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 Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:02 pm Post subject: bug.n - Tiling Window Manager |
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Please see http://www.autohotkey.net./~joten/ for updated information and the latest version.
' wanted to share this one: dWm - dynamic window management
function
(1) "tiling window management" by positioning and sizing windows according to a specified layout selected by key stroke
(2) "virtual desktops" with the slightly different concept of tagging windows and restricting the view to windows with the same tag
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dWm 0.3.5
known bug
If windows are resized and positioned automatically (autoResizeAndPositionWindowsFlag := true), this is triggered by shell messages (HSHELL_WINDOWCREATED and HSHELL_WINDOWDESTROYED). Sometimes this happens unexpectedly, if an application in systray pops up (in my case it seems to be the commodo firewall) or in firefox with popup blocker and an according website or with windows explorer and its child windows.
history
Most times I use linux for my "personal computer experience" and became addicted to tiling window management in form of dwm and wmii. So I wanted to have something similar when working with windows, but could not find anything usable - no shell replacement seems to do this and none of these seems to be up to date for windows vista, the only thing I found was "siaynoq"  . Finally I found GridMove and with this in mind and a lot of forum search I assembled all to fit in dWm  . I hope it is usefull for someone else but me.
I have listed the whole code below for direct review and forum search.
dWm.ahk
| Code: | /*
title: dWm (dynamic window managment for Windows)
author: joten
version: 0.3.5
date: 27.06.2008
function: "tiling window management" by positioning and sizing windows according to a specified layout selected by key stroke
"virtual desktops" with the slightly different concept of tagging windows and restricting the view to windows with the same tag
comment: first impression of dynamic (tiling) window management: http://www.suckless.org/wiki/dwm
hints at implementing window management with AutoHotkey: http://jgpaiva.donationcoders.com/gridmove.html (no code copied)
source for virtual desktops (tagging): http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic6182.html (code copied, but mostly rewritten to support arrays storing the window ids)
source for array handling (AHKArray): http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic14881.html (olegbl)
If code was copied AutoHotkey from the forum, it has been commented at the end of the code snippet.
license: The code written by joten is licensed under the GPL (version 2) like AutoHotkey itself (see license.txt).
*/
; <init (editable in parts)>
OnExit, CleanUp ; clean up (virtual desktops) in particular in case of an error (otherwise some windows might get lost) and show the window titlebars
SetBatchLines, -1
SetWinDelay, 0
IfExist %A_ScriptDir%\images\dWm.ico
Menu, Tray, Icon, %A_ScriptDir%\images\dWm.ico
; <options (editable)>
maxViewNumber := 4
autoDisplayViewNumberFlag := true
OSDFontName := "Tahoma"
OSDFontColor := "FF8000"
OSDFontFormat = 600
OSDOpacity := 70
layoutMode = s ; m/b/s
numberOfAreas := 1 ; < 9
splitLayout = v ; v/h
splitRatio := 0.5 ; <= 1
hideTitlebarFlag := true
autoResizeAndPositionWindowsFlag := true
autoDisplayLayoutGridFlag := true
exceptions = Button,Shell_TrayWnd,WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.3d893c,#32770
; </options>
activeView := 1
noViewAction := true ; "autoResizeAndPositionWindows" does not work together with the tagging/view functions, because after a reload of the script and switching the view or tagging a window, HSHELL_WINDOWDESTROYED or HSHELL_WINDOWCREATED are detected and the "windows" array is rewritten, while windows are hidden or shown.
viewWindows := AHKANewArray()
windows := AHKANewArray()
Loop, %maxViewNumber%
windows := AHKAAdd(windows, viewWindows)
If hideTitlebarFlag
hideTitlebars(true)
getWorkingAreaSizeAndPosition()
resizeAndPositionWindows()
; </init>
; <main>
Gui +LastFound
hWnd := WinExist()
DllCall("RegisterShellHookWindow", UInt, hWnd)
MsgNum := DllCall("RegisterWindowMessage", Str, "SHELLHOOK")
OnMessage(MsgNum, "ShellMessage")
; Return ; End of Auto-Execute Section
; source: http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=123323#123323 (SKAN)
; </main>
; <hotkeys (editable in parts)>
Loop, %maxViewNumber%
Hotkey, !%A_Index%, switchToView
Hotkey, !-, displayViewNumber ; editable
Hotkey, !0, displayOverView ; editable
Loop, 9
Hotkey, #%A_Index%, setNumberOfAreas
Hotkey, #0, setNumberOfAreas ; editable
Hotkey, #m, setLayoutMode
Hotkey, #b, setLayoutMode
Hotkey, #s, setLayoutMode
Hotkey, #v, setSplitLayout
Hotkey, #h, setSplitLayout
Hotkey, IfWinActive
Loop, %maxViewNumber%
{
Hotkey, ^!%A_Index%, setTagOfActiveWindow
Hotkey, ^+!%A_Index%, addTagToActiveWindow
}
#BS::Reload ; editable
#Esc::ExitApp ; editable
LWin & Right::AltTab ; editable
LWin & Left::ShiftAltTab ; editable
#g::displayLayoutGrid()
;<shortcuts (editable)>
#F1::Run, Firefox
;</shortcuts>
#IfWinActive
#c::closeWindow() ; editable
; </hotkeys>
; <functions>
getWindows(view) {
Global
WinGet, windowList, List,,, Program Manager
viewWindows := AHKANewArray()
Loop, %windowList% { ; write the list to an array and remove the task bar window id
id := windowList%A_Index%
WinGetClass, windowClass, ahk_id %id%
If windowClass in %exceptions%
Continue
Else
viewWindows := AHKAAdd(viewWindows, id)
}
windows := AHKASet(windows, viewWindows, view)
}
ShellMessage(wParam, lParam) {
Global
If ( hideTitlebarFlag and (wParam = 1) ) { ; HSHELL_WINDOWCREATED = 1
WinSet, Style, -0xC00000, ahk_id %lParam%,
}
If ( autoResizeAndPositionWindowsFlag and noViewAction and ( (wParam = 1) or (wParam = 2) ) ) { ; HSHELL_WINDOWCREATED = 1, HSHELL_WINDOWDESTROYED = 2
autoResizeAndPositionWindows()
}
}
autoResizeAndPositionWindows() {
Global
getWindows(activeView)
viewWindows := AHKAGet(windows, activeView)
numberOfAreas := AHKASize(viewWindows)
resizeAndPositionWindows()
}
#include functions\AHKArray.ahk
#include functions\tagging.ahk
#include functions\window_management.ahk
#include functions\OSD.ahk
; </functions>
CleanUp: ; show all windows from all desktops and the according titlebars on exit
Loop, %maxViewNumber%
showWindows(A_Index, true)
hideTitlebars(false)
ExitApp
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window_management.ahk
| Code: | /*
title: dWm (dynamic window managment for Windows)
author: joten
version: 0.3.5
date: 27.06.2008
comment: If code was copied from the AutoHotkey forum, it has been commented at the end of the code snippet.
license: The code written by joten is licensed under the GPL (version 2) like AutoHotkey itself (see license.txt).
