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If the Windows 7 taskbar is set to "Never combine" it shows a label with each icon. This [url=http://www.mydigitallife.info/never-combine-icons-or-only-combine-when-full-but-hide-labels-in-w ...

Within the loop, use wingetclass or wingettitle on the ahk_id %this_id% to get more info about each window.
If you find a match that you don't want to close,
execute the command "continue" ...

I was using the following code to close open windows:

; CLOSE ALL WINDOWS
#sleep::
MsgBox, 52, closeOPEN, Close All Open Windows?
IfMsgBox No
return
WinGet, ID, List, , , Program M ...

I just figured out what the help file meant. I needed to put +Owndialogs code in the code launched by the button.

GP

I have a gui with a button to initiate selecting a folder. I used this code at the beginning of the gui:

Gui, 1: +OwnDialogs +AlwaysOnTop
The fileselectfolder dialogue is appearing under the g ...

CorelDraw X5 can have multiple files open. Their names are listed in winspy visible windows text. With windows 7 they are also listed if I click on CorelDraw's button in the taskbar (I'm using Windows ...

Thanks for the replies. CodeKiller, from my understanding of IfWinActive and WinGetActiveTitle the buttons would be hidden once the application was not active, regardless of whether it was visible or ...

I have 2 GUIs. I use a timer to keep their position relative to a the application they act as buttons for. I know how to hide the GUIs if the application window is minimised and show them again if it ...

Thanks, the Gui, Margin command was what I needed.

GP

I think winspy is giving the right dimensions. The transparency shows me the gui is bigger than the png file. I need an exact fit because I am trying to make a custom button float on top of a none ahk ...

How can I make a gui exactly the same size as the picture it contains? I tried this code:

CustomColor = EEAA99
GUI, 1:Color, %CustomColor%
GUI, 1:+AlwaysOnTop -Border -SysMenu +Owner -Ca ...

Thanks for the send idea, it does avoid closing the window. I'd like a more polished solution but have no idea where to start with the microsoft pages you linked to. Cheers

GP

Thanks - that thread has 7 pages which page were you referring to? I tried something based on the code SelectList = Windows,Program Files,Documents and Settings ; items to select

Run, explorer c ...

I'm using AHL_L and Windows 7 64 bit. I use this code to open a new instance of windows explorer and select a predetermined file (title is a variable containing a full path to the required file):

e ...

How can I run a link inside the recent folders file:

C:\Users\%A_UserName%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\

When I try using the run command I get an error message, eg:

Error: Faile ...