Detect show hide

[Champak]

I know how to set the state of show and hide, but is there a way to detect if a window/gui is showing or hiding. I need to set up a function based on if the window is showing or not.....NOT active or not.

Edited May 26, 2007 by Champak

[Generator]

You can think this way, if the windows is not acive and not visible, that means the windows is hidden.

[Xenobiologist]

Hi,

WinGetState

So long,

Mega

[FreeFry]

If BitAND(WinGetState(WinGetTitle("Program Manager")), 2) Then
    MsgBox(0, "Visible", "Your desktop is visible!")
Else
    MsgBox(0, "Hidden", "oh no!, your desktop is hidden!")
EndIf

Edited May 26, 2007 by FreeFry

[Champak]

Thanks, I didn't see that before. However, the values it shows in the manual are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32. I'm getting a value of 15 and 5. Sometimes I am actually getting 7....I don't know why I'm getting that one.

15 shows up when the win is visible, and 5 shows up when the win is hidden. But the manual says 2 should be visible...it says nothing about hidden. 7 just seems to show up at random for no reason which throws everything off.

What are the values of 5, 7, and 15 for?

[Generator]

Thanks, I didn't see that before. However, the values it shows in the manual are 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32. I'm getting a value of 15 and 5. Sometimes I am actually getting 7....I don't know why I'm getting that one.

15 shows up when the win is visible, and 5 shows up when the win is hidden. But the manual says 2 should be visible...it says nothing about hidden. 7 just seems to show up at random for no reason which throws everything off.

What are the values of 5, 7, and 15 for?

They are the state number's sum.

[herewasplato]

1 = Window exists

2 = Window is visible

4 = Window is enabled

8 = Window is active

15 = sum of the above

1 = Window exists

2 = Window is visible

4 = Window is enabled

7 = sum of the above

Edited May 26, 2007 by herewasplato

[Champak]

Thanks FreeFry, that works nicely. One last question, I'll admit I didn't look for this yet, but I'll post the question while I'm looking anyway while I'm here; is there a way to prevent....I don't know the proper name for it....program box at the bottom of the screen from showing. The box at the bottom of the monitor that you click to activate the application, I don't want that to show at all for this program. Basically a function like the NoTrayIcon.

[Champak]

Wow, you guys move QUICK...I can't get a thought out. I love it.

[herewasplato]

...Basically a function like the NoTrayIcon.

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...ost&p=93536 Edited May 26, 2007 by herewasplato

[FreeFry]

put this in the top of your script to disable the tray icon from showing:

#NoTrayIcon

Edit:

Or refer to the link herewasplato posted if you want to hide another application's tray icon.

Edited May 26, 2007 by FreeFry

[Champak]

OK, I've been searching since my last post and can't find what I'm looking for. I think you guys mixed up what I was saying, I have attached an image example. When I mentioned the tray icon, I meant I was hoping there was a simple way of hiding what I wanted like how the tray icon is hidden.

[SmOke_N]

OK, I've been searching since my last post and can't find what I'm looking for. I think you guys mixed up what I was saying, I have attached an image example. When I mentioned the tray icon, I meant I was hoping there was a simple way of hiding what I wanted like how the tray icon is hidden.

Look at WinGetState() + WinSetState() ... If Not WinActive() ... or If WinGetState()= Minimized ... WinSetState()+@SW_HIDE

Be smart here and use WinGetHandle() to get the windows handles and store them so you can bring them back later if you want.

[herewasplato]

...I think you guys mixed up what I was saying...

I see now, the boxes on the taskbar... SmOke_N has sent you down the right path, let us know if you need help putting it all together.

[FreeFry]

oh lol, that's not the tray field, that's the taskbar and there you see all windows that are visible(if they're not a child window, or maybe a 'special' window lol)

Basically to change the hidden/visible state of a window, you would want to store it's so called 'Handle' - so you can refer to it - after you've hidden it - easily.

Basic example:

$wHandle = WinGetHandle("Program Manager")

WinMinimizeAll()

MsgBox(0, "", "Hiding...", 1)

WinSetState($wHandle, "", @SW_HIDE)

MsgBox(0, "", "Showing...", 1)

WinSetState($wHandle, "", @SW_SHOW)

Edited May 26, 2007 by FreeFry