*/
getWorkingAreaSizeAndPosition() {
Global
getTaskbarSizeAndPosition()
SysGet, monitor, Monitor
If ( (taskbarPosition = "top") or (taskbarPosition = "bottom") ) {
workingAreaWidth := monitorRight - monitorLeft
workingAreaHeight := monitorBottom - monitorTop - taskbarHeight
workingAreaX := monitorLeft
If (taskbarPosition = "top") {
workingAreaY := monitorTop + taskbarHeight
} Else {
workingAreaY := monitorTop
}
} Else {
workingAreaWidth := monitorRight - monitorLeft - taskbarWidth
workingAreaHeight := monitorBottom - monitorTop
workingAreaY := monitorTop
If (taskbarPosition = "left") {
workingAreaX := monitorLeft + taskbarWidth
} Else {
workingAreaX := monitorLeft
}
}
}
getTaskbarSizeAndPosition() {
Global
; get dimensions and position of taskbar (specialcase autohide ?)
WinGetPos, taskbarX, taskbarY, taskbarWidth, taskbarHeight, ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
taskbarWidth += taskbarX
taskbarHeight += taskbarY
; find out if its on top/left/bottom/right with its x,y
; x0,y0 ( width < height ) means its on top
if ( taskbarX < 10 and taskbarWidth < taskbarHeight )
taskbarPosition = left
; x0,y0 ( width >= height ) means its on left
if ( taskbarX < 10 and taskbarWidth >= taskbarHeight )
taskbarPosition = top
; x+,y0 means its on right
if ( taskbarX > 10 )
taskbarPosition = right
; x0,y+ means its on bottom
if ( taskbarY > 10 )
taskbarPosition = bottom
Return
}
; source: http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic8597.html (holomind)
resizeAndPositionWindows() {
Global
getSizesAndPositions()
viewWindows := AHKAGet(windows, activeView)
viewWindowsTotal := AHKASize(viewWindows)
Loop, %viewWindowsTotal%
{
id := AHKAGet(viewWindows, A_Index)
If (layoutMode = "m") {
If ( (numberOfAreas = 1) or (A_Index = 1) ) {
index := 1
} Else {
index := Mod(A_Index - 1, numberOfAreas - 1) + 1
If index = 1
index := numberOfAreas
}
} Else If (layoutMode = "b") {
If ( (numberOfAreas = 1) or (A_Index = 1) ) {
index := 1
} Else If ( (numberOfAreas = 2) or (A_index = 2) ) {
index := 2
} Else {
index := Mod(A_Index - 2, numberOfAreas - 2) + 2
If index = 2
index := numberOfAreas
}
} Else If (layoutMode = "s") {
index := Mod(A_Index, numberOfAreas)
If index = 0
index := numberOfAreas
}
x := AHKAGet(positionsX, index)
y := AHKAGet(positionsY, index)
width := AHKAGet(sizesWidth, index)
height := AHKAGet(sizesHeight, index)
WinMove, ahk_id %id%, , %x%, %y%, %width%, %height%
}
}
getSizesAndPositions() {
Global
positionsX := AHKANewArray()
positionsY := AHKANewArray()
sizesWidth := AHKANewArray()
sizesHeight := AHKANewArray()
If (layoutMode = "m") {
positionsX := AHKAAdd(positionsX, workingAreaX)
positionsY := AHKAAdd(positionsY, workingAreaY)
If (splitLayout = "v") {
sizeWidth := workingAreaWidth/(1+splitRatio)
sizesWidth :=AHKAAdd(sizesWidth, sizeWidth)
sizesHeight :=AHKAAdd(sizesHeight, workingAreaHeight)
positionX := workingAreaX+workingAreaWidth/(1+splitRatio)
positionY := workingAreaY
sizeWidth := splitRatio/(1+splitRatio)*workingAreaWidth
sizeHeight := Round(workingAreaHeight/(numberOfAreas-1))
Loop, % numberOfAreas-1
{
positionsX := AHKAAdd(positionsX, positionX)
positionsY := AHKAAdd(positionsY, positionY)
sizesWidth := AHKAAdd(sizesWidth, sizeWidth)
sizesHeight := AHKAAdd(sizesHeight, sizeHeight)
positionY += sizeHeight
}
} Else If (splitLayout = "h") {
sizesWidth :=AHKAAdd(sizesWidth, workingAreaWidth)
sizeHeight := workingAreaHeight/(1+splitRatio)
sizesHeight := AHKAAdd(sizesHeight, sizeHeight)
positionX := workingAreaX
positionY := workingAreaY+workingAreaHeight/(1+splitRatio)
sizeWidth := Round(workingAreaWidth/(numberOfAreas-1))
sizeHeight := splitRatio/(1+splitRatio)*workingAreaHeight
Loop, % numberOfAreas-1
{
positionsX := AHKAAdd(positionsX, positionX)
positionsY := AHKAAdd(positionsY, positionY)
sizesWidth := AHKAAdd(sizesWidth, sizeWidth)
sizesHeight := AHKAAdd(sizesHeight, sizeHeight)
positionX += sizeWidth
}
}
} Else If (layoutMode = "b") {
positionsX := AHKAAdd(positionsX, workingAreaX)
positionsY := AHKAAdd(positionsY, workingAreaY)
If (splitLayout = "v") {
sizeWidth := workingAreaWidth/(1+splitRatio)
sizesWidth := AHKAAdd(sizesWidth, sizeWidth)
sizeHeight := workingAreaHeight/2
sizesHeight := AHKAAdd(sizesHeight, sizeHeight)
positionsX := AHKAAdd(positionsX, workingAreaX)
positionY := workingAreaY+sizeHeight
positionsY := AHKAAdd(positionsY, positionY)
sizesWidth := AHKAAdd(sizesWidth, sizeWidth)
sizesHeight := AHKAAdd(sizesHeight, sizeHeight)
positionX := workingAreaX+workingAreaWidth/(1+splitRatio)
positionY := workingAreaY
sizeWidth := splitRatio/(1+splitRatio)*workingAreaWidth
sizeHeight := Round(workingAreaHeight/(numberOfAreas-2))
Loop, % numberOfAreas-2
{
positionsX := AHKAAdd(positionsX, positionX)
positionsY := AHKAAdd(positionsY, positionY)
sizesWidth := AHKAAdd(sizesWidth, sizeWidth)
sizesHeight := AHKAAdd(sizesHeight, sizeHeight)
positionY += sizeHeight
}
} Else If (splitLayout = "h") {
sizeWidth := workingAreaWidth/2
sizesWidth := AHKAAdd(sizesWidth, sizeWidth)
sizeHeight := workingAreaHeight/(1+splitRatio)
