Rainmeter Icon produce keyboard combination on clic

[shiroho]

Hello Rainmeter community,

I am looking for some script (i hope simple but i don't mind the long explanation if it's required) to put under an icon so that when i click this one it generates a combination of keyboard keys.

I was hoping something like this to exist : LeftMouseDownAction= Keyboard[Ctrl+Alt+Escape] but i didn't found any synthaxe which could do that.
And yeah i know i am aware there is an "alike" old post in that forum which explain it's impossible unless with the use of another program (Nircmd). I really tried my best with it but i didn't succeed to make my dream come true and i don't know if it's really the same stuff.

Why do i need it ? 2 things :

- I have to press Ctrl + alt + Escape to make my magic taskbar (invisible windows task bar) appear or disapear. And i want a total lazy interface in which i could hit an icon with a simple clic that would do it for me without having to stretch my 3 fingers (small hand).

- Since i have a lot of audio programs, i use Audioswitcher. That software allows me to change audio channels/devices with simple shortcut (i gathered all my devices to ctrl+F1/ctrl+F2/ctrl+F3/etc...) Again, so my rainmeter setup can be smoother and more agreable to use, i would like to do that in a simple clic upon an icon array. It would be so awesome ...

Is there anyone which know a simplier way ? or want to give me more understanding about this ? (or even how i can do that with nircmd if the only possibility)

[azazello]

Take a look at this AutoHotkey

[balala]

Beside azazello idea, I'd recommend indeed the nircmd tool. You can download it here: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html
If you have it, put the downloaded nircmd folder into the @Resources folder.
Then add the following LeftMouseUpAction to the desired meter: LeftMouseUpAction=["#@#nircmd\nircmd.exe" sendkeypress ctrl+alt+esc]. Note that I replaced the LeftMouseDownAction with LeftMouseUpAction. Here you can find out why.
Obviously you can use another key combination if needed as well.

[azazello]

TaskBar Hider+AutoHotkey

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[shiroho]

you guys are all wonderful ! i will try out each solution you proposed. Thanks for the nircmd further explanation, i tried it once but didn't get how to do that ! Also thanks for showing me that software autohotkey. i keep you in touch in case i have further problems but i think i should be fine

[balala]

you guys are all wonderful ! i will try out each solution you proposed. Thanks for the nircmd further explanation, i tried it once but didn't get how to do that ! Also thanks for showing me that software autohotkey. i keep you in touch in case i have further problems but i think i should be fine

Ok, let us know which one how does work.

[shiroho]

both of your solutions are working ! but i have to say i prefer and will stick with the nircmd solution. it's really simple when you have that precious line you just told, i missed that badly when i did try the first time. And i get it for the mouseup. Thanks for all these infos.

As for hiding the task bar, I tried that "taskbar hider" soft, it's a bit old ... and rusty. I restarted my pc (win 10) few times and didn't hide the task bar at start even if prompted to. So i will keep magic taskbar for that even if it's a little more complicated. I don't know if there is any more modern & more reliable soft for that purpose. Magic taskbar and taskbar hider are both last updated 2012 ...

You made me really happy guys. Keeping an eye in there, Nice community

[balala]

both of your solutions are working ! but i have to say i prefer and will stick with the nircmd solution. it's really simple when you have that precious line you just told, i missed that badly when i did try the first time. And i get it for the mouseup. Thanks for all these infos.

Nircmd has the advantage that it can be used for a lot of things. You can find a list here, but I'm not sure it is complete. Maybe yes, maybe no...

As for hiding the task bar, I tried that "taskbar hider" soft, it's a bit old ... and rusty. I restarted my pc (win 10) few times and didn't hide the task bar at start even if prompted to. So i will keep magic taskbar for that even if it's a little more complicated. I don't know if there is any more modern & more reliable soft for that purpose. Magic taskbar and taskbar hider are both last updated 2012 ...

Windows has a taskbar hiding feature, isn't that one good for your needs?

Nice community

Indeed.

[azazello]

Nircmd has the advantage that it can be used for a lot of things. You can find a list here, but I'm not sure it is complete. Maybe yes, maybe no...

Windows has a taskbar hiding feature, isn't that one good for your needs?

Indeed.

I agree NirCmd more features.For me personally, everything related to hotkeys is more convenient to use AutoHotkey .

[balala]

For me personally, everything related to hotkeys is more convenient to use AutoHotkey .

I don't know AutoHotKey. Could you please post a link where it can be downloaded? I'd like to give it a try.