Alt+Tab replacement

[sandin]

try running from scite, or compile and then try.

actually, just made an update, totally eliminated "local" $hicons... try now.

[Ascend4nt]

Very cool script. And hey - I recognize one of those functions ;-). Regarding previous mentions of white lines - I do occasionally get a tiny white line on the bottom left of the window pics, but its hardly noticeable to me.

Also, just a small note or two about that _WinGetPath() function - the function opens and closes DLL handles on each call to the function (not very efficient), and lacks error handling (try getting a path for csrss.exe, and you'll get a garbage string back). It will also fail on Windows x64. (For alternatives/solutions see my _WinAPI_ProcessGetFileName & _WinAPI_ProcessGetPathname functions) But anyhow, for Win x32 'AltTab' windows it probably won't be a problem.

Anyway, just thought I'd point that out - otherwise, a very cool script

-Ascend4nt

*edit: just fyi - running Windows XP, ServicePack3

Edited March 18, 2009 by ascendant

[sandin]

tnx, thin lines can be fixed, it's just a matter of draw coordinates, but the _winGetPath() might cause some issues, I tested your _WinAPI_ProcessGetFileName() func, but I always get blank return (actually I get @error = 2, and always @error #2). Tried the script you posted as example, and got this picture

[Ascend4nt]

Hmm.. this is the first I've gotten that type of feedback... interesting. What OS are you using? And the @error=2 is from _WinAPI_ProcessGetFileName() or _WinAPI_ProcessGetPathname() function? And was the @error from all processes? Maybe we should discuss this in that thread instead to keep this thread from going off topic.

Thx,

Ascend4nt

[Achilles]

I can't get it to work very well with Vista 64bit. It will open your GUI, but when I push tab a few times to cycle through the options the default windows Alt+Tab will pop up and your script will freeze. It works fine, except for whenever I push tab more than twice. Maybe you could make an Alt+` instead of Alt+Tab...

[ResNullius]

I get a crash too as soon as I try the first ALT-TAB:

I see the dark GUI form with some icons at the bottom & the caption of the current window, but then but I get a message box with:

I'm on XP Pro with SP3 and AutoIt 3.3.0.0

This error's back.

Running from SciTE or running compiled.

[sandin]

@Achilles:

that is great idea I made it ALT+` in the latest update

@ResNullius:

Everything relating icon's handle is now in one function, you won't get this error anymore.

[ProgAndy]

If you add this, you can switch multiple windows by holding tab down:

AdlibEnable("test",500)
Func test()
    $lock_tab = False
EndFunc

[sandin]

@ProgAndy:

that is neat add-on, tnx

____________________

I have question for you all, would you like it better if the main icon (selected window) is placed in the 1st or 2nd spot, and all next windows/icons to the right (so icons/windows won't repeat themselves)? Or it should stay like this (main icon/window in the middle with all existing windows previous/next to the left/right side of the main one, but the icons repeat themselves (but in the right order, to the left as previous or to the right as next))

[youknowwho4eva]

I think it would be neat if it was one way, and when you got to the end of the list it scrolled back to the first window on the list

[sandin]

like these two?

Alt_Tab_2_ikonica.au3

Alt_Tab_KOCKICA.au3

[youknowwho4eva]

I hit alt tab and all it did was the standard alt tab screen?

[sandin]

changed the hotkey from ALT+TAB to ALT+` (the key above tab, tilda)

Change line 20: Global $HOTKEY = $VK_Tilda

to: Global $HOTKEY = $VK_TAB if you wanna stick with ALT+TAB

[youknowwho4eva]

Ah, more like the second one but instead of the selector moving, move the icons. And it would be better imo if the icons where centered if the didn't fill the bottom area.

Edit: Now that I think about it, if you keep the selector box, centered would be good. I change my vote to that.

Edited March 19, 2009 by youknowwho4eva

[water]

I get

AltTab.au3(595,77) : ERROR: StringeStr(): undefined function.

If StringeStr($sImageFilename,$_aINTDeviceToDriveMapArray[$i][1])

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^

when I try to run the Alt_Tab_KOCKICA.au3 version.

Where do I find this function? I'm running AutoIt 3.3.0

Edited March 20, 2009 by water

[sandin]

there is no function StringeStr in any of my scripts, maybe you marked the "in" part and accidentally pressed "e" on your keyboard. Try downloading the script again, and try again, or change that function into: StringInStr().

[water]

You are right - it's my fault A Firefox Plugin to remove the german "Binnen-I" alteres the source code.

[jaenster]

My pc have a uptime of a week now. And it lags really.. so gonna reboot my pc and check of it works better

[youknowwho4eva]

Forgot, I had to quote out a line. Lets see.... Line 192 _WinAPI_DestroyIcon($general_icon[0]) to get it to work.

[Skizmata]

Unfortunatly I still get the error...

_WinAPI_DestroyIcon: Cannot destroy object created by another thread.

The script looks awesome from what I can see of the screenshots.

Windows XP SP2

Autoit 3.3.0.0

Thanks!