sizesHeight := AHKAAdd(sizesHeight, sizeHeight)
positionX := workingAreaX+sizeWidth
positionsX := AHKAAdd(positionsX, positionX)
positionsY := AHKAAdd(positionsY, workingAreaY)
sizesWidth := AHKAAdd(sizesWidth, sizeWidth)
sizesHeight := AHKAAdd(sizesHeight, sizeHeight)
positionX := workingAreaX
positionY := workingAreaY+workingAreaHeight/(1+splitRatio)
sizeWidth := Round(workingAreaWidth/(numberOfAreas-2))
sizeHeight := splitRatio/(1+splitRatio)*workingAreaHeight
Loop, % numberOfAreas-2
{
positionsX := AHKAAdd(positionsX, positionX)
positionsY := AHKAAdd(positionsY, positionY)
sizesWidth := AHKAAdd(sizesWidth, sizeWidth)
sizesHeight := AHKAAdd(sizesHeight, sizeHeight)
positionX += sizeWidth
}
}
} Else If (layoutMode = "s") {
If (splitLayout = "v") {
positionX := workingAreaX
sizeWidth := Round(workingAreaWidth/numberOfAreas)
Loop, %numberOfAreas%
{
positionsX := AHKAAdd(positionsX, positionX)
positionsY := AHKAAdd(positionsY, workingAreaY)
sizesWidth := AHKAAdd(sizesWidth, sizeWidth)
sizesHeight := AHKAAdd(sizesHeight, workingAreaHeight)
positionX += sizeWidth
}
} Else If (splitLayout = "h") {
positionY := workingAreaY
sizeHeight := Round(workingAreaHeight/numberOfAreas)
Loop, %numberOfAreas%
{
positionsX := AHKAAdd(positionsX, workingAreaX)
positionsY := AHKAAdd(positionsY, positionY)
sizesWidth := AHKAAdd(sizesWidth, workingAreaWidth)
sizesHeight := AHKAAdd(sizesHeight, sizeHeight)
positionY += sizeHeight
}
}
}
}
setNumberOfAreas:
StringReplace, numberOfAreas, A_ThisHotkey, #,
getWindows(activeView)
If (numberOfAreas+0 = 0) {
viewWindows := AHKAGet(windows, activeView)
numberOfAreas := AHKASize(viewWindows)
}
resizeAndPositionWindows()
If autoDisplayLayoutGridFlag
displayLayoutGrid()
Return
setLayoutMode:
StringReplace, layoutMode, A_ThisHotkey, #,
getWindows(activeView)
resizeAndPositionWindows()
If autoDisplayLayoutGridFlag
displayLayoutGrid()
Return
setSplitLayout:
StringReplace, splitLayout, A_ThisHotkey, #,
getWindows(activeView)
resizeAndPositionWindows()
If autoDisplayLayoutGridFlag
displayLayoutGrid()
Return
activateWindow(index) {
Global
getWindows(activeView)
viewWindows := AHKAGet(windows, activeView)
id := AHKAGet(viewWindows, index)
WinActivate, ahk_id %id%
}
closeWindow() {
WinGet, id, ID, A
WinClose, ahk_id %id%
}
hideTitlebars(hide) {
Global
getWindows(activeView)
viewWindows := AHKAGet(windows, activeView)
viewWindowsTotal := AHKASize(viewWindows)
If (hide) {
Loop, %viewWindowsTotal%
{
id := AHKAGet(viewWindows, A_Index)
WinSet, Style, -0xC00000, ahk_id %id%,
}
} Else {
Loop, %viewWindowsTotal%
{
id := AHKAGet(viewWindows, A_Index)
WinSet, Style, +0xC00000, ahk_id %id%,
}
}
} |
tagging.ahk
| Code: | /*
title: dWm (dynamic window managment for Windows)
author: joten
version: 0.3.5
date: 27.06.2008
comment: If code was copied from the AutoHotkey forum, it has been commented at the end of the code snippet.
license: The code written by joten is licensed under the GPL (version 2) like AutoHotkey itself (see license.txt).
*/
switchToView:
StringReplace, newView, A_ThisHotkey, !,
If (activeView <> newView+0) {
getWindows(activeView)
showWindows(activeView, false)
showWindows(newView, true)
activeView := newView
activateLastActiveWindow(activeView)
If autoResizeAndPositionWindowsFlag
autoResizeAndPositionWindows()
If autoDisplayViewNumberFlag
OSD(activeView)
}
Return
showWindows(view, show) { ; if show is true then the windows with the tag %view% are shown, else hidden
Global
noViewAction := false
viewWindows := AHKAGet(windows, view)
viewWindowsTotal := AHKASize(viewWindows)
Loop, %viewWindowsTotal% {
id := AHKAGet(viewWindows, A_Index)
If (show) {
WinShow, ahk_id %id%
} Else {
WinHide, ahk_id %id%
}
}
noViewAction := true
}
activateLastActiveWindow(view) {
Global
viewWindows := AHKAGet(windows, view)
id := AHKAGet(viewWindows, 1)
WinActivate, ahk_id %id%
}
setTagOfActiveWindow:
StringReplace, newTag, A_ThisHotkey, ^!,
WinGet, id, ID, A
removeWindowTags(id)
addWindowTag(id, newTag)
noViewAction := false
If newTag+0 <> activeView
WinHide, ahk_id %id%
noViewAction := true
activateLastActiveWindow(activeView)
If autoResizeAndPositionWindowsFlag
autoResizeAndPositionWindows()
Return
removeWindowTags(id) {
Global
Loop, %maxViewNumber% {
viewWindows := AHKAGet(windows, A_Index)
index := AHKAFind(viewWindows, id, 1)
If index > 0
viewWindows := AHKARemove(viewWindows, index)
windows := AHKASet(windows, viewWindows, A_Index)
}
}
addWindowTag(id, newTag) {
Global
viewWindows := AHKAGet(windows, newTag)
viewWindows := AHKAAdd(viewWindows, id)
windows := AHKASet(windows, viewWindows, newTag)
}
addTagToActiveWindow:
StringReplace, newTag, A_ThisHotkey, ^+!,
WinGet, id, ID, A
addWindowTag(id, newTag+0)
Return
|
OSD.ahk
| Code: | /*
title: dWm (dynamic window managment for Windows)
author: joten
version: 0.3.5
date: 27.06.2008
comment: If code was copied from the AutoHotkey forum, it has been commented at the end of the code snippet.
license: The code written by joten is licensed under the GPL (version 2) like AutoHotkey itself (see license.txt).
