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[joedf]

UFCPP - The Unofficial Fullscreen Command Prompt Patcher
 By Joe DF
 
Basic Description
Script Function:
      Make Cmd Fullscreen with a Hotkey: Alt+Enter (Customizable)
      + Hotkey to open a new cmd window: Ctrl+Win+C (Customizable)
 
This is FREE software and should not be sold.

 

Version 2.8.4
- Better Hotkey handling in HotkeyGUI Via Fork of HotkeyControl.ahk by A_Samurai

- bugfix: Get Function Name in Error Handling

 
Download - View Source - Project Page

 

Special Thanks to: Lexikos, DataLife, A_Samurai and Linear Spoon
 
Old Post:

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Version 2.8.3
-Stable (Enough) Release

-Added option to enable/disable MaxButtonFS

-fixed typo error in the XP Notification MsgBox: the script "IS" for....

-Made Error Message Box Always On top, meaning now visible even in fullscreen

-Windows XP and older is Now Denied to Launch this program, doesnt work on XP anymore Since 2.8c-Dev anyways

-small gui fix in Hotkeys Gui

-Bugfix Detecting window as maximized when click the minimize button, causing the fullscreen routine to run on Minimize, this prevents, of course, minimizing the window.

-Added: 'Run On Start Up (On Login)' option

 

Version 2.8.2
-Stable (Enough) Release
-NEW Feature: Click the Maximize Button of the console window to put it directly in Fullscreen
-Now totally independent: meaning no more using SizeCon.dll
-Small changes, fixes...

 

Version 2.8.0 (2.8c-Dev)
-WinAPI<>Dllcall - Now should work no problems.
-Removed "Mode Con" & Registry methods...
-Custom Hotkeys (GUI)
-Small changes, fixes...
 
Downloads
Release 2.7.1 - Code cleaning...
 
Release 2.7 - bugfixes, small changes, code not yet cleaned...
-Added Show scrollbars feature
-Added Optional number of lines for the Screenbuffer
-Added Open Fullscreen Command Prompt in tray menu
-Optimization + new options
-Version 2.5 - Unreleased...
-Added Ctrl+Win+C Hotkey (Open Cmd)
-Added DataLife's Bugfix
-Added Ini Settings
-Added option to apply registry patch on StartUp
-Added Updater
 
UFCPP_v2.7.1.ahk
UFCPP_v2.7.1.html
 
UFCPP_v2.7.1_x86A.exe
UFCPP_v2.7.1_x86U.exe
UFCPP_v2.7.1_x64U.exe
 
UFCPP_v2.7.1_All.zip (Includes all downloads above)
 
SourceForge Project Page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ufcpp/
 
Screenshots!

 
The Rest
This program emulates a fullscreen command prompt by resizing the window and making it "AlwaysOnTop".
When using this program you may use: Alt + Enter, to make current cmd fullscreen.
I made this because i didn't find anything "official" to resizing cmd to "fullscreen".
At first, I found this and this, all saying to use the Admin cmd, then doing Wmic.
First of all, the command prompt isn't even fullscreen, it is only maximized.
Second, when a command or output is longer than the screen width, one has to scroll the window horizontally,
meaning there's no "word wrapping". Another thing was to change the settings by hand, e.g. Right click, then properties.
But still, unsatisfying...
So I did some testing and digging: I've found two ways to change cmd to the correct size.
 
1. Changing the cmd settings programmatically in the registry.
2. Using the "Mode Con" command which was found here.
 
PS: I know it's not perfect, I still have some things planned and, I'm open to all comments! ( except for insults )
 
Notes
All sizes are based on the default cmd style:
------------------------------------------------
Font: Raster, 8x12 px
Screen Buffer size: 80x300
Window Size: 80x25
Screen Width: 480
Cols: 80
------------------------------------------------
 
Cols -> units of 8px - 8px, being the width of the default font.
 
