Hide window in start menu

[BlackMore]

Hi,

i would like to know if it's possible to hide the window in the start menu but keep it opened (like TeamSpeak does for exemple) and in the that case, how may i do it?

thanks in advance

[JFee]

What do you mean by hide it in the start menu?

[BlackMore]

The tab that opens in the start menu once you open the script or any other program.

[JFee]

You mean the task bar?

[BlackMore]

yeah thats it my bad... sry i got a bit confused

[JFee]

What happens if you give the window the $WS_CHILD style?

[BlackMore]

The gui don't even show but the windows show aswell but i need the gui visible

[Paulie]

Is this what you were after?

A proof of concept:

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
Opt("TrayAutoPause",0)
Opt("TrayMenuMode",1)

$GUI = GuiCreate("Test", 200,100)
$Menu = TrayCreateMenu("Display")
$Hide = TrayCreateItem("Hide", $menu)
$Show = TrayCreateItem("Show", $menu)
$Exit = TrayCreateItem("Exit")
GUISetState()

While 1
    $gMsg=GUIGetMsg()
    $tMsg=TrayGetMsg()
    Switch $gmsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $GUI_EVENT_MINIMIZE
            WinSetState($GUI,"",@SW_HIDE)
    EndSwitch
    Switch $tmsg
        Case $Hide
            WinSetState($GUI,"",@SW_HIDE)
        Case $Show
            WinSetState($GUI,"",@SW_Show)
            WinSetState($GUI,"",@SW_RESTORE)
        Case $Exit
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd

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[BlackMore]

Is this what you were after?

A proof of concept:

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
Opt("TrayAutoPause",0)
Opt("TrayMenuMode",1)

$GUI = GuiCreate("Test", 200,100)
$Menu = TrayCreateMenu("Display")
$Hide = TrayCreateItem("Hide", $menu)
$Show = TrayCreateItem("Show", $menu)
$Exit = TrayCreateItem("Exit")
GUISetState()

While 1
    $gMsg=GUIGetMsg()
    $tMsg=TrayGetMsg()
    Switch $gmsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $GUI_EVENT_MINIMIZE
            WinSetState($GUI,"",@SW_HIDE)
    EndSwitch
    Switch $tmsg
        Case $Hide
            WinSetState($GUI,"",@SW_HIDE)
        Case $Show
            WinSetState($GUI,"",@SW_Show)
            WinSetState($GUI,"",@SW_RESTORE)
        Case $Exit
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd

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that gives me error at line 16 and 18 :s

[Paulie]

Oops, forgot about the new include system

add this at the top of the script

#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>

[BlackMore]

It's almost that but what i need is when i choose hide the GUI keps active but hide in the task bar...

[Paulie]

You can make it a $WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW, however, that will only prevent it from making a taskbar button... it won't hide one once it's been created i don't think...

[BlackMore]

$WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW removed the minimize, maximize and close buttons only the task bar button happered anyway

[Paulie]

I meant like this. No Taskbar here.

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>
Opt("TrayAutoPause",0)
Opt("TrayMenuMode",1)

$GUI = GuiCreate("Test", 200,100)
 GUISetStyle(-1, $WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW)
$Menu = TrayCreateMenu("Display")
$Hide = TrayCreateItem("Hide", $menu)
$Show = TrayCreateItem("Show", $menu)
$Exit = TrayCreateItem("Exit")
GUISetState()

While 1
    $gMsg=GUIGetMsg()
    $tMsg=TrayGetMsg()
    Switch $gmsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $GUI_EVENT_MINIMIZE
            WinSetState($GUI,"",@SW_HIDE)
    EndSwitch
    Switch $tmsg
        Case $Hide
            WinSetState($GUI,"",@SW_HIDE)
        Case $Show
            WinSetState($GUI,"",@SW_Show)
            WinSetState($GUI,"",@SW_RESTORE)
        Case $Exit
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd

[BlackMore]

Exactly!!! Thank you very much Paulie