*/
displayViewNumber:
OSD(activeView)
Return
OSD(text, OSDFontSize=80, time=500) {
Global OSDFontName, OSDFontColor, OSDOpacity, OSDFontFormat
Gui, 2: Default
wndTitle = "blkOsdWnd2"
If (wndTitle) {
IfWinExist, %wndTitle%
WinClose
Gui, Destroy
}
Gui, +LastFound +AlwaysOnTop +ToolWindow -Caption
Gui, Margin, 0, 0 ; pixels of space to leave at the left/right and top/bottom sides of the window when auto-positioning.
Gui, Color, ffffff ; background color
Gui, Font, c%OSDFontColor% s%OSDFontSize% w%OSDFontFormat%, %OSDFontName%
Gui, Add, Text, +0x80 v & "blkOsdCtrlName2", %text% ; 0x80 = SS_NOPREFIX -> Ampersand (&) is shown instead of underline one letter for Alt+letter navigation
WinSet, ExStyle, +0x20 ; WS_EX_TRANSPARENT -> mouse klickthrough
opacity := OSDOpacity * 255 / 100
WinSet, TransColor, ffffff %opacity%
Gui, Show, xCenter yCenter +NoActivate, %wndTitle%
Sleep, %time%
Gui, Destroy
}
; source: http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic8959.html
displayOverView:
wndTitle = "blkOsdWnd3"
If (wndTitle) {
Gui, 3: Default
IfWinExist, %wndTitle%
{
WinClose
Gui, Destroy
} Else {
OSDFontSize := 16
rows := Round(workingAreaHeight/OSDFontSize*0.4)
width := Round(workingAreaWidth*0.7)
Gui, +LastFound +AlwaysOnTop +ToolWindow -Caption
Gui, Margin, 0, 0
Gui, Color, ffffff
Gui, Font, c%OSDFontColor% s%OSDFontSize% w%OSDFontFormat%, %OSDFontName%
Gui, Add, ListView, r%rows% w%width%, View|Window Title
DetectHiddenWindows, on
Loop, %maxViewNumber%
{
viewNumber := A_Index
viewWindows := AHKAGet(windows, viewNumber)
viewWindowsTotal := AHKASize(viewWindows)
Loop, %viewWindowsTotal%
{
id := AHKAGet(viewWindows, A_Index)
WinGetTitle, windowTitle, ahk_id %id%
If (A_Index = 1) {
LV_Add("", viewNumber, windowTitle)
} Else {
LV_Add("", "", windowTitle)
}
}
}
DetectHiddenWindows, off
LV_ModifyCol(2) ; Auto-size each column to fit its contents.
; WinSet, ExStyle, +0x20 ; WS_EX_TRANSPARENT -> mouse klickthrough
opacity := OSDOpacity * 255 / 100
WinSet, TransColor, ffffff %opacity%
Gui, Show, xCenter yCenter +NoActivate, %wndTitle%
}
}
Return
displayLayoutGrid() {
Global
wndTitle = "blkOsdWnd4"
If (wndTitle) {
Gui, 4: Default
IfWinExist, %wndTitle%
{
WinClose
Gui, Destroy
} Else {
OSDFontSize := 24
thickness := 2
Gui, +LastFound +AlwaysOnTop +ToolWindow -Caption
Gui, Margin, 0, 0
Gui, Color, ffffff
Gui, Font, c%OSDFontColor% s%OSDFontSize% w%OSDFontFormat%, %OSDFontName%
getSizesAndPositions()
Loop, %numberOfAreas%
{
x := AHKAGet(positionsX, A_Index)
y := AHKAGet(positionsY, A_Index)
width := AHKAGet(sizesWidth, A_Index)
height := AHKAGet(sizesHeight, A_Index)
x1 := x, y1 := y, w1 := width, h1 := thickness
x2 := x, y2 := y, w2 := thickness, h2 := height
x3 := x+width-thickness, y3 := y, w3 := thickness, h3 := height
x4 := x, y4 := y+height-thickness, w4 := width, h4 := thickness
cx := x+(width-OSDFontSize)/2, cy := y+(height-OSDFontSize)/2
Gui, Add, Picture, w%w1% h%h1% x%x1% y%y1%, images\grid.bmp
Gui, Add, Picture, w%w2% h%h2% x%x2% y%y2%, images\grid.bmp
Gui, Add, Picture, w%w3% h%h3% x%x3% y%y3%, images\grid.bmp
Gui, Add, Picture, w%w4% h%h4% x%x4% y%y4%, images\grid.bmp
Gui, Add, Text, x%cx% y%cy% +0x80 v & "blkOsdCtrlName2", %A_Index%
}
WinSet, ExStyle, +0x20 ; WS_EX_TRANSPARENT -> mouse klickthrough
opacity := OSDOpacity * 255 / 100
WinSet, TransColor, ffffff %opacity%
GUIWidth = %A_ScreenWidth%
GUIHeight = %A_ScreenHeight%
Gui, Show, x0 y0 w%GUIWidth% h%GUIHeight% +NoActivate, %wndTitle%
Sleep, 1000
Gui, Destroy
}
}
} |
help.txt
| Code: | =====================
= About =
=====================
title: dWm (dynamic window managment for Windows)
author: joten
version: 0.3.5
date: 27.06.2008
function: "tiling window management" by positioning and sizing windows according to a specified layout selected by key stroke
"virtual desktops" with the slightly different concept of tagging windows and restricting the view to windows with the same tag
comment: first impression of dynamic (tiling) window management: http://www.suckless.org/wiki/dwm
hints at implementing window management with AutoHotkey: http://jgpaiva.donationcoders.com/gridmove.html (no code copied)
source for virtual desktops (tagging): http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic6182.html (code copied, but mostly rewritten to support arrays storing the window ids)
source for array handling (AHKArray): http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic14881.html (olegbl)
If code was copied AutoHotkey from the forum, it has been commented at the end of the code snippet.
license: The code written by joten is licensed under the GPL (version 2) like AutoHotkey itself (see license.txt).
=====================
= Options =
=====================
maxViewNumber : Maximum number of views/tags; the absolute maximum is 9
autoDisplayViewNumberFlag : If set to true, the view number is displayed when switching the view.
OSDFontName : The font name for the OSD (on screen display)
OSDFontColor : The font color for the OSD (on screen display)
OSDFontFormat : The font format (boldness) for the OSD (on screen display)
OSDOpacity : The opacity of the OSD (on screen display)
layoutMode : Default value for the layout mode
m = mono or master (one window in a master area, the other in a stacking area)
b = bi (two windows in a splitted master area, the other in a stacking area)
s = stack (no master, all windows are in teh stacking area)
numberOfAreas : The number of areas, in which the windows can be positioned; e. g.