Sizes width 8px font size for fullscreen-cmd (list of supported screen resolutions)
------------------------------------------------
screen - cols - Hex code  - decimal  - notes
------------------------------------------------
480   - 60   - 0x12c003c - 19660860
640   - 80   - 0x12c0050 - 19660880 - (default)
768   - 96   - 0x12c0060 - 19660896
800   - 100 - 0x12c0064 - 19660900
1024 - 128 - 0x12c0080 - 19660928
1093 - 137 - 0x12c0089 - 19660937 - 136.625, this one is problematic...
1152 - 144 - 0x12c0090 - 19660944
1280 - 160 - 0x12c00a0 - 19660960
1311 - 164 - 0x12c00a4 - 19660964 - 163.875
1360 - 170 - 0x12c00aa - 19660970
1366 - 171 - 0x12c00ab - 19660971 - 170.75
1400 - 175 - 0x12c00af  - 19660975
1440 - 180 - 0x12c00b4 - 19660980
1600 - 200 - 0x12c00c8 - 19661000
1680 - 210 - 0x12c00d2 - 19661010
1920 - 240 - 0x12c00f0  - 19661040
2048 - 256 - 0x12c0100 - 19661056
2560 - 320 - 0x12c0140 - 19661120
------------------------------------------------
 
1024/8 = 128 cols for 1024px screen width
My screen resolution is 1366x768 px
Because 1366/8 = 170.75, I'm are using 171 cols (units of 8px), which looks fine...
 
For the screen height, it is always 300 cols (24000px), which is plenty (actually, it's the default setting)

[Lexikos]

I believe you can control the console window in the same way that any console app would, by first attaching to it. I think resizing the window would go something like this:

• AttachConsole(PID of any process attached to the target console).
• f := FileOpen("CONOUT$", "w"), h := f.__Handle to get the console screen buffer handle.
• SetConsoleWindowInfo to resize the window.
• FreeConsole to detach from the console (note you can only attach to one at a time).

Browse the Console Functions to get an idea of what else you can do.

[joedf]

I believe you can control the console window in the same way that any console app would, by first attaching to it. I think resizing the window would go something like this:

• AttachConsole(PID of any process attached to the target console).
• 
  
• f := FileOpen("CONOUT$", "w"), h := f.__Handle to get the console screen buffer handle.
• 
  
• SetConsoleWindowInfo to resize the window.
• 
  
• FreeConsole to detach from the console (note you can only attach to one at a time).
• 
  

Browse the Console Functions to get an idea of what else you can do.

 

Thanks! ill work on it!

[DataLife]

Very nice. I use the command prompt almost everyday.

 

I get the message "This system does not support fullscreen mode" when I press Alt Enter to make fullscreen and when I press Alt Enter to make normal size. 

 

It stills makes it fullscreen but is there a way to suppress this message?

 

Edit: 12-28-12 - The Alt Enter hotkey causes the "This system does not support fullscreen mode" message.

Change Alt Enter to any other hotkey and that message will not appear.

[joedf]

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Very nice. I use the command prompt almost everyday.

 

I get the message "This system does not support fullscreen mode" when I press Alt Enter to make fullscreen and when I press Alt Enter to make normal size. 

 

It stills makes it fullscreen but is there a way to suppress this message?

 

Really?, oh well good and bad to know, you/me could try to add a fix to Winactivate then close the window...

Ill work on it later... Thx, for saying! It helps me to make a better program!

[DataLife]

Here is the window title

Administrator: C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe

 

Here is the window text 

This system does not support fullscreen mode.

 

It has an OK button.

 

Hope this helps.
 

 

Edit: 12-28-12 - The Alt Enter hotkey causes the "This system does not support fullscreen mode" message.

Change Alt Enter to any other hotkey and that message will not appear.

[DataLife]

Why do I have to apply the patch everytime I restart the script?

 

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Edit: 12-28-12 - The Alt Enter hotkey causes the "This system does not support fullscreen mode" message.

Change Alt Enter to any other hotkey and that message will not appear.

 

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Here is my solution to closing the "This system does not support fullscreen mode." window.

 

Add 

SetTimer,WatchForWindow,10

 

 to your Alt Enter hotkey after

IfWinActive, ahk_class ConsoleWindowClass

 

Add this code after any Return

WatchForWindow:
IfWinExist,Administrator: C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
 {
  SetTimer,WatchForWindow,off
  WinWaitActive,Administrator: C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
  ControlClick,Button1, A
 }
return

 

Seems to work very well.

[joedf]

1. what do mean? you the tray menu then apply patch?, if so thats for the registry method...

if the registry patch is not applied, it will use the "mode con" method (default), also you could

also just add it to a startup script or just the plain old "StartUp" folder...

 

2. Sure, ill check it out... thanks

[DataLife]

When I start the program and choose Open Command Prompt I get the command prompt window.

 

I press Alt Enter and the command prompt window resizes to half my screen and only on the left side. The dos prompt shows

 

con:cols=160 lines =300

The system cannot find the path specified.

