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Hello.

I recently created a handy script that launches websites in firefox with a delay of some seconds. For the first site, I used (here I put google for the url)

Run, firefox.exe -new-window www.google.com

How on earth do I minimize that window? I tried Run, blah blah, , Min... Tries to minimize but the Fox pops up again. I tried WinMinimize, it goes down and then reopens... I need two WinMinimize to really keep the Fox down... What should I do?

Also, the next links go

Run, firefox.exe www.google.com

1. How can I make absolutely sure that this link opens in the same window (session) as the first one, and not in the Firefox window (different session) that I might be using?

2. How on earth do I make it go to the site without maximizing?

Thanks a lot in advance

Because I slighty crazy, I'm gonna answer your second question first.

Instead of using the "Run" command, try this:



Secondly (or firstly, whatever), you can minimize the window as soon as it comes up by using the "WinHide" command. So, using your example, your new code would look something like this:

Hi and thanks for the reply. However, how would "Ctrl - O" (OPEN) help me? I got the part about minimizing it with winhide , and I'll try that. (Even though I think it will fail just like WinMinimize). But could you explain the first part of your answer please?

Also, I don't really see how that would keep the sites in the same session - firefox window. I guess you meant ctrl + c (COPY), and then paste the url maybe?? But that does not necessarily tell the script to send that command to that specific FF window.... Kinda confused here..


Thanks

No more ideas on this? I would really appreciate some help

Hope that helped.

Unfortunately that does not seem to work... Firefox is simply ignoring the "Hide" or "Min" command. Try it for yourself.

The idea is good though: I will "try" to control the window with controlsend...

Any idea why the fox is ignoring the above commands?

Try this

Msgbox, Minimize the Firefox Window then Click OK to Continue

ggwwtt, you are ruining his evil plan with your user-aware "code".

Anyways, I tried to improve the code:

(Failed attempt):


But, it appears the PID of the newly launched Firefox can't be detected nor operated on.

Sorry, I tried.


PS. Launched Firefox with the "Min" switch actually works, compared to the "Hide" switch.

It would be possible to make a script that launches firefox then has a loop using WinHide to hide all "Mozilla Firefox" containing windows, but I don't think it would be of much use as:
1. If the user was already running firefox, his browser is going to disappear and he's gonna be pissssed.
2. You might operate on any previous opened browsers, which is also a fail.
3. The newly launched browser's PID doesn't seem to want to co-operate, so I don't think you could control it very well, anyways.

Hope this helped.

Use Firefox extensions instead:
iMacros + Minimize 2 Tray can do what want.

@Conquer:
haha, not really an evil plan =) just a commodity to have the fox out of the way while it's visiting the sites it should visit. I'll try Min again, but I think I tried and failed...

@TimFlash:
maybe that's the only alternative... But it's strange that AHK can't do something so simple