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About Win+R REPLACE
laoyao > 2019-10-22 01:25
Hi, Jean.
It's me again.
This time I'd like to ask whether such a function can be implemented in the existing code.
Insert the run... Dialog box into the menu in the form of plug-in, similar to the following figure (this is the menu of PS)
JUST LIKE RUN... TEXTBOX BELOW!
Because I prefer to use Win + R mode to run some items that I don't want to put on the menu, such as some private directories or documents. I used true LaunchBar's command plug-in before. But the operation experience of that plug-in is not particularly good. It is easy to get stuck or lag on the windows 10 taskbar.
Of course, I have also browsed some of your information about the menu used by the software code and the limitations of AHK itself.
I just want to ask if there's a plan?
Or whether it can be realized: click a menu can pop up a text input box (just an input box) in the screen, so you can enter some string, for example: mspaint.exe, and press ENTER to start the PAINT program. I don't know much about AHK. Do I know if it can pop up an input box? (like WOx, for example)
As for why we don't use the default way of Win + R system to pop up the run dialog box, just because this key combination is not easy to press.
I wish you good health.
Laoyao October 22, 2019 -
RE: About Win+R REPLACE
Jean Lalonde > 2019-10-22 09:36
Hi Laoyao,
I can't insert the input box inside the menu as you illustrated. I'd like to but, as you have already read, this is a limitation of standard Windows menus used with AHK.
I could add a QAP Feature to open the Run dialog box but there would be little difference with opening it by pressing Win+R.
What you could do right now if you have AutoHotley installed on your system is to create a little script with only those 2 lines and add this script to your QAP menu as an Application favorite:
shell:=ComObjCreate("Shell.Application")
#R:
hell.FileRun()
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RE: About Win+R REPLACE
laoyao > 2019-10-23 02:41
(2019-10-22 09:36)Jean Lalonde Wrote: Hi Laoyao,
I can't insert the input box inside the menu as you illustrated. I'd like to but, as you have already read, this is a limitation of standard Windows menus used with AHK.
I could add a QAP Feature to open the Run dialog box but there would be little difference with opening it by pressing Win+R.
What you could do right now if you have AutoHotley installed on your system is to create a little script with only those 2 lines and add this script to your QAP menu as an Application favorite:
shell:=ComObjCreate("Shell.Application")
#R:hell.FileRun()
Hi Jean,
I have installed AHK ,and copied ur script in a new ahk file. when I DB-click this file, But Nothing happened. I added a hot key like !SPACE:: at the top line. it worked.
ur code look like the vbcscript-code (.js file) below.
(new ActiveXObject("Shell.Application")).FileRun()
it just use a file or a lnk-file to replace the #R ,but it still show the run Dialog-Box.
my purpose is can pop up a new textbox or a richtext Box on the screen. it can run a application, url, file, etc.
the reason why i want a new textbox, Cos the RUN Dialog looks not morden.
Now i use a hotkey remap software, it can remap #R to F3. it stills pop up the run Dialog, but all i can is this!
maybe QAP can't do this, afterall it's a menu soft.
I Still hope QAP can add the ahk-code plugin in the future. maybe users can add their own code into it, and can make it a sciprt or a application which can add in the favorite.
Thank for Ur explanation.
wish U Healthy.
laoyao 2019.10.23 -
RE: About Win+R REPLACE
Jean Lalonde > 2019-10-23 07:50
There was an error in the 2nd line of my script. I forgot to remove the #R trigger from an earlier test.
Code:shell:=ComObjCreate("Shell.Application")
shell.FileRun()
Type these two lines in a file named Run.ahk. And, in QAP, create a favorite of type Application for this file.
This will still open the Run dialog box. Personally, I can live with the current Windows Run dialog box.
Thanks for your input,
Jean