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Help with Windows-Key Shortcuts

 
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Chuckler
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 5:29 am    Post subject: Help with Windows-Key Shortcuts Reply with quote
Hi,

I'm new to VDS, using version 5.

I'm trying to write a little script with which I can minimize all applications on the desktop. I know that Windows-Key M will allow this, but the machines that I'm writing this for are touch-screens, so can't go down that path.

I also know that there's an icon in the Windows XP quicklaunch bar, but that isn't available either.

What I've got so far is this:
WINDOW Send, Program Manager, @CTRL(@ESC())

but of course,
WINDOW Send, Program Manager, @CTRL(@ESC(M))
doesn't work, because the @ESC control doesn't seem to let you hold down another key with it?

Also, I've tried
WINDOW Send, Program Manager, @CHR(91)
where 91 is the ASCII-code for the left windows key, but this doesn't work.

Any help would be appreicated.

TIA,

Chuckler
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Dr. Dread
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 6:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi Chuckler!

First of all, welcome to the VDS community. We're glad to see new "faces" around Wink

Back to your question... You might try something like this:

Code:

WINDOW Send,Program Manager,@CTRL(@KEY(ESC))
WINDOW Send,Program Manager,@ALT(M)


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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 7:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi Chuckler
I think this one (last one I posted) can help you even for VDS 4
http://forum.vdsworld.com/viewtopic.php?t=1863&highlight=minimize+windows
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Chuckler
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 8:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks both for replies.

I'll play with these tomorrow. Surely there should be some way of WINDOW SENDing the Windows key, though! Perhaps I'll suggest it to the developer. Smile
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FreezingFire
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 9:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You can also try this:

Paste this in notepad and save it as "minimize.scf"

Code:
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop


Then you can use this VDS code to launch the minimize shell object:

Code:
shell open,minimize.scf


I hope this helps. Smile
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 08, 2003 11:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Using VDS 5, you can try the following code:
Code:

LOADLIB user32
REM $05B = Left Windows-Key
REM $04D = M-Key

REM Push Keys Down
%x = @lib(user32,keybd_event,NULL:,INT:$05B,INT:0,INT:0,INT:0)
%x = @lib(user32,keybd_event,NULL:,INT:$04D,INT:0,INT:0,INT:0)
REM Let Keys Up
%x = @lib(user32,keybd_event,NULL:,INT:$05B,INT:0,INT:$002,INT:0)
%x = @lib(user32,keybd_event,NULL:,INT:$04D,INT:0,INT:$002,INT:0)

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Chuckler
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 12:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
SnarlingSheep, that's perfect! Any idea where I can find other $xxx key references for this?
eg rem $04D = M-Key


Thanks so much all for the replies ...
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 12:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Check out the list of Virtual Key-Codes at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/winui/windowsuserinterface/userinput/VirtualKeyCodes.asp
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