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[Chris]

Nice. If you haven't already, you might try the following as well. I find it quite convenient:

MButton::AltTabMenu
WheelDown::AltTab
WheelUp::ShiftAltTab

Click the wheel to show or hide the menu, and turn it to navigate through the menu. The wheel will still function normally whenever the Alt-Tab menu isn't visible.

[ULTRA]

Chris, when I try to use this...

MButton::AltTabMenu
WheelDown::AltTab
WheelUp::ShiftAltTab

... it doesn't work correctly. For me it only makes the selected window
flash on the taskbar but it doesn't bring it to the top and it doesn't give focus to it.


When I use something like....

MButton::
Send, {LAlt Down}{TAB}
Sleep, 2000
Send, {LAlt Up}
return

... it does bring the selected window correctly to the top and activates it.

I looked at the source-code and I think it must have to do with this section
in hook_include.cpp:

if (alt_tab_menu_is_visible)  // Can be true even if which_alt_down is zero.
			{
				if (hotkey_id_to_fire != HOTKEY_ID_ALT_TAB_AND_MENU) // then it is MENU or DISMISS.
				{
					KeyEvent(KEYUP, which_alt_down ? which_alt_down : VK_MENU);
					if (this_key.as_modifiersLR && vk != VK_LWIN && vk != VK_RWIN && !key_up)
						KeyEvent(KEYUP, vk); // Can't send sc here since it's not defined for the mouse hook.
					alt_tab_menu_is_visible = false;
					break;
				}
			}

Anyone else having this behavior?

[jonny]

It's working fine for me.

[polyethene]

For those WinXP users who don't know already; the Alt-Tab Replacement Powertoy really comes in handy as it shows previews of windows in Alt-Tab; something I felt like sharing

[jonny]

I tried that once; it was too slow for me and I like tabbed applications better than SDI's anyway.

[RG]

This code

MButton::AltTabMenu
WheelDown::AltTab
WheelUp::ShiftAltTab 

works beautifully! I am still being amazed by this program (AutoHotkey). It is excellent!

[hs2]

This one is just the best Alt-Tabber: http://taskswitchxp.sourceforge.net/
I recommend (and use) the latest 'n greatest beta version 2.0b4: best http://sourceforge.n...s/taskswitchxp/

HS2

[jonny]

Taskswitch-XP is great, but I don't use it 'cause I've been trying to limit my resource usage lately. Also, it doesn't get along well with Windowblinds, and when an app does that, it's usually not Windowblinds that gets the boot. :wink:

[Chris]

Here is a slight variation of the above that allows anything that relies on the right mouse to be held down (such as games and right-click-drag of a file in Explorer) to continue to work. However, pressing the right mouse button will cause a right-click-down event, which might cause undesirable side-effects depending on where you click:

~Rbutton & LButton::AltTab
RButton::MouseClick, right,,,,, D
RButton up::MouseClick, right,,,,, U ; This method allows right-click-drag to work.

[Chris]

this is what tried to get the middle mouse button to switch apps without success;
MButton::AltTab

The built-in Alt-tab actions require hotkeys that are combination of two keys (such as RControl & RShift::). By contrast, displaying the alt-tab menu/window via AltTabMenu can be assigned to an unmodified hotkey.

You may have already tried the following example, but if so perhaps you can describe how the behavior you want is different from what it gives:

; Clicking the button will display the menu and turning the wheel will navigate through it:
MButton::AltTabMenu
WheelDown::AltTab
WheelUp::ShiftAltTab

[Chris]

The following script seems close to what you want. Clicking the middle button will display the menu and turning the wheel will navigate through it. This script is not supported on Windows 9x:

MButton::AltTabMenu
WheelDown::AltTab
WheelUp::ShiftAltTab