Right click on the desktop

[Angel]

Hi,

I need to open the Display preferences window. To do so I need to right click in an empty space on the desktop. The problem is that I do not know how to find an "empty" space in the desktop automatically. Is there an easy way of doing this in autoit? Or perhaps there is a better way of opening the display properties in windows XP?

Thanks in advance!

Angel

[bobheart]

Run(@ComSpec & " /c RunDLL32.EXE shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl,,0")

[Nova]

U dont need to right click the desktop

Try this

Run(@comspec & " /c " & @Windowsdir & "\system32\desk.cpl","",@sw_hide)

EDIT:Sry replyed @ same time as u bobheart didnt c ur reply till it was too late

Edited September 4, 2004 by nova

[bobheart]

Thats ok just shows two ways to do it . lol

[herewasplato]

here is a website that lists how to get to many controls

http://vbnet.mvps.org/index.html?code/system/controlpnl2.htm

when used with AutoIt's Run function as mentioned above you can get to a lot of stuff

later....

Edited October 16, 2005 by herewasplato

[this-is-me]

The following will ACTUALLY right-click the desktop if you need to do something like arranging the desktop icons or something as well:

WinActivate("Program Manager")
Send("{DOWN}{LEFT}{UP}{RIGHT}^{SPACE}{APPSKEY}")

It activates the desktop, makes sure no icons are selected, and then right clicks. In the new unstable, It will also be possible to interact with the folderview on the desktop directly to make sure there are no icons selected.

[upnorth]

WinActivate("Program Manager")
ControlClick ( "Program Manager", "", "Internet Explorer_Server1" , "right")
sleep(50)
Send("r")

[Angel]

Thanks a lot guys! This is perfect.

Thanks!!!

Angel