 

I have to apply the registry patch then choose Open Command Prompt and press Alt Enter and it works great.

 

I can choose Open Command Prompt and press Alt Enter many times and it works great,  UNLESS

 

I exit the program and restart it. Then the process starts all over again and the Fullscreen will not  work unless I apply the patch again.

 

I am using windows 7 home premium with UAC turned off.

[joedf]

really??, so the "Mode con" method doesnt seem to work with you

 

and the registry patch is removed when the program exits... i could make a version with only the registry patch...

 

what does your command prompt display when you put this command: "mode" ?

 

also, did you compile it with AHK_L 1.1.09.02 ??

[DataLife]

I don't see how the registry patch could remove itself upon exit.

 

I just tried it again and it does the exact same thing as described above.

 

When I type "mode"

 

Using the command prompt  WITH the "patch" gives me

 

Status for device COM3:

--------------------------------

Baud:                    115200

Parity:                    None

Data Bits:               8

Stop Bits:               1

Timeout:                ON

XON/XOFF:           OFF

CTS handshaking: OFF 

DSR handshaking: OFF

DSR sensitivity:      OFF

DTR circuit:            ON

RTS circuit:            OFF

 

Status for device CON:

------------------------------

Lines:                     300

Columns:                160

Keyboard rate:        31

Keyboard delay:      1

Code page:              437

 

Using the command prompt WITHOUT the "patch" gives me

 

Status for device COM3:

--------------------------------

Baud: 115200

Parity: None

Data Bits: 8

Stop Bits: 1

Timeout: ON

XON/XOFF: OFF

CTS handshaking: OFF

DSR handshaking: OFF

DSR sensitivity: OFF

DTR circuit: ON

RTS circuit: OFF

 

Status for device CON:

------------------------------

Lines: 300

Columns: 80

Keyboard rate: 31

Keyboard delay: 1

Code page: 437

 

I compiled it with Autohotkey_L Version 1.1.08.01 Ansi 32 bit

[joedf]

1. actually, when the program starts, it checks the registry and saves the settings in variables,

when you select quit, the program apply the saved settings, then exits.

 

2. Its very weird that "mode con" doesnt work...

try this command manually: "mode con:cols=80 lines=300", thats suppose to change the window's maximum size..

[joedf]

im having trouble, trying to make the newer version using the WinAPI method

 

;ufcpp v3 - test dllcall -> Kernel32.dll
;---------------------------------------------------------

#Include <_Struct>

;start a cmd window with a PID
Run, %comspec% /k,, , cPID
MsgBox %cPID% PID

;AttachConsole() http://msdn.microsof...ibrary/ms681952
cmdlaunched := DllCall("AttachConsole", "int", cPID, "int")
MsgBox %cmdlaunched% attached

;Create structure SMALL_RECT

cmdW := new _Struct("RECT")
cmdW.Top := 0
cmdW.Left := 0
cmdW.Right := 80
cmdW.Bottom := 200


MsgBox Structure created

;Get Console screen buffer handle, from Lexikos ; http://www.autohotke...er/#entry561509
f := FileOpen("CONOUT$", "w"), h := f.__Handle

MsgBox Got handle

;set Console window size with SMALL_RECT -> cmdW
DllCall("SetConsoleWindowInfo", "int", h, "int", "1", Ptr, &RECT)

MsgBox resized

 

 

I dont know how to create structure?, autohotkey crashes , can anyone help?

[Lexikos]

What is RECT? Surely you want the address of the cmdW structure. I think cmdW[] returns the address.

 

However, RECT is the wrong type. That function requires SMALL_RECT, which uses 16-bit (short) coordinates. Since the struct is only 8 bytes (64 bits), you can use "int64*", left | (top<<16) | (right<<32) | (bottom<<48). It will fail if the size is too large (200 rows is too many).

[just me]

You might try this:
 

Maximize(HSTDOUT) {
   ; HSTDOUT: Handle to the standard output device. Initially, this is the active console screen buffer, CONOUT$.
   If !(COORD := DllCall("Kernel32.dll\GetLargestConsoleWindowSize", "Ptr", HSTDOUT, "UInt"))
      Return False
   If !DllCall("Kernel32.dll\SetConsoleScreenBufferSize", "Ptr", HSTDOUT, "UInt", COORD, "UInt")
      Return False
   If !(HWND := DllCall("Kernel32.dll\GetConsoleWindow", "UPtr"))
      Return False
   WinMaximize, ahk_id %HWND%
   Return True
}