1 with mode s: all windows are maximized
2 with mode m or s: split screen
5 with mode m: one window in the master area, 4 in the stacking area
splitLayout : the direction of the stacking area
v = vertical
h = horizontal
splitRatio : The ratio in which the current column or row will be split (right to left column or upper to
lower row) when the window is moved.
hideTitlebarFlag : If set to true, the titlebar of all windows is hidden leaving more space to the content.
autoResizeAndPositionWindowsFlag: If set to true, the number of areas is automatically set to the number of windows and all
windows are resized and positioned accordingly; this action is triggered by opening or closing a window.
autoDisplayLayoutGridFlag : If set to true, the layout grid is displayed, when the layout is changed (by pressing Win+<m/b/s/v/h/<number>>
exceptions : Classes of windows, which are excluded from the list of windows and therefor are not resized
and positioned; there seem to be windows, which are not shown in the taskbar (Shell_TrayWnd is
obvious) and therefor have to be excluded from the list of managed windows.
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= Hotkeys =
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Alt+<number> : Switch to the <number>th view; number < maxViewNumber (see options)
Alt+- : Display the view number; ß is the key next to 0 on a german keyboard
Alt+0 : Display a list of windows according to their tag (number)
Ctrl+Alt+<number> : Set <number> as the only tag of the active window; number < maxViewNumber (see options)
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+<number> : Add <number> to the tags of the active windsow; number < maxViewNumber (see options)
Win+<number> : Set the number of areas used to position the windows
Win+0 : Set the number of areas to the number of windows on the active view
Win+<m/b/s> : Set the layout mode
m = mono or master (one window in a master area, the other in a stacking area)
b = bi (two windows in a splitted master area, the other in a stacking area)
s = stack (no master, all windows are in teh stacking area)
Win+<v/h> : Set the direction of the stacking area
v = vertical
h = horizontal
Win+g : Display the grid of the layout
Win+<Left Arrow> : Open the "Alt+Tab" menu, switching to the next window; like Alt+Tab
Win+<Right Arrow> : Open the "Alt+Tab" menu, switching to the previous window; like Alt+Shift+Tab
Win+c : Closing the active window
Win+Backspace : Reload the script
Win+Escape : Exit the script
= Shortcuts =
Shortcuts can be added as needed, if they are not conflicting with the existing ones. |
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I have added some features and therfor post a new version.
download
dWm 0.4.1
 
new features
(1) A new layout mode: f = fullscreen (no splitting, all windows are in fullscreen size; in effect this mode is like s1, but if the automatically resizing and positioning of windows is activated, the mode will not be changed, when a new window is opened.)
(2) Set the active window as the primary master by pressing Win+Enter
(3) Toggling the state (hidden or shown) of the taskbar by pressing Win+t
(4) Moving the deviding line in a master mode (b/m) to the right/left or down/up by de-/increasing "splitRatio" by "splitRatioIncrement"
known bug
The same as above; I could not imagine a solution for this yet. But also no bug reports  .
comments
For further explanation: dWm is unexceptional keyboard driven; therefor all functionality can be read from the "hotkeys" and "options" section. According to that these sections are explained in the help file.
help.txt
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= About =
=====================
title: dWm (dynamic window managment for Windows)
author: joten
version: 0.4.1
date: 07.07.2008 (last change: 07.07.2008)
function: "tiling window management" by positioning and sizing windows according to a specified layout selected by key stroke
"virtual desktops" with the slightly different concept of tagging windows and restricting the view to windows with the same tag
comment: first impression of dynamic (tiling) window management: http://www.suckless.org/wiki/dwm
hints at implementing window management with AutoHotkey: http://jgpaiva.donationcoders.com/gridmove.html (no code copied)
source for virtual desktops (tagging): http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic6182.html (code copied, but mostly rewritten to support
arrays storing the window ids)
source for array handling (AHKArray): http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic14881.html (olegbl)
If code was copied AutoHotkey from the forum, it has been commented at the end of the code snippet.
license: The code written by joten is licensed under the GPL (version 2) like AutoHotkey itself (see license.txt).
=====================
= Options =
=====================
maxViewNumber : Maximum number of views/tags; the absolute maximum is 9
autoDisplayViewNumberFlag : If set to true, the view number is displayed when switching the view.
OSDFontName : The font name for the OSD (on screen display)
OSDFontColor : The font color for the OSD (on screen display)
OSDFontFormat : The font format (boldness) for the OSD (on screen display)
OSDOpacity : The opacity of the OSD (on screen display)
layoutMode : Default value for the layout mode
m = mono or master (one window in a master area, the other in a stacking area)
b = bi (two windows in a splitted master area, the other in a stacking area)
s = stack (no master, all windows are in the stacking area)
f = fullscreen (no splitting, all windows are in fullscreen size; in effect this mode is like s1, but if the
automatically resizing and positioning of windows is activated, the mode will not be changed, when a new
window is opened.)
numberOfAreas : The number of areas, in which the windows can be positioned; e. g.
1 with mode s: all windows are maximized
2 with mode m or s: split screen
5 with mode m: one window in the master area, 4 in the stacking area
splitLayout : the direction of the stacking area
v = vertical
h = horizontal
splitRatio : The ratio in which the current column or row will be split (right to left column or upper to
lower row) when the window is moved.
splitRatioIncrement : Increment by wich "splitRatio" is decreased or increased when the master area is resized
hideTitlebarFlag : If set to true, the titlebar of all windows is hidden leaving more space to the content.
hideTaskbarFlag : If set to true, the taskbar is hidden at start time (see hotkey "Win+t" for toggling this option at run time).
autoResizeAndPositionWindowsFlag: If set to true, the number of areas is automatically set to the number of windows and all
windows are resized and positioned accordingly; this action is triggered by opening or closing a window.
autoDisplayLayoutGridFlag : If set to true, the layout grid is displayed, when the layout is changed (by pressing Win+<m/b/s/v/h/<number>>
exceptions : Classes of windows, which are excluded from the list of windows and therefor are not resized
and positioned; there seem to be windows, which are not shown in the taskbar (Shell_TrayWnd is
obvious) and therefor have to be excluded from the list of managed windows.
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= Hotkeys =
=====================
Alt+<number> : Switch to the <number>th view; number < maxViewNumber (see options)
Alt+ß : Display the view number; "ß" is the key next to "0" on a german keyboard, on an US-keyboard the key is "-".
This hotkey has to be changed, if not using a german (latin1-de) keyboard.
