of Hotkey is invalid.
Specifically: On UseErrorLevel
2055: If GetKeyState(v)
2056: Send("{" v " Up}")
▶ 2057: Hotkey("*" v, Gui_Off, "On UseErrorLevel")
2058: }
2059: CoordMode("Mouse")
Do you guys have any suggestion for finding buttons or text on a firefox webpage? ImageSearch has failed me pretty soon XD
You most definitely have the wrong version. Clearly it worked for us as we demonstrated it in the video
Personally I don't use image search because it is highly unreliable. We've identified nine ways to web scrape without a hotkey this is the worst one but is one that is usually simple
FindText is good if the UI doesn't change frequently and you want maximum portability of primary script that drives it. I don't use it for web scraping though, but Citrix automation.
@@Maleko48 You have a much different definition of "portability" than I do that is for sure! Because Image search is , by far, the least portable for working with other computers, etc.
@@JoeGlines-Automator no I think you mis-underetood me. I am using FindText and NOT ImageSearch precisely because FindText can be packed down into a pure, text-only script for distribution rather than having to include screenshots etc for ImageSearch. Also, the Citrix remote application I use FT to automate is an identical deployment for all of our company so despite user's desktops varying, the remote application we all rely on stays very stable/consistent over time, lending itself well to FT-based automation since I can't access the remote machine's controls programmatically.
I am not trying to web scrape, but automate a very static web UI to click buttons for our company data management interface, u guys have a ton of videos tho, what would you suggest to do that (i.e. video/playlist title)? We have to use Firefox by company policy so DOM/COM models are off the table from what I understand. Using the V2 ofc. :)
okay