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Tiny "IsWindowVisible" function

 
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mario_a



Joined: 12 Dec 2004
Posts: 51
PostPosted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 7:52 pm    Post subject: Tiny "IsWindowVisible" function Reply with quote
Hi,

I've written a small function to determine if a window is visible or not.
Requested by me a long time ago, but never got implemented, so I thought I'd write my own Smile

Code:
IsWindowVisible(p_WindowTitle)
{
    WinGet, Style, Style, % p_WindowTitle
    Transform, IsVisible, BitAnd, %Style%, 0x10000000 ; 0x10000000 is WS_VISIBLE.
    return IsVisible
}


Here's its use in another function. This one toggles the visiblity of a window. i.e. shows the window if it's hidden, and hides it if it's visible:

Code:
ToggleWindowVisibility(p_WindowTitle)
{
    if ( IsWindowVisible(p_WindowTitle) )
    {
        WinHide, % p_WindowTitle
    }
    else
    {
        WinShow, % p_WindowTitle
        WinActivate, % p_WindowTitle
    }
}


Nothing major, but putting even 2 - 3 lines of code into a function, makes scripts more readable, reduces error, and creates central points of control so that bugs need to be fixed in only one place.
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Chris
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
Posts: 10467
PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 12:24 am    Post subject: Re: Tiny "IsWindowVisible" function Reply with quote
mario_a wrote:
Requested by me a long time ago, but never got implemented, so I thought I'd write my own Smile
Nice. Thanks for sharing it, and sorry it took so long to add function support.
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mario_a



Joined: 12 Dec 2004
Posts: 51
PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:19 pm    Post subject: Re: Tiny "IsWindowVisible" function Reply with quote
Chris wrote:
mario_a wrote:
Requested by me a long time ago, but never got implemented, so I thought I'd write my own Smile
Nice. Thanks for sharing it, and sorry it took so long to add function support.


An apology is the last thing I need to accept from you Surprised

I'm a programmer myself, and I fairly well realise how much time and effort goes into producing software. You're doing an excellent job, accomodating so many user requests, and being considerate, responsive, and pragmatic while doing so.

Thanks, once again Chris ! Very Happy
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Jerry



Joined: 24 Jun 2004
Posts: 39
PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 3:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Not to put down the function or anyone here, but I think Chris created this function back in v1.0.22. I would have used the following command

winget, outvar, MinMax, %p_WindowTitle%

Or does the style WS_VISIBLE reveal something else?
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