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eXAKR
Joined: 24 Oct 2009
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 Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 3:06 am Post subject: Script to Minimise All but Active Window |
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So, a quick intro here: I'm eX.A.K.R., but you may also call me Alex if you wish.
Here's my problem: I have been trying to create a script for my Samurize config to minimise all but the active window. I had tried using VBScript in Windows Vista, but even with JSSys3.dll I couldn't get it to work. I then discovered AutoHotkey through the AeroShake script that was posted on LifeHacker, and decided that it had similar functionality as to what I need here. Trouble is, I have no idea how to port over the code in the AeroShake script to my own so that I can get it to run when I run the script "on demand" (i.e. when I run the script through my Samurize config). I do wonder if this is possible, and if not, if I can somehow elegantly duplicate this functionality.
Thanks for any help here. |
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tekkie2412
Joined: 22 May 2007
Posts: 73
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| Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:14 am Post subject: |
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Perhaps a little backwards, but works, and is quick
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F1::
WinGetActiveTitle, current
WinMinimizeAll
WinActivate, %current%
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F1 to activate |
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Leef_me
Joined: 08 Apr 2009
Posts: 5336
Location: San Diego, California
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| Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:35 am Post subject: |
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Here is a script that does it non-backwards  | Code: | F1:: ; hotkey is F1
WinGetActiveTitle, OutputVar
;modified from Winget Example #2: This will visit all windows on the entire system and display info about each of them:
WinGet, id, list,,, Program Manager
Loop, %id%
{
this_id := id%A_Index%
WinGetTitle, this_title, ahk_id %this_id%
if (OutputVar = this_title)
{
; msgbox Active Window is %this_title%
}
else
{
winminimize %this_title%
}
} |
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eXAKR
Joined: 24 Oct 2009
Posts: 4
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| Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:43 am Post subject: |
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| Leef_me wrote: | Here is a script that does it non-backwards | Code: | F1:: ; hotkey is F1
WinGetActiveTitle, OutputVar
;modified from Winget Example #2: This will visit all windows on the entire system and display info about each of them:
WinGet, id, list,,, Program Manager
Loop, %id%
{
this_id := id%A_Index%
WinGetTitle, this_title, ahk_id %this_id%
if (OutputVar = this_title)
{
; msgbox Active Window is %this_title%
}
else
{
winminimize %this_title%
}
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I was about to say the previous one was not very elegant in doing it backwards, when you showed up. Thanks! 
By the way, what is the syntax for assigning a function to the Window + Home key combination (I do know the Window key is represented by "#")? Windows 7 has this shortcut key that does something similar, and I want to duplicate it on my Vista machine for now until I upgrade to 7.
Edit: the code doesn't seem to play nice with Samurize here. Any help for that? |
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Leef_me
Joined: 08 Apr 2009
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Location: San Diego, California
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| Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:20 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Edit: the code doesn't seem to play nice with Samurize here. Any help for that? |
Sorry, can't offer any suggestions.
But since AutoHotkey comes alphabetically before Samurize, isn't it therefore better than Samurize? |
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eXAKR
Joined: 24 Oct 2009
Posts: 4
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| Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:37 am Post subject: |
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| Leef_me wrote: | | Quote: | | Edit: the code doesn't seem to play nice with Samurize here. Any help for that? |
Sorry, can't offer any suggestions.
But since AutoHotkey comes alphabetically before Samurize, isn't it therefore better than Samurize? |
Heh  .
Actually, what I'm trying to do here is to create a Samurize config that can interface with and minimise and restore all windows or just the inactive ones through a point-and-click interface (I flip between both the keyboard and mouse frequently, so it's best that I can configure both functions to be accessible through the keyboard and mouse).
In any case, is it actually possible to create a AutoHotkey script that runs itself? |
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eXAKR
Joined: 24 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:29 am Post subject: |
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I decided to start thinking about this on my own and came up with some pseudocode:
| Code: | ; pseudocode for minorbutactivewindow script, accessible from an eg. Samurize config
Persistent
Run MinAllButActive
Function MinAllButActive
Activate TopMostWindow ; Assume top-most window as last active window
Count UnMinimisedWindows
If UnMinimisedWindows > 1
Enumerate ListOfUnMinimisedWindows
Loop ListOfUnMinimisedWindows
If Window on ListOfUnMinimisedWindows != ActiveWindow
Minimise
ListOfWindowsToRestore = ListOfUnMinimisedWindows
End If
Next
Exit Function ; Exit funtion once it exits from the loop
ElseIf UnMinimisedWindows = 1 ; Function used before, restore windows from saved list
If ListOfWindowsToRestore > 0 ; Check if there's a list of windows to be restored
Loop ListOfWindowsToRestore
Restore
Next
Elseif ListOfWindowsToRestore = 0 ; No windows to restore
Exit Function
End if
ListOfWindowsToRestore = 0
Exit Function
ElseIf UnMinimisedWindows < 1 ; No windows
ListOfWindowsToRestore = 0 ; User may have minimised or restored windows on his/her own, reset the script
Exit Function
End If |
As I am not well-versed in AutoHotkey scripting language at all though, I have no knowledge of porting this over to actual working code. Could someone look into my pseudocode above and see if it can be turned into real working code? Thanks. |
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