Minimise/Maximize an app on Honeycomb with a bang?

[eggy]

Hey there!

I have a quick question about Honeycomb, is it possible to minimise/maximise a window/app then say, you rightclick?

I did some research but only found this:
https://forum.rainmeter.net/viewtopic.php?t=19358

It didn't really help to much, but if anyone know if it is possible and how to do it, I would high appreciate spreading the knowledge!

Best,
Eggy

[balala]

I have a quick question about Honeycomb, is it possible to minimise/maximise a window/app then say, you rightclick?

The following solution will open minimized or maximized a new instance of notepad.

Add the following measure to your skin:

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[MeasureRun]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Parameter=start /min "" "C:\Windows\notepad.exe"
State=Hide

Then add the following option to the meter you'd like to use to open Notepad, with a right-click: RightMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure "MeasureRun" "Run"].
Obviously if you want to open another app, just have to use the appropriate path in the Parameter option of the [MeasureRun] measure.
Also, to open the app maximized, change the /min parameter of the same Parameter option, to /max.
This solution can't minimize / maximize an already running app. You can use it just to open a new instance of the appropriate app.

[eggy]

The following solution will open minimized or maximized a new instance of notepad.

Add the following measure to your skin:

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[MeasureRun]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=RunCommand
Parameter=start /min "" "C:\Windows\notepad.exe"
State=Hide

Then add the following option to the meter you'd like to use to open Notepad, with a right-click: RightMouseUpAction=[!CommandMeasure "MeasureRun" "Run"].
Obviously if you want to open another app, just have to use the appropriate path in the Parameter option of the [MeasureRun] measure.
Also, to open the app maximized, change the /min parameter of the same Parameter option, to /max.
This solution can't minimize / maximize an already running app. You can use it just to open a new instance of the appropriate app.

Thanks a lot for the reply!

Oh so it is not possible, if say, google chrome is running but minimesed, for me to right click the honeycomb for it to maxamize the google chrome page?

[balala]

Oh so it is not possible, if say, google chrome is running but minimesed, for me to right click the honeycomb for it to maxamize the google chrome page?

Maybe it is, I don't say it isn't, but I couldn't figure out how to do it. Sorry...

[mak_kawa]

Hi eggy

I am not sure for your situation exactly and don't know about Honeycomb...but maybe this method can help you?

The method is to use WindowMessage plugin such as;

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[SendMessageMaximize]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=WindowMessagePlugin
;WindowName="(describe Chrome Window Title here)"
WindowClass="Chrome_WidgetWin_1"
WindowMessage=274 61488 0
UpdateDivider=-1
Disabled=1

[SendMessageMinimize]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=WindowMessagePlugin
;WindowName="(describe Chrome Window Title here)"
WindowClass="Chrome_WidgetWin_1"
WindowMessage=274 61472 0
UpdateDivider=-1
Disabled=1

Then, RightMouseUpAction=[!EnableMeasure SendMessageMaximize][!UpdateMeasure SendMessageMaximize] and LeftMouseUpAction=[!EnableMeasure SendMessageMinimize][!UpdateMeasure SendMessageMinimize]

Method using WindowClass works fine for other applications (for example Internet Explorer), but does not work by some reason for Chrome so far. Hmmm...Anyone?

By the way, because the window title of Chrome is variable according to situation, method using WindowName does not work practically.

[eggy]

Hi eggy

I am not sure for your situation exactly and don't know about Honeycomb...but maybe this method can help you?

The method is to use WindowMessage plugin such as;

Code: Select all

[SendMessageMaximize]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=WindowMessagePlugin
;WindowName="(describe Chrome Window Title here)"
WindowClass="Chrome_WidgetWin_1"
WindowMessage=274 61488 0
UpdateDivider=-1
Disabled=1

[SendMessageMinimize]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=WindowMessagePlugin
;WindowName="(describe Chrome Window Title here)"
WindowClass="Chrome_WidgetWin_1"
WindowMessage=274 61472 0
UpdateDivider=-1
Disabled=1

Then, RightMouseUpAction=[!EnableMeasure SendMessageMaximize][!UpdateMeasure SendMessageMaximize] and LeftMouseUpAction=[!EnableMeasure SendMessageMinimize][!UpdateMeasure SendMessageMinimize]

Method using WindowClass works fine for other applications (for example Internet Explorer), but does not work by some reason for Chrome so far. Hmmm...Anyone?

By the way, because the window title of Chrome is variable according to situation, method using WindowName does not work practically.

Thanks a lot for the idea! unfortunetly it would be for programs like chrome haha, would be intresting if anyone knew if this is possible in anyway, does not seem like it though ^^

[eggy]

Maybe it is, I don't say it isn't, but I couldn't figure out how to do it. Sorry...

aw haha no worries, thanks for looking into it!

[fonpaolo]

@ mak_kawa, where do you find those WindowClass commands?
...and most of all, do you have a list of (possible) commands?

[mak_kawa]

Hi fonpaolo

Somewhere in MSDN...

Once I saw the sendmessage lParam wParam list table in MSDN site. But now I can't find it anymore. I am not sure that the list table has been deleted or not. I haven't save the table in my computer, stupid.

By the way, window operation parameter that I know is as follows:

WindowMessage=274 61472 0 ;minimize
WindowMessage=274 61488 0 ;maximize
WindowMessage=274 61728 0 ;restore
WindowMessage=274 61536 0 ;close

[fonpaolo]

Thanks mak_kawa.
I've already searched many times for these parameters, but I found nothing, only some C#/C++ specifics for programming...