Configuration: Always Run as Admin?

[lintalist]

Using https://autohotkey.com/docs/Variables.htm#IsAdmin and https://autohotkey.com/docs/commands/Run.htm#RunAs it would be possible to let the user always run lintalist as administrator.

• If you start Lintalist using the shortcut (LNK) file you can set it manually:
  "Properties ➡️ Shortcut tab ➡️ Advanced ➡️ Run as administrator"

HT: https://twitter.com/lintalist/status/1002809961334886400

[JamoCA]

I use Total Commander and usually start/restart Lintalist by clicking on the AHK file. When I do this, it's important for Total Commander to be running "as administrator" or I need to right-click and select "Run as administrator". If I don't do this and then use a program that has elevated privileges, Lintalist doesn't work at all.

AutoHotKey documentation states:

However, note that running the script as admin causes all programs launched by the script to also run as admin.

... are there any scenarios that I should be worried about? (I usually run AutoHotKey as Admin, but I've also written all of the shortcuts that I use... the same w/Lintalist snippets.)

[lintalist]

I don't think there is much to worry about as such. Of course Lintalist can run a script which in turn can launch a program or other script so that would also be run as Admin.

The only keystrokes Lintalist sends at the moment are:

• ctrl+v to paste the snippet :-)
• ctrl+c to copy text when you use [[selected]] in your snippet
• ctrl+shift+left+ctrl+x for the QuickSearch feature (cuts word LEFT of the caret) - http://lintalist.github.io/#QuickSearchHotkey

So there isn't much "interaction" with the target program at the moment.

I'm thinking about adding a "sending keys" plugin though - see here #54 and #55

"Always Run as Admin" could also be a command line option so you can create two batch files and launch Lintalist accordingly.

[lintalist]

Next release will have an option in the Settings and also a command line option to start Lintalist as administrator - the "username^" will be added to GUI and tray tip+menu to indicate it started as such.