AutoHotkey script to control Spotify with global keyboard shortcuts

SpotifyGlobalKeys.ahk

; SpotifyGlobalKeys.ahk:
; AutoHotkey script to control Spotify with global keyboard shortcuts
; Author: James Teh <jamie@jantrid.net>
; Copyright 2017-2018 James Teh
; License: GNU General Public License version 2.0

DetectHiddenWindows, On

; Get the HWND of the Spotify main window.
getSpotifyHwnd() {
	WinGet, spotifyHwnd, ID, ahk_exe spotify.exe
	Return spotifyHwnd
}

; Send a key to Spotify.
spotifyKey(key) {
	spotifyHwnd := getSpotifyHwnd()
	; Chromium ignores keys when it isn't focused.
	; Focus the document window without bringing the app to the foreground.
	ControlFocus, Chrome_RenderWidgetHostHWND1, ahk_id %spotifyHwnd%
	ControlSend, , %key%, ahk_id %spotifyHwnd%
	Return
}

; Win+alt+p: Play/Pause
#!p::
{
	spotifyKey("{Space}")
	Return
}

; Win+alt+down: Next
#!Down::
{
	spotifyKey("^{Right}")
	Return
}

; Win+alt+up: Previous
#!Up::
{
	spotifyKey("^{Left}")
	Return
}

; Win+alt+right: Seek forward
#!Right::
{
	spotifyKey("+{Right}")
	Return
}

; Win+alt+left: Seek backward
#!Left::
{
	spotifyKey("+{Left}")
	Return
}

; shift+volumeUp: Volume up
+Volume_Up::
{
	spotifyKey("^{Up}")
	Return
}

; shift+volumeDown: Volume down
+Volume_Down::
{
	spotifyKey("^{Down}")
	Return
}

; Win+alt+o: Show Spotify
#!o::
{
	spotifyHwnd := getSpotifyHwnd()
	WinGet, style, Style, ahk_id %spotifyHwnd%
	if (style & 0x10000000) { ; WS_VISIBLE
		WinHide, ahk_id %spotifyHwnd%
	} Else {
		WinShow, ahk_id %spotifyHwnd%
		WinActivate, ahk_id %spotifyHwnd%
	}
	Return
}

Yesterday I came to a similar approach) until it seems not stop working

spotifyKey(key) {
IfWinNotActive, ahk_exe Spotify.exe
{
DetectHiddenWindows, on
DetectHiddenText, on

	ControlFocus, , , Chrome Legacy Window
	ControlSend, ahk_parent , %key%, ahk_class Chrome_WidgetWin_1
	return
	}
IfWinActive, ahk_exe Spotify.exe
{
	Send,  %key%
	return
}
Return

}

what is in line 23? you can insert this part at the beginning or end of the code

#If OnMy_Close_or_Min_Buttons() LButton:: Winhide #If OnMy_Close_or_Min_Buttons() { Static MyWindowCriteria := "ahk_exe Spotify.exe" ; change to meet your neeeds Critical SetTitleMatchMode, 2 CoordMode, Mouse, Screen MouseGetPos, X, Y, MID ;ToolTip, mid %mid% If (WID := WinExist(MyWindowCriteria)) && (WID = MID) { SendMessage, 0x0084, 0, (X & 0xFFFF) | ((Y & 0xFFFF) << 16) ; WM_NCHITTEST ;Return (ErrorLevel = 20) ; HTCLOSE ;Return (ErrorLevel = 8) ; HTmin ;ToolTip, ErrorLevel %ErrorLevel% if ((ErrorLevel = "20") or (ErrorLevel = "8")) { ;ToolTip, test return true } } Return False }

this

; Send a key to Spotify. spotifyKey(key) { ;spotifyHwnd := getSpotifyHwnd() ; Chromium ignores keys when it isn't focused. ; Focus the document window without bringing the app to the foreground. IfWinNotActive, ahk_exe Spotify.exe { DetectHiddenWindows, on DetectHiddenText, on WinGet, OutputVar1, ID , ahk_exe Spotify.exe ControlFocus, , ahk_id %OutputVar1% ControlSend, ahk_parent , %key%, ahk_class Chrome_WidgetWin_1 return } IfWinActive, ahk_exe Spotify.exe { Send, %key% ;ToolTip, keyssend return } Return }`

instead of

`; Send a key to Spotify. spotifyKey(key) { spotifyHwnd := getSpotifyHwnd() ControlClick, x500 y100, ahk_id %spotifyHwnd%, , Left, 1, U ControlSend, ahk_parent, %key%, ahk_id %spotifyHwnd% }

but additional testing revealed that sometimes this method stops working, I am looking for and trying new approaches that can give permanent work in a collapsed state.

This code works fine for me with Spotify minimized in tray (!), much to my delight (finally! After months of agony!)

DetectHiddenWindows, On

; Get the HWND of the Spotify main window.
getSpotifyHwnd() {
WinGet, spotifyHwnd, ID, ahk_exe spotify.exe
Return spotifyHwnd
}

; Send a key to Spotify.
spotifyKey(key) {
spotifyHwnd := getSpotifyHwnd()
; Chromium ignores keys when it isn't focused.
; Focus the document window without bringing the app to the foreground.
ControlFocus, Chrome_RenderWidgetHostHWND1, ahk_id %spotifyHwnd%
ControlSend, , %key%, ahk_id %spotifyHwnd%
Return
}

; Ctrl+Shift+q: Play/Pause
^+q::
{
spotifyKey("{Space}")
Return
}

; alt+v: Next
!v::
{
spotifyKey("^{Right}")
Return
}

; alt+z: Previous
!z::
{
spotifyKey("^{Left}")
Return
}

; Ctrl+alt+Up: Volume up
^!Up::
{
spotifyKey("^{Up}")
Return
}

; Ctrl+alt+Down: Volume Down
^!Down::
{
spotifyKey("^{Down}")
Return
}

; Ctrl+: Show Spotify ^::
{
spotifyHwnd := getSpotifyHwnd()
WinGet, style, Style, ahk_id %spotifyHwnd%
if (style & 0x10000000) { ; WS_VISIBLE
WinHide, ahk_id %spotifyHwnd%
} Else {
WinShow, ahk_id %spotifyHwnd%
WinActivate, ahk_id %spotifyHwnd%
}
Return
}

Sometimes it doesn't catch the focus or on the contrary, holds it, but it already trifles for a couple clicks :)