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Hello,
I have a hidden application window (X1.exe), Style 0x06CF0000. The window is neither maximized nor minimized.

When I use something like

The window shows and gets activated (one would expect, right? :)), now with Style 0x16CF0000. But then it doesn't show in the task bar, and the minimize or close system icons (upper right window corner) as well as ALT-SPACE n etc. don't work. The window is basically stuck.

On the other hand, when I open the window through the system tray icon, the window does show in the task bar, Style 0x16CF0000. Also: when I use Process Explorer by SysInternals I can press the "Bring To Front" button, which works fine.

So which codes am I missing? Which PostMessage code do I need to send?

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Cheers,

Thorsten

Many such tray apps behave strange when not activated from tray menu.



You may try opening the exe in ResHacker and see if there are any magic numbers under Menu.

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URLGet - Internet Explorer based Downloader
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What kind of "Magic Number" do I look for? Where would I find it?

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Cheers,

Thorsten

As seen in the above screenshot, 65405 is the magic number that can quit any running AHK script.

See the following post where I use these numbers to control all running AHK scripts from one master script.

Consolidating tray icons posted by SKAN

However, this would apply only to those tray apps that has a GUI and regular drawn Menu.

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Ah, got it!

Now the problem is, that I don't want to EXIT the program -- if I select "exit" from the menu, it will actually shut down the application. If I select "minimize" or "close" from the ALT-SPACE menu (or use the title-bar system buttons), the application will get shoved back into the system notification area.

Tricky problem, this....

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Cheers,

Thorsten

May I know the name of the Application ?. Is it downloadable ?

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It's X1, a desktop search engine. There is a 30-day trial downloadable on the website http://www.x1.com

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Cheers,

Thorsten

Got it (Thanks to Molotov from the Microsoft Sysinternals forum!!!!): The problem was that the TDesktopMainForm is simply the wrong window class - the right class was TApplication. Silly me.

Here's the code:

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Cheers,

Thorsten