WinMove not working in maximized window

[tatagi]

I want to move the window to the size and location I decide, but it doesn't work on a maximized window.(notepad, chrome, or any other)

for example:

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^!a::
winmove, ahk_class Notepad,, -20, -15, 1970, 1100

In most cases, that works, but not when notepad is maximized.
winrestore can be used to avoid this problem but it activates even minimized window first then do the winmove, not what I want.

any thoughts would be appreciated.

[mikeyww]

You can restore non-minimized windows. Check the state. You could also choose to restore a window only if it is maximized.

[tatagi]

I tried this:

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^!a::
WinGet, WinState , MinMax, ahk_class Notepad
if (WinState = 1)
{
winrestore, ahk_class Notepad
winmove, ahk_class Notepad,, -20, -15, 1970, 1100
}
else
winmove, ahk_class Notepad,, -20, -15, 1970, 1100
return

all good, but problem is, minimized window is not resized. again I can use winrestore but it means it will lose its minimized state(it goes active)
so question is, is it possible to keep minimized window intact but just resize it?

[mikeyww]

I'm skeptical, but perhaps a workaround is to adjust the window when you are ready to minimize or display it.

[V0RT3X]

@tatagi, perhaps the Window Resize script from @jrachr can be of use?
viewtopic.php?f=76&t=123313&p=548220&hilit=resize#p548210

It works great and can easily be edited to also position your windows. It will resize and position maximized and minimized windows.
Sadly, I can't help with the keeping the minimized window minimized part.

How I edited the script for myself...

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^T:: 

Resize("ahk_exe notepad.exe" , 1990, 80, 680, 860)        ; <-- Added X & Y.
; Resize("ahk_exe firefox.exe", , , 3850, 2025)
; Resize("ahk_exe thunderbird.exe" , , , 2900, 1600)
Return

;------------------------

Resize(WinTitle, Xpos, Ypos, Width, Height) {        ; <-- Added Xpos & Ypos.
 WinGet Win, List, % WinTitle
 If (Win > 0) {
  Loop % Win {  ; Loop through all matching Windows for this WinTitle
   WinRestore % W := "ahk_id" Win%A_Index%
   WinMove    % W,, Xpos, Ypos, Width, Height        ;  <-- Added Xpos & Ypos.
  }
    MsgBox 64, Resized, % "Resized to " Width " x " Height ":`n`n" WinTitle
 } Else {
    Soundbeep, 800, 200
    MsgBox 48, Error, % "Window was not found.`n`n" winTitle
    }
}
Return

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