Hello, I'm trying to create hotkeys for frequent explorer commands such as "sort by date modified". Now, I already know it's possible by sending keystrokes, like
Code:
#ifwinactive, ahk_class CabinetWClass
#1:: send, !von{enter}
would sort by name (view, sort, name)
However, this is unreliable.
I want to do this via post message or send message or winmenuselect; so far I've had no luck. Oh, I'm running Vista, btw.
I've checked the tutorial using winspector spy here:
http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/misc/SendMessage.htm I tried winspector spy, but the problem is that I don't see any messages generated by the explorer window after I select an explorer window with the crosshair.
So postmessage wasn't possible, as I couldn't obtain the message code.
Then I turned to winmenuselectitem
Code:
#ifwinactive ahk_class CabinetWClass
!1::
WinMenuSelectItem , ahk_class CabinetWClass, , View, Details ;
MsgBox hello
return
And when I do this, I get the message box that says hello, but the view does not change at all (to details).
However, I did get winmenuselectitem to with select all for notepad and mspaint:
Code:
!5::
SetTitleMatchMode 2
WinMenuSelectItem, A, , Edit, Select All
return
So it seems that Vista's explorer just doesn't react to winmenuselectitem, where as older programs (notepad and mspaint) both do.
Do you guys have any way to resolve this barrier?
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