Attach Gui Button To Taskbar

[Paulie]

I have a gui script that opens lists of programs that i frequently use, when a button in a separate window is clicked, but I want that window to be attached to my desktop like if you minimize windows media player, i want it right there

plz help me

TY

[Valuater]

1

You have been here long enough to know we need to see code to help you

2

Your question is not very clear... it is hard to understan just exactly you do and want to do

3

Have you tried putting a shortcut in the "quick Launch" portion of the taskbar

have you seen this

its located here

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=25790#

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Edited May 17, 2006 by Valuater

[Paulie]

1

Of course, im sorry, but now that i think about it, I was kinda decieving when i said that i had a GUI script, what i shoulda said was i'm Makinga gui script to do that. and considering GUI is the one part of Autoit that i don't quite grasp fully yet (pretty much my first script I've made mostly by myself aside from "Hello World" thats why i'm trying this script Experiance ) If I really show what I have so far in relation to how long I've been using AutoIt, do you promise not to laugh at me?(jk). I Just haven't used GUI alot and therefore am not that great at it.

so far its just the little window that I want to put into the taskbar

heres my script :"> :">

CODE

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

#include <_GUICtrlCreateTable.au3>

Global $Button_[5]

;---comments

#cs

Types:

1-Internet

2-Media

3-Autoit

4-Business

#ce

;---Button GUI---

$wind1 =GUICreate("Control", 185, 40, 1, -1, -1, Bitor($WS_EX_TOPMOST, $WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW))

$Button_[1] = GuiCtrlCreateButton("1", 5, 5, 40, 30)

$Button_[2] = GuiCtrlCreateButton("2", 50, 5, 40, 30)

$Button_[3] = GuiCtrlCreateButton("3", 95, 5, 40, 30)

$Button_[4] = GuiCtrlCreateButton("4", 140, 5, 40, 30)

GUISetState()

While 1

$msg1 = GUIGetMsg()

If $msg1 = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then Exit

Wend

2

If you run "Windows Media Player" play a song, and while the song is playing minimize the window, Windows Media Player goes onto the taskbar and sits over by the clock. I was wondering if it was possible to do that with a small GUI window, so that I can always have acess to it, and it takes up less desktop space

3

OF COURSE! as a matter of fact, I've got 2 of them running right now, but like I said, I'm in this for the Experiance to learn how to Make A GUI, incase you didn't notice(i'm sure you did), I'm bassing My script off of yours(I planned to give you the credits of course)

another thing- (My GUI Newbiness shows through) with the buttons like Where in your "sliding toolbar" script did you link the buttons to running the programs? That confused me.

TY

[Valuater]

maybe ...

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#include <GUIConstants.au3>
;#include <_GUICtrlCreateTable.au3>
Global $Button_[5], $x
;---comments
#cs
    Types:
    1-Internet
    2-Media
    3-Autoit
    4-Business
#ce
;---Button GUI---

$wind1 = GUICreate("Control", 185, 80, @DesktopWidth - 190, @DesktopHeight - 110, $WS_SYSMENU, $WS_EX_TOPMOST)
$Button_[1] = GUICtrlCreateButton("1", 5, 5, 40, 30)
$Button_[2] = GUICtrlCreateButton("2", 50, 5, 40, 30)
$Button_[3] = GUICtrlCreateButton("3", 95, 5, 40, 30)
$Button_[4] = GUICtrlCreateButton("4", 140, 5, 40, 30)
DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "AnimateWindow", "hwnd", $wind1, "int", 500, "long", 0x00040008);slide-in from bottom
GUISetState()


Opt("TrayMenuMode", 1)
Opt("TrayOnEventMode", 1)
$show_tray = TrayCreateItem("Show  Menu")
TrayItemSetOnEvent(-1, "Set_Show")
TrayCreateItem("")
$exit_tray = TrayCreateItem("Exit  Menu")
TrayItemSetOnEvent(-1, "Set_Exit")
TraySetState()

While 1
    $msg1 = GUIGetMsg()
    If $msg1 = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then
        Set_Hide()
    EndIf
    
    for $x = 1 to 4
        If $msg1 = $Button_[$x] Then Set_Function($x)
        Sleep(1)
    Next
    
WEnd

Func Set_Function($num)
    Set_Hide()
    MsgBox(64,"Test","you pressed button " & $x & "  ", 3)
EndFunc

Func Set_Show()
    DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "AnimateWindow", "hwnd", $wind1, "int", 500, "long", 0x00040008);slide-in from bottom
    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $wind1)
EndFunc  

Func Set_Exit()
    DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "AnimateWindow", "hwnd", $wind1, "int", 500, "long", 0x00050004);slide-out to bottom
    Exit
EndFunc 

Func Set_Hide()
    DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "AnimateWindow", "hwnd", $wind1, "int", 500, "long", 0x00050004);slide-out to bottom
    GUISetState(@SW_HIDE, $wind1)
EndFunc

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Edited May 18, 2006 by Valuater

[GaryFrost]

You can also look for AnyGui in the scripts and scraps, I've used it before to create a combo box attached to the task bar.