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albedoa
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 Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 6:01 am Post subject: Moving the Windows task bar from the bottom to the right |
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| What is the easiest way to take a hidden task bar at the bottom of the screen, unhide it, and move it to the right side of the screen? |
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keybored
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| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject: delegate it to someone else |
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1. drag your mouse to the bottom of the screen.
2. right click select properties
3. if lock taskbar is checked uncheck and press OK
4. again drag your mouse to the bottom of the screen
5. click and hold the left mouse button
6. while still holding the button drag to the right unclick |
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Icarus
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| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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I think albedoa means:
whats the easiest way to do it by ahk code
no?
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albedoa
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| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Ha, yeah I didn't think I needed to clarify that. |
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n-l-i-d
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albedoa
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| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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Okay thanks, so I understand that the function and arguments I want to use in order to unhide the taskbar is:
| Code: | | SHAppBarMessage(ABM_SETSTATE, 0) |
But for AHK, I need to use DllCall, right? How do I use DllCall with the above function? Is it easy? |
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interiot
Joined: 06 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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Remember this Google search term, it's very very useful:
site:autohotkey.net
(in this particular case, this post gives you most of the DllCall syntax you'll need) |
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albedoa
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| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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Right, I know how to search for pages in a particular site, and I saw that post. It's great that I can copy and paste that code and have it work, but that post does not explain what any of the code means, which is why I created a new thread.
I was looking more for an explanation so I can learn and so my scripts aren't all CnP'd from others.
But thank you, regardless. |
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n-l-i-d
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| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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| SKAN's code is a good start. I'm not sure you can move the taskbar with it though. |
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interiot
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| Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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Bah, n-l-i-d is probably right.
Anyway, I coded up the SHAppBarMessage method before I realized this, so, just in case any of the code is useful to others...
| Code: | ABE_LEFT := 0
ABE_TOP := 1
ABE_RIGHT := 2
ABE_BOTTOM := 3
APPBARDATA := ABM_QUERYPOS(ABE_RIGHT)
DllCall("Shell32.dll\SHAppBarMessage", "UInt",ABM_SETPOS:=3, "UInt",&APPBARDATA )
return
; MSDN:
; An appbar should send this message before sending the ABM_SETPOS message.
; When the request is made, the message proposes a screen edge and a bounding
; rectangle for the appbar. The system adjusts the bounding rectangle so that the
; appbar does not interfere with the Windows taskbar or any other appbars.
ABM_QUERYPOS(uEdge) {
VarSetCapacity( APPBARDATA , 36, 0 )
next := NumPut( 36, APPBARDATA )
;next := NumPut( WinExist("ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd"), next+0 )
next := NumPut( 0, next+0 )
next := NumPut( 0, next+0 )
next := NumPut( uEdge, next+0 )
next := NumPut( 1, next+0 ) ; proposed left
next := NumPut( 2, next+0 ) ; proposed top
next := NumPut( 3, next+0 ) ; proposed right
next := NumPut( 4, next+0 ) ; proposed bottom
DumpAPPBARDATA(APPBARDATA)
DllCall("Shell32.dll\SHAppBarMessage", "UInt",ABM_QUERYPOS:=2, "UInt",&APPBARDATA )
DumpAPPBARDATA(APPBARDATA) ; Hrm. It doesn't seem to have changed...
return APPBARDATA
}
DumpAPPBARDATA(ByRef APPBARDATA) {
hWnd := NumGet( &APPBARDATA, 4 )
uEdge := NumGet( &APPBARDATA, 12 )
left := NumGet( &APPBARDATA, 16 )
top := NumGet( &APPBARDATA, 20 )
right := NumGet( &APPBARDATA, 24 )
bottom := NumGet( &APPBARDATA, 28 )
lParam := NumGet( &APPBARDATA, 32 )
MsgBox,hWnd=%hWnd%`nuEdge=%uEdge%`nleft=%left%`ntop=%top%`nright=%right%`nbottom=%bottom%`nlParam=%lParam%
} |
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