Alt+0 : Display a list of windows according to their tag (number)
Ctrl+Alt+<number> : Set <number> as the only tag of the active window; number < maxViewNumber (see options)
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+<number> : Add <number> to the tags of the active windsow; number < maxViewNumber (see options)
Win+<number> : Set the number of areas used to position the windows
Win+0 : Set the number of areas to the number of windows on the active view
Win+<m/b/s/f> : Set the layout mode
m = mono or master (one window in a master area, the other in a stacking area)
b = bi (two windows in a splitted master area, the other in a stacking area)
s = stack (no master, all windows are in the stacking area)
f = fullscreen (no splitting, all windows are in fullscreen size; in effect this mode is like s1, but if the
automatically resizing and positioning of windows is activated, the mode will not be changed, when a new
window is opened.)
Win+<v/h> : Set the direction of the stacking area
v = vertical
h = horizontal
Win+<Down Arrow> : Decrease "splitRatio" by "splitRatioIncrement" and resize and position all windows, if in master (b/m) mode; moves
the deviding line to the right or down
Win+<Up Arrow> : Increase "splitRatio" by "splitRatioIncrement" and resize and position all windows, if in master (b/m) mode; moves
the deviding line to the left or up
Win+Enter : Set the active window as the primary master
Win+g : Display the grid of the layout
Win+<Left Arrow> : Open the "Alt+Tab" menu, switching to the next window; like Alt+Tab
Win+<Right Arrow> : Open the "Alt+Tab" menu, switching to the previous window; like Alt+Shift+Tab
Win+c : Closing the active window
Win+t : Toggling the state of the taskbar (see option hideTaskbarFlag)
Win+Backspace : Reload the script
Win+Escape : Exit the script
= Shortcuts =
Shortcuts can be added as needed, if they are not conflicting with the existing ones. |
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Aaah GREAT !!
I will test this when i come home from work. I myself is addicted to larsWm when I'm on a linux machine. I've been searching for something similar in windows. NICE |
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| Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:29 pm Post subject: dWm - new tested version |
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I have to admit, that until now dWm was a one PC, one OS, one user software - on my PC with Windows Vista and the taskbar on top it worked. 
But I have done some improvements, added features for usability and tested the result more seriously.
download
dWm 0.5.4 (exe)
dWm 0.5.4 (zip)
new features
(1) The options are moved to an INI file
(2) A tray menu, with which the options can be set
(3) A more elaborated help (also accessible through the tray menu)
(4) An option for starting dWm with Windows (link in autostart)
(5) A shortcut editor for the hotkeys Win+Fx
(6) The executable version
dWm was tested with the following system configurations:
Operating system: Windows Vista Home Premium (SP 1)
AutoHotkey version: 1.0.47.06
Screen resolution: 1280x800 (Notebook)
Operating system: Windows XP Home
AutoHotkey version: 1.0.47.06
Screen resolution: 1024x768 (Notebook)
known bugs
- There is no support for multiple monitors. (no feature)
- At least on one PC with Windows XP the Win+<left / right arrow> hotkey with the Alt+Tab replacement is just going forward, if the<right arrow> has been pressed once. (minor bug)
- At least on one PC with Windows Vista the "Start" button sometimes stays, when the taskbar is hidden. (bug, not reproducable)
* I have implemented a ShellhookDelay, added two more exception lists and extended these, so that the old bug should no longer appear.
* There also was a bug in the window management functions, which caused all windows to disappear, when starting dWm with the taskbar at the bottom or right of the screen.
help.txt (help.html)
| Code: |
About
title dWm (dynamic window managment for Windows)
author joten
version 0.5.4
date 12.07.2008
function
"tiling window management" by positioning and sizing windows according to a specified layout selected by key stroke
"virtual desktops" with the slightly different concept of tagging windows and restricting the view to windows with the same tag
comment
first impression of dynamic (tiling) window management: about - dwm - suckless.org <http://www.suckless.org/wiki/dwm>
hints at implementing window management with AutoHotkey: GridMove - DonationCode.com <http://jgpaiva.donationcoders.com/gridmove.html>
source for virtual desktops (tagging): Multiple virtual desktops <http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic6182.html> (code copied, but mostly rewritten to support arrays storing the window ids)
source for array handling: AHKArray (olegbl) <http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic14881.html>
source for embedding the internt explorer (IEControl/CoHelper): Internet Explorer Control - AutoHotkey <http://www.autohotkey.com/wiki/index.php?title=Internet_Explorer_Control>
If code was copied AutoHotkey from the forum, it has been commented at the end of the code snippet.
license
The code written by joten is licensed under the GPL (version 2) like AutoHotkey itself (see docs/license.html <license.html>).
Help
Description
*dWm* does, like its acronym says, *dynamic window management*. This
means, it arranges the windows either automatically when a window is
opened or closed, or on pressing a key combination according to a
specific layout. These layouts imply showing up to nine windows (or just
one) or all, arranging all side by side or up on each other, all in
fullscreen or in a mode called "master and stacking". All layouts have
in common, that they use the whole screen leaving no empty space. If
setting the option for automatically sizing and positioning windows (all
windows are shown), this will result in the concept of *tiling window
management*.
The "master and stacking" mode means, that one window or two (equally
sized side by side) is/are shown in a master area (most part of the
screen) and all others are shown equally sized in a stacking area.
Example showing a vertical master and stacking area with four windows
Additionally windows can be managed by *tagging* them with a number
between one and nine. By selecting the according *view*, just the
windows with the given tag are shown, the others are hidden. This is
quite like virtual desktops, but with tagging you can also give one
window two or more tags and therefor show this window on different views.
Example showing a horizontal master and stacking area with two windows
in the master area; also showing an OSD with an overview of all windows
with their given tags (stating on which views they reside)
All actions a user can do, beside setting the options, which is done
over the tray menu of dWm, are keyboard driven. All hotkeys are listed
below and briefly explained. Additionally the hotkeys Win+<function key
(Fx)> can be mapped to user defined files or folders, which then can be
executed or opened by pressing the according hotkey. These hotkeys
(shortcuts) are edited with the shortcut editor, which is accessible
over the tray menu. The files or folders can either be written in the
edit fields directly with the full path or selected by means of the
appropriate dialog, which is accessible by pressing the icons right to
the edit fields.
Example showing three windows in vertical stacking mode, titlebars
hidden and the shortcut editor on top.
Installation
You can either use the script version or the executable.
The script version contains all files including images, documentation
and the AHK files in a folder or ZIP file (which has to be unpacked);
you will need AutoHotkey installed or associated to the AK exctension in
order to run the script. At start the folder containing the dWm.ahk file
must also contain the folders docs, images and functions including the
according files, thus the main script needs the AHK files in the
functions folder and copies the images and documentation into the user
profile (subfolder %A_AppData%\dWm)
%A_AppData% is a variable, whose value depends on the operating system,
in case of Windows Vista it is "AppData\Roaming", in case of Windows XP
it is "Application Data". dWm creates a subfolder "dWm" before copying
the files and also saves the options in an INI file, which is stored in
the same folder.
