I wanted to share this simple function, I use it on daily basis for months now.
HideMyIcon now is a standalone function to auto-hide the desktop icons in Windows 10+. It also offers a customizable fading effect.
When I use multi-monitor setups, I get annoyed by the icons by just seeing them from my peripheral view.
This simple script helps me to control the visibility of the icons in Windows 10+.
https://github.com/bceenaeiklmr/HideMyIcon
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; Script HideMyIcon_ahk_v2.ahk
; Github: https://github.com/bceenaeiklmr/HideMyIcon
; Date 19.01.2023
; Version 0.4
#Requires AutoHotkey >=2.0
#Warn
SetTimer(HideMyIcon.Bind(1, 15, 20), 10)
/*
; Hover: effect triggered by clicking (0) or hovering (1)
; Speed: 1 (frames 256), 3 (86), 5 (52), 15 (18), 17 (16), 51 (6), 85 (4), 255 (2)
; works with any number between 0, 255
; Delay: sleep time between changing the transparency
; Recommended presets:
; SetTimer(HideMyIcon.Bind(1, 15, 20), 10)
; SetTimer(HideMyIcon.Bind(1, 51, 0), 10)
; SetTimer(HideMyIcon.Bind(0, 85, 0), 10)
; SetTimer(HideMyIcon.Bind(0, 255, 0), 10)
*/
HideMyIcon(Hover := 0, Speed := 17, Delay := 16.67) {
static init := 0, hDesk := 0, hIcon := 0, Transparent := 255
if !init {
; get handles
if !hDesk := winExist("ahk_class Progman") ; credit to SKAN
hDesk := winExist("ahk_class WorkerW")
hIcon := ControlGetHwnd("SysListView321", "ahk_id" hDesk)
; raising proc priority makes the fade animation smoother (could be placebo)
ProcessSetPriority("AboveNormal")
; exiting the script will restore the icons" transparency to 255
OnExit(RestoreIcons)
init := 1
}
Step := 0, id := ctrl := cls := wnd := ""
; active windows and transparency
Desk := WinActive("ahk_id" hDesk)
Tray := WinActive("ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd")
; start menu button gives an error
try {
MouseGetPos(,, &id, &ctrl)
cls := WinGetClass("ahk_id" id)
wnd := WinGetTitle("ahk_id" id)
}
; class under mouse
MousePos := ((cls ~= "Shell_TrayWnd" && ctrl ~= "TrayShowDesktopButton")
|| (cls ~= "Progman|WorkerW" && wnd == "") ? "ShowDesk"
: (cls ~= "Progman|WorkerW") ? "Desktop"
: (cls ~= "Shell_TrayWnd") ? "Taskbar"
: (cls ~= "DFTaskbar") ? "DisplayFusion" : "")
; decrease or increase transparency
if !Hover
Step := (Desk||Tray) ? 1 : -1
else
Step := (MousePos) ? 1 : -1
; forcing fade in effect at TrayShowDesktopButton
if (MousePos ~= "ShowDesk|Tray")
Step := 1
NextStep := Transparent + Step * Speed,
before := Transparent
; a minimum value of 1 is required for proper use of the taskbar and showdesk button
if (NextStep == 1) || (NextStep == 0) || (0 > NextStep)
Transparent := 1
else if (NextStep > 255)
Transparent := 255
else
Transparent := NextStep
; set the transparency of the icon
if (Transparent!=Before)
WinSetTransparent(Transparent, "ahk_id" hIcon)
if Delay
Sleep(Delay)
return
RestoreIcons(*) => WinSetTransparent(255, "ahk_id" hIcon)
}Kind regards,
Bence