Problem With HideWindow Code

[Avix]

I'm trying to code this program which will hide the current window by pressing the hot keys defined. So if i have IE currently up and i want to hid it ill press F5 and if i want to hide another ill do the same. Than when i want to unhide the first one ill press f5 and so no so forth. Although this inst working. Anyone tell me why? And a way to optimize so it doesn't take 55% of the CPU? =/

Thanks!!!

#NoTrayIcon


while 1
HotKeySet("{F4}", "show")
HotKeySet("{F5}", "hide")
wend

Func show()

WinSetState("[current title]", "", @SW_SHOW)
EndFunc

Func hide()

WinSetState("[current title]", "", @SW_HIDE)
EndFunc

[Melba23]

Avix,

First, welcome to the AutoIt forums.

Where to start? A question, perhaps....

How does Autoit know which window to show when you press the HotKey to show it? I guarantee it will not be the "current title" as you have already hidden it and another window is now current! AutoIt cannot read your mind, however much we might like it to on occasion.

Basically, you need to store the handles and titles of the windows you are hiding and then, when you try to show them again, display a list of the hidden windows from which you can choose the one you want to show.

Look in the Help file under:

WinGetTitle - How to get the title of the active window

WinGetHandle - How to get the handle of that window

Dim - How to store the handle and title

GUICreate - How to make a GUI to display the

GUICtrlCreateCombo or GUICtrlCreateList - How to display the hidden window titles

GUICtrlRead - How to get the window chosen in the combo/list you have created

If all this sounds like Klingon, then I strongly recommend reading the Help file (at least the first few sections - Using AutoIt, Tutorials and the first couple of References) - this will help you enormously. You should also try the excellent tutorials that you will find here and here.

Do NOT get disheartened - have a go at producing something yourself and, if you run into problems, post again.

M23

[IchBistTod]

here you go, 0% CPU Usage.

#NoTrayIcon
global $old
Global $hidden = 0
HotKeySet("{F4}", "show")
HotKeySet("{F5}", "hide")
while 1
sleep(2000)
wend

Func show()
if $hidden = 1 Then
$hidden = 0
WinSetState($old, "", @SW_SHOW)
EndIf
EndFunc

Func hide()
if $hidden = 0 Then
$win = WinGetTitle(WinGetHandle(""))
$old = $win
$hidden = 1
WinSetState($win, "", @SW_HIDE)
EndIf
EndFunc

[IchBistTod]

this code will hide/show multiple windows.

This is untested, should work though.

Edit: Added more error checking.

#NoTrayIcon
dim $old[50]
Global $hidden = 0
$old[0] = 0
HotKeySet("{F4}", "show")
HotKeySet("{F5}", "hide")
while 1
sleep(2000)
wend

Func show()
if $old[0] > 0 Then
WinSetState($old[$old[0]], "", @SW_SHOW)
WinActivate($old[$old[0]])
$old[0]-=1
EndIf
EndFunc

Func hide()
if $old[0] < 49 Then
$win = WinGetTitle(WinGetHandle(""))
if $win <> "" Then
$old[0]+=1
$old[$old[0]] = $win
WinSetState($win, "", @SW_HIDE)
EndIf
EndIf
EndFunc

Edited September 3, 2009 by IchBistTod