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     ; Step 3: Use client-relative coordinates for mouse and pixel sampling   
     CoordMode "Mouse", "Client"   
     CoordMode "Pixel", "Client"   
      
     ; Step 5: Shield icon position (stable across monitors)   
     buttonX := 131   
     buttonY := 55   
      
     ; Step 6: Periodically ensure the shield is ON (click only when gray)   
     intervalMs := 500     ; 500 ms = 0.5 seconds   
      
     ; Colors from Window Spy (hex RRGGBB)   
     blueHex := 0x5895F6   ; blue (ON)   
     grayHex := 0xBEBEC4   ; gray (OFF)   
     tolerance := 30       ; color distance tolerance (increase if needed)   
      
     ; Step 7: Use the launched PID in the watcher and start timers   
     SetTimer(ClickIfGray, intervalMs)   
     SetTimer(CheckAppRunning, 1000)   
     Return   
      
     ; --- Functions ---   
      
     ClickIfGray(*) {   
         global buttonX, buttonY, grayHex, tolerance, appPid   
         hwnd := WinExist("ahk_pid " appPid)   
         if !hwnd   
             return   
      
         ; Force a repaint by toggling transparency (no visible bounce)   
         WinSetTransparent(254, "ahk_id " hwnd)   
         WinSetTransparent("OFF", "ahk_id " hwnd)   
      
         ; Sample a 3x3 area around the shield pixel (client-relative)   
         total := 0   
         count := 0   
         for dx in [-1, 0, 1] {   
             for dy in [-1, 0, 1] {   
                 x := buttonX + dx   
                 y := buttonY + dy   
                 color := PixelGetColor(x, y, "RGB")   
                 total += color   
                 count += 1   
             }   
         }   
         avgColor := Round(total / count)   
      
         ; Show the sampled color value in a tooltip (for debugging)   
     ; ToolTip "Sampled color: " avgColor   
     ; 16315633 in hex = 0xF8F8F1 is a light gray-white shade.   
     ; 5937144 in hex = 0x5A8A88 is a teal-blue shade.   
      
     ToolTip "Sampled color: " Format("0x{:06X}", avgColor)   
      
         if IsColorClose(avgColor, grayHex, tolerance) {   
             MouseGetPos(&oldX, &oldY)   
             MouseMove(buttonX, buttonY, 0)   
             Click   
             MouseMove(oldX, oldY, 0)   
         }   
      
     }   
      
     IsColorClose(c1, c2, tol) {   
         r1 := (c1 >> 16) & 0xFF   
         g1 := (c1 >> 8)  & 0xFF   
         b1 := (c1)       & 0xFF   
         r2 := (c2 >> 16) & 0xFF   
         g2 := (c2 >> 8)  & 0xFF   
         b2 := (c2)       & 0xFF   
         dist := Sqrt((r1 - r2)**2 + (g1 - g2)**2 + (b1 - b2)**2)   
         return dist <= tol   
     }   
      
     CheckAppRunning(*) {   
         global appPid   
         if !WinExist("ahk_pid " appPid) {   
             SetTimer(ClickIfGray, 0)   
             SetTimer(CheckAppRunning, 0)   
             ExitApp   
         }   
     }   
      
     ; End of C:\data\sys\ahk\alohavpn.ahk   
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