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May 11th, 2005, 9:19 AM
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Batch file to expand and minimize start menu
Is this possible? If so, what command could you use with windows XP in a batch file to do this?
If not is there a way to control it through c++? Last edited by Josef_Stalin; May 11th, 2005 at 9:23 AM. |
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May 11th, 2005, 10:04 AM
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You could simulate the Windows key through C++. Probably.
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May 11th, 2005, 12:16 PM
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Oh I should have been more clear. I mean drag the whole bar small not open the button and close it.
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May 11th, 2005, 12:55 PM
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why not turn auto hide on?
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May 11th, 2005, 1:22 PM
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I doubt it would work because the problem is that I am playing a game where you have to click down there in a windows and its all messed up because it's an older game (a king's quest). And if I click down there it would probably just bring up the start menu if I had auto hide. But I'm actually okay just doing it manually, just would be interesting if I could find another way.
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May 11th, 2005, 1:25 PM
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If i understand you correctly, seems like a long way of going about something, like re-inventing the wheel...
When exactly did you want it to hide/show??
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May 11th, 2005, 1:27 PM
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I wanted to hide and show the whole bar. You know how you can drag it down so you can't see it. I want to be able to run a dos batch that puts it down runs the game and then when the game is over puts it up again.
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May 11th, 2005, 2:03 PM
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OH, you want it for a game, now that's a different matter, now i understand... I'm sure there must be a fairly easy way of doing it, you can press f11 in IE and it dissappears so that the window covers the whole screen.
I'm not sure how though, have you tried it on google? Almost all other games hide the taskbar too, so i can't believe that it isn't mentioned somewhere on the web!
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May 11th, 2005, 2:23 PM
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You could download AutoIt... You could do a simulation of mouseclicks (with AutoIt) to rightclick the taskbar, click "lock taskbar", then move the mouse to that certain position to drag it down... Or it may be possible without the mouseclicks now that AutoIt is advancing so fast and there is many new support in the language... Check it out, www.autoitscript.com
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May 11th, 2005, 2:23 PM
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Yeah but this is an old game before '91 I think so it is wierd. Thanks, I'll sure that, I didn't know you could do that. I could write a c++ program to do that for me if I wanted by simulating that key.
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