When using the executable version of dWm, the AHK scripts are compiled
in to this one executable and the images and documentation are packaged
into it as well. When executed dWm will copy the images and
documentation into the user profile and creates the INI file in there.
Known issues
dWm was tested with the following system configurations:
Operating system Windows Vista Home Premium (SP 1)
AutoHotkey version 1.0.47.06
Screen resolution 1280x800 (Notebook)
Operating system Windows XP Home
AutoHotkey version 1.0.47.06
Screen resolution 1024x768 (Notebook)
* There is no support for multiple monitors. (no feature)
* At least on one PC with Windows XP the Win+<left / right arrow>
hotkey with the Alt+Tab replacement is just going forward, if the
<right arrow> has been pressed once. (minor bug)
* At least on one PC with Windows Vista the "Start" button sometimes
stays, when the taskbar is hidden. (bug, not reproducable)
Hotkeys
Alt+<number> Switch to the <number>th view; number < maxViewNumber (see
options)
Alt+- Display the view number; "ß" is the key next to "0" on a german
keyboard, on an US-keyboard the key is "-". This hotkey has to be
changed, if not using a german (latin1-de) keyboard.
Alt+0 Display a list of windows according to their tag (number)
Ctrl+Alt+<number> Set <number> as the only tag of the active window;
number < maxViewNumber (see options)
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+<number> Add <number> to the tags of the active windsow;
number < maxViewNumber (see options)
Win+<number> Set the number of areas used to position the windows
Win+0 Set the number of areas to the number of windows on the active view
Win+<m/b/s/f> Set the layout mode
* m = mono or master (one window in a master area, the other in a
stacking area)
* b = bi (two windows in a splitted master area, the other in a
stacking area)
* s = stack (no master, all windows are in the stacking area)
* f = fullscreen (no splitting, all windows are in fullscreen size;
in effect this mode is like s1, but if the automatically resizing
and positioning of windows is activated, the mode will not be
changed, when a new window is opened.)
Win+<v/h> Set the direction of the stacking area
* v = vertical
* h = horizontal
Win+<Down Arrow> Decrease "splitRatio" by "splitRatioIncrement" and
resize and position all windows, if in master (b/m) mode; moves the
deviding line to the right or down.
Win+<Up Arrow> Increase "splitRatio" by "splitRatioIncrement" and resize
and position all windows, if in master (b/m) mode; moves the deviding
line to the left or up
Win+Enter Set the active window as the primary master
Win+g Display the grid of the layout
Win+<Left Arrow> Open the "Alt+Tab" menu, switching to the next window;
like Alt+Tab
Win+>Right Arrow> Open the "Alt+Tab" menu, switching to the previous
window; like Alt+Shift+Tab
Win+c Closing the active window
Win+t Toggling the state of the taskbar (see option hideTaskbarFlag)
Ctrl+Shift+Win+e Add/Replace the class of the active window to/from the
window management exceptions, causing windows with the given class not
to be handled by the window management functions.
Ctrl+Shift+Win+s Opening the shortcut editor.
Win+Backspace Reload the script
Win+Escape Exit the script
Options
maxViewNumber Maximum number of views/tags; the absolute maximum is 9
autoDisplayViewNumberFlag If set to true, the view number is displayed
when switching the view.
OSDColor The font and line color for the OSD (on screen display)
OSDOpacity The opacity of the OSD (on screen display)
layoutMode Default value for the layout mode
* m = mono or master (one window in a master area, the other in a
stacking area)
* b = bi (two windows in a splitted master area, the other in a
stacking area)
* s = stack (no master, all windows are in the stacking area)
* f = fullscreen (no splitting, all windows are in fullscreen size;
in effect this mode is like s1, but if the automatically resizing
and positioning of windows is activated, the mode will not be
changed, when a new window is opened.)
numberOfAreas The number of areas, in which the windows can be
positioned; e. g.
* 1 with mode s: all windows are maximized
* 2 with mode m or s: split screen
* 5 with mode m: one window in the master area, 4 in the stacking area
splitLayout the direction of the stacking area
* v = vertical
* h = horizontal
splitRatio The ratio in which the current column or row will be split
(right to left column or upper to lower row) when the window is moved.
splitRatioIncrement Increment by wich "splitRatio" is decreased or
increased when the master area is resized
hideTitlebarFlag If set to true, the titlebar of all windows is hidden
leaving more space to the content.
hideTaskbarFlag If set to true, the taskbar is hidden at start time (see
hotkey "Win+t" for toggling this option at run time).
autoResizeAndPositionWindowsFlag If set to true, the number of areas is
automatically set to the number of windows and all windows are resized
and positioned accordingly; this action is triggered by opening or
closing a window.
autoDisplayLayoutGridFlag If set to true, the layout grid is displayed,
when the layout is changed (by pressing Win+<m/b/s/v/h/<number>>)
exceptions Classes of windows, which are excluded from the list of
windows and therefor are not resized and positioned or examined when
changing the view; there seem to be windows, which are not shown in the
taskbar (Shell_TrayWnd is obvious) and therefor have to be excluded from
the list of managed windows.
wmClassExceptions Classes of windows, which are not accounted for the
window management.
wmTitleExceptions Titles of windows, which are not accounted for the
window management.
startWithWindows Automatically start dWm with Windows by setting a link
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nicely done.
small suggest, within lib. use only lib_ funct. names.
eg. window_management.ahk to windowm.ahk and all func windowm_this and windowm_that.
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pomj
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nice. I really like it (although I need a little adjustment )
Great that you can remove the windowborders. It sometimes behaves a little unexpected. Don't know yet if it is me haveing to learn the behaviour or if it is a bug. I'll keep you posted.
one thing though. some applications do not behave very good in tiling mode so maybe a way to exclude some windows from the tiling (if that's possible)
once again. great program. I've missed the tiling soo much. |
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joten
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:57 pm Post subject: dWm - tested on Windows 98 |
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I have tested dWm on Windows 98 (VMware). It works - basically, but:
- To display the help without opening the HTML files in Internet Explorer you need an Internet Explorer version greater than 5.0; it was successfully tested with version 6.0. (bug)
- The OSD is flickering or just visible for less then a second. (bug)
- The OSD has no transparent, but white background. (minor bug)
- Hiding the titlebars does not work. (bug)
- Automatically resizing and positioning the windows does not work. (bug)
- The hotkeys "Win+m" and "Win+f" do not work as expected, because the explorer Win keys cannot be overridden. (bug)
- The hotkeys "Win+<left arrow>" and "Win+<left arrow>" do not work. (bug)
Test environment
Operating system: Windows 98 SE
Internet Explorer version: 5.0 (6.0 after the initial tests)
AutoHotkey version: 1.0.47.06
Screen resolution: 1024x768 (VMware)
download
dWm 0.5.5 (zip)
@Joy2DWorld: Thanks for your suggestion; I will consider it when making some more changes to the basic functions.
