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[beetlejuice]

how do you modify the save as and open dialogue boxes to e.g.
show all files when using a certain program, and to always show the same folder to open or save to, when using a specific program.
Does this need to be done in the registry for each program.

using vista home premium.
xp used to automatically keep these settings, but vista has problems with this and its a pain.

john

[Leef_me]

you are talking about programs external to Ahk, right?

Doesn't the program in question 'learn' where you want the files stored or opened from?

Some programs have a configuration setting for these parameters.

If there is no such configuration, you need to write a routine that waits for the dialog box and tweaks the controls on that dialog box.

take a look at this example for some ideason how to wait and tweak:
http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/scripts/MsgBoxButtonNames.htm

But first:
Start with opening up Window Spy (in the Ahk directory) and looking at the name and class of the dialog window and the name of the control.

For notepad, in vista, I see the dialog as "Save As" with ahk_class #32770
save as type is ClassNN: ComboBox1

[Murx]

FileOpenPatcher: http://www.netcult.ch/elmue/ElmueSoft-en.htm ?

[Murx]

[Murx]

Another thing you could have a try: autoselect another view option.

[Murx]

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/force-opensave-dialogs-to-use-details-mode-in-windows-xp/

[Murx]

The registry contains some file extension related settings which seems to influence OpenSave dialogs:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\OpenSaveMRU\txt

So if you open Notepad (the standard assigned app for txt files) and you run this code, before you call the Open/Save-dialog ...

[beetlejuice]

Leef_me, was playing with your code, works good, still trying to understand it.

this is what i came up with last week, its crude and needs some work. took hours of guessing, but was hoping for a registry fix,

problem with code below is i need the combox number to be able to change to 2 or 3 depending on the program, but windows spy does not show this unless i click on the save as type: box.
do i need to write a list of various programs, so if notepad combobox = 2, or if vidredo combobox = 3 e.t.c.

i just wanted to click on the window of the prog i was using, and it automatically would get the open window to show all files when pressing f1 or save when pressing f2,


"WinMenuSelectItem, ahk_class %aTitle%, , 1&, 1&," this part of the code needs changing as different progs use different menu values.

or i could use a simpler method using ctrl+o or ctrl+s

[Leef_me]

[Murx]

[beetlejuice]

slowly getting there,