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Slightly off topic but what kind of things are people automating behind macros here? I run autohotkey but only use 2-3 macros daily which are macros to start and kill apps I work on (hard kill to avoid waiting some shutdown time) and an "attach to app" macro.

Not enough to justify buying these. Am I missing out? Any great macros for developers?

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I originally created The Amazing Shortcut Keypad to automate AutoCAD during my engineering studies. Instead of having to type 'line' 'rectangle' 'fillet radius 20' 'snap 5' etc, I now just press a button and it happens instantly.

It sped me up so much and was so much more efficient, I decided to develop the project to help other people... and here I am today!

It's not just long tedious things which are worth automating, but sometimes, it's the things you use really frequently which need a slightly more efficient way to be accessed.

I remap CapsLock+hjkl as the arrows. And CapsLock+Space as Return. But of course I want them to be right at my fingertips. Not on an external "far away" device.

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