Actually, it is my first AHK script, thus there is not much pragramming style or techniques in it.
@pomj: The unexpected behaviour sounds like the bug I noticed in version 0.3.5 and 0.4.1; version 0.5.4 should solve the problem and allows to edit three exception lists:
(1) General exceptions: A list of classes like ShellTray_Wnd, which are just editable in the INI file
(2) Window management exceptions: A list of classes, which are editable in the INI file and addable over the hotkey Ctrl+Shift+Win+e
(3) Window management exceptions: A list of titles, which are editable in the INI file and addable over the hotkey Ctrl+Win+e |
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krustyjonez
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I am a big fan of XMonad and Awesome on Unix desktops. I am thrilled and grateful you wrote this for Windows. It's fantastic.
Unfortunately, I can't replicate the tiled screenshot in the help documentation-where the main window is on the left & the other windows are stacked on the right.
In any mode of than the new fullscreen, I can't get the main window (the one with focus from Win-Enter) into Grid Box #1. #1 seems always reserved for the desktop.
Any ideas on how to make this work?
My specs : IBM Thinkpad T61p w/Nvidia Quadro FX, Vista x64 sp1, 4MB RAM. This happens whether or not I use the .exe or the .zip. |
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Joy2DWorld
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if helpful,
note that *very* complex function set.
would make a trayicon rightclick accessible 'simple' feature set.
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joten
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@krustyjonez
Your problem sounds familiar from the beginning of my testing. It looks like you have a window, which is always on top, but not visible; this can be a tooltip (easy case) or some application, which resides in the SysTray.
To deal with the problem, I need some more information:
(1) Have you enabled the automatically resizing and positioning of windows?
(2) When facing the problem, did you press Win+0 to reset the windows?
(3) How does it look like in "b" mode (pressing Win+b)?
(4) Did you use a version prior to 0.5.4 before?
(5) Please try to press Ctrl+Shift+Win+e when this ominous window is in the master area; this would add the window title to the according exception list assuming that this window is indeed active. If the stated title in the appearing message box does not look like a match, you can remove it from the exception list by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Win+e again.
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| Yes, I ran it from the first version you put up on here. Are there registry settings? I think it's using a new INI. |
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@krustyjonez
Version 0.5.4 is the first one, which explicitly uses an INI file. No version uses registry keys.
You may delete all files from %A_AppData%\dWm and run the latest version. But the most likely cause for your problem is a missing entry in the exception lists, which I did not consider, since the window in question did not pop up in my configurations. |
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joten
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:06 pm Post subject: dWm - renamed to bug.n, fixed bugs, added new features |
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First I renamed the project to bug.n to avoid confusion with dwm from suckless.org (the capital w was not enough distinction in my opinion).
I did some bug fixing, especially to increase compatibility with legacy versions of Windows, and added some minor features.
download
dWm 0.5.8 (exe)
dWm 0.5.8 (zip)
comments
Since I renamed the project, the folder were renamed to; thus the old folders and links are no longer valid. Please delete the folder %A_AppData%\dWm with all its contents and the file %A_StartUp%\dWm.lnk.
new features - hotkeys
Ctrl+Shift+Win+a: Toggling the function "Automatically resize and position windows".
Ctrl+Shift+Win+h: Opening the about/help documents.
Ctrl+Shift+Win+i: Opening the INI file.
Ctrl+Shift+Win+o: Opening the options.
Ctrl+Shift+Win+s: Opening the shortcut editor.
Ctrl+Shift+Win+q: Showing a message box with the titles and classes of the windows on the active view, which are handled by the window management functions. With this information hints are given for the exception lists, if windows are not sized and positioned correctly.
new features - options
binocularLayoutModeHotkey: The key, which completes the hotkey to switch to the binocular layout mode.
fullscreenLayoutModeHotkey: The key, which completes the hotkey to switch to the full screen layout mode.
monocularLayoutModeHotkey: The key, which completes the hotkey to switch to the monocular layout mode.
stackingLayoutModeHotkey: The key, which completes the hotkey to switch to the stacking layout mode.
With these options it is possible to change the hotkeys for setting the layout mode; this avoids the conflicts with the already set Windows keys in Windows 98.
known bugs
General
* There is no support for multiple monitors. (no feature)
Windows Vista
* Bug: At least on one PC with Windows Vista the "Start" button is not hidden, when the taskbar is hidden and if not in full screen layout mode.
Windows XP
- no bugs
Windows 98
* Problem: The Internet Explorer cannot be embedded, therefor the help is not displayed in the appropriate window. Solution: Open the help files from the %A_AppData%\bugn directory in Internet Explorer or install an Internet Explorer version greater than 5.0; it was successfully tested with version 6.0.
* Bug: The OSD is flickering or just visible for less then a second.
* Bug (minor): The OSD has no transparent, but white background.
* Problem: Hiding the titlebars does not work. No solution possible: Windows 95/98/Me: The SetWindowLong function may fail if the window specified by the hWnd parameter does not belong to the same process as the calling thread. (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms633591.aspx)
* Problem: Automatically resizing and positioning the windows does not work, when opening or closing a window. No solution possible: Minimum operating systems: Windows 2000 (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms644989(VS.85).aspx)
* Problem: The hotkeys "Win+m", "Win+f", "Win+F1" and "Win+F3" do not work as expected, because the explorer Win keys cannot be overridden. Solution: Edit the options and set different keys for switching the layout mode.
@krustyjonez:
You might be interested in the hotkey "Ctrl+Shift+Win+q". If you find any title or classe in the list, which seems not to belong to any visible window, this could be the missing entry in one of the exception lists. Pease post any results. |
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krustyjonez_guest
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:44 am Post subject: |
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Everything is working smooth as silk. Ctrl-Shft-Win-Q really helped. I identified that the Tablet Input Panel on Vista was taking up grid space #1. Once I eliminated that window class, everything is perfect.
Thanks for such an awesome application! |
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joten
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| Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:14 am Post subject: bug.n - website |
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I created a small website for this project  http://freenet-homepage.de/bug.n/
Amongst others it provides an alternate download site for at least the latest version: bug.n - donwload
The first download site at filedropper.com is 'instable' since the pages and files are deleted after some time of inactivity. |
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