How to show Windows' Mixer volume bar?

[Samhayne]

Hi!

Is there a way to show Windows' SndVol32.exe Volume Mixer without doing a pixel-coordinated click on the speaker icon in the tray?

I can't find a way.

Tried this one but the volume icon doesn't seem to be a tray icon.

(I'd like to call a script showing the volume bar whenever I hit the + / - multimedia keys on my keyboard)

Edited May 6, 2008 by Samhayne

[Triblade]

In Vista sndvol.exe calls the mixer, but I don't know if that's all u'd like to know

[Samhayne]

In Vista sndvol.exe calls the mixer, but I don't know if that's all u'd like to know

Or SndVol32.exe ... hehe no.

I'd like the volume window to pop up by script.

[weaponx]

Run('"C:\WINDOWS\system32\SNDVOL32.EXE" /t')

[Triblade]

Run('"C:\WINDOWS\system32\SNDVOL32.EXE" /t')

My point exacly

[Samhayne]

Run('"C:\WINDOWS\system32\SNDVOL32.EXE" /t')

Nope... this opens the full mixer window... I just want the pop up (picture in the first post) you get when you click the speaker tray icon once... and which disappears as soon as you click somewhere else.

=> a visual feedback when turning up/down the sound volume with multimedia keys on the keyboard

Edited May 6, 2008 by Samhayne

[weaponx]

Nope... this opens the full mixer window... I just want the pop up (picture in the first post) you get when you click the speaker tray icon once... and which disappears as soon as you click somewhere else.

=> a visual feedback when turning up/down the sound volume with multimedia keys on the keyboard

It works in XP. I grabbed the command line by running Sysinternals Process Explorer, then clicking the sound icon. When I saw the new entry pop up in the list of processes I checked the properties to get the command line. Perhaps the command line is different in Vista or it may not even open a new process.

[GaryFrost]

Needs beta, works on XP

Modified from other post.

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#NoTrayIcon
#Include <GuiToolBar.au3>

_SysTray_ClickItem("Volume", "left", 1)

;====================================================================================
;
;Function Name:    _SysTray_ClickItem()
;Description:      Click on item in Windows system tray by any substring in the title
;Parameters:       $iTitle - The title of the item in Windows system tray (you can see the title of the item when mouse cursor hovered on item).
;                  $iButton - [optional] The button to click, "left" or "right". Default is the left button.
;                  $iClick - [optional] The number of times to click the mouse. Default is 2
;                 
;Return Value(s):  None
;Requirement(s):   AutoIt 3.2.10.0
;
;
;Autor(s):        R.Gilman (a.k.a rasim); Siao (Thanks for idea smile.gif)
;
;====================================================================================
Func _SysTray_ClickItem($iTitle, $iButton = "left", $iClick = 2)
    Local $hToolbar, $iButCount, $i
   
    If Not $iTitle Then
        MsgBox(16, "Error", "Please indicate title")
        Return 0
    EndIf
   
    $hToolbar = ControlGetHandle('[Class:Shell_TrayWnd]', '', '[Class:ToolbarWindow32;Instance:1]')
    If @error Then
        MsgBox(16, "Error", "System tray not found")
        Return 0
    EndIf
   
    $iButCount = _GUICtrlToolbar_ButtonCount($hToolbar)
    If $iButCount = 0 Then
        MsgBox(16, "Error", "Not found item in system tray")
        Return
    EndIf
   
    For $i = 0 To $iButCount - 1
        $cID = _GUICtrlToolbar_IndexToCommand($hToolBar, $i)
        If StringInStr(_GUICtrlToolbar_GetButtonText($hToolBar, $cID), $iTitle) Then
              _GUICtrlToolbar_ClickButton($hToolbar, $cID, "left", False, $iClick)
            Return 1
        EndIf
    Next
    MsgBox(48, "Fail", "Required item not found")
EndFunc

[Samhayne]

Thx!

Run('"C:\WINDOWS\system32\SNDVOL.EXE" -f 0')

worked.

(dunno how I came to sndvol32.exe ... too much google I guess. )

==

Thx Gary, too.

Edited May 6, 2008 by Samhayne