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rt07 - 26 Oct. 2004 - 13:13:
Autohide Icons
** Updated Homepage ** (May 2010)
Homepage: http://sites.google.com/site/autohidehomepage
Download: http://sites.google.com/site/autohidehomepage/Autohide.Icons.zip
The new homepage was created because Geocities closed down.
Hopefully Google wont disappear anytime soon
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I wrote this small prog for myself, however i decided to share it in case someone else decides they want to use it..
what it does..
it autohides the taskbar and icons from desktop, i use a "fake" taskbar on windows wallpaper so it looks nice
how does it work?
to hide desktop icons simply move the mouse within 1 cm of the far right of your screen and icons will disappear instantly
to bring them back move the mouse within 1cm of the top of your screen and they will reappear
move the mouse over the taskbar area and the taskbar will reappear, (and disappear once it has left the area)
this prog works in win9x, XP, and should work on all other versions of windows..
if you have any suggestions for improvements, let me know
Autohide Icons
** Updated Homepage ** (May 2010)
Homepage: http://sites.google.com/site/autohidehomepage
Download: http://sites.google.com/site/autohidehomepage/Autohide.Icons.zip
The new homepage was created because Geocities closed down.
Hopefully Google wont disappear anytime soon
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I wrote this small prog for myself, however i decided to share it in case someone else decides they want to use it..
what it does..
it autohides the taskbar and icons from desktop, i use a "fake" taskbar on windows wallpaper so it looks nice
how does it work?
to hide desktop icons simply move the mouse within 1 cm of the far right of your screen and icons will disappear instantly
to bring them back move the mouse within 1cm of the top of your screen and they will reappear
move the mouse over the taskbar area and the taskbar will reappear, (and disappear once it has left the area)
this prog works in win9x, XP, and should work on all other versions of windows..
if you have any suggestions for improvements, let me know
sounds like what iconoid does:
http://www.sillysot.com/
warning tho, the page is somewhat broken in firefox
http://www.sillysot.com/
warning tho, the page is somewhat broken in firefox
Serenity are you aware that if you move your mouse to the top of your screen this will make the icons visible?.. as for quiting i'll make it so if it is loaded twice it will auto quit, just need a bit of time to make it happen 
Aha! 
Is it possible to hide the icons without disabling the desktop? My wallpaper doesn't show with this running.
Is it possible to hide the icons without disabling the desktop? My wallpaper doesn't show with this running.
Finally an update ( version4 )
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.and.taskbar.v4.zip
* Greatly improved method of hiding icons (Desktop is now left fully enabled), infact in win98 you can right click the desktop and hit refresh to bring your icons back, in Xp you have to find the unhide icons in your context menu to bring them back manually, or you can move the mouse to unhide of course
* Allows only 1 instance in case people accidently run it twice
* Added command line parameters (case sensitive):
-hoticonarea10
*sets the area needed at edge of screen needed to hide icons, (default (10) is about half of 1cm)
-hotbararea10
*sets the area surrounding the taskbar to unhide the taskbar (10 is default) (0 is taskbar exactly)
-desktoptest
*experimental (minimises actual desktop to a single draggle window instead of hiding it.. interesting, works in 98 and Xp)
-leftside
* hide icons using the left side of your screen, made for skywalka
-end
* will hide icons/desktop and quit leaving the windows hidden, not very useful but someone might want it
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.and.taskbar.v4.zip
* Greatly improved method of hiding icons (Desktop is now left fully enabled), infact in win98 you can right click the desktop and hit refresh to bring your icons back, in Xp you have to find the unhide icons in your context menu to bring them back manually, or you can move the mouse to unhide of course
* Allows only 1 instance in case people accidently run it twice
* Added command line parameters (case sensitive):
-hoticonarea10
*sets the area needed at edge of screen needed to hide icons, (default (10) is about half of 1cm)
-hotbararea10
*sets the area surrounding the taskbar to unhide the taskbar (10 is default) (0 is taskbar exactly)
-desktoptest
*experimental (minimises actual desktop to a single draggle window instead of hiding it.. interesting, works in 98 and Xp)
-leftside
* hide icons using the left side of your screen, made for skywalka
-end
* will hide icons/desktop and quit leaving the windows hidden, not very useful but someone might want it
oh and yes skywalka it is definately possible 2 have the same hotspot 4 hiding & unhiding the icons, is a good idea i'll add it to the next ver
Excellent! Thanks for the updates! Works great. I do have one more request
Would it be possible to specify a time before the icons are shown again, e.g. leave the pointer at the top of the screen for 1 second (or more) before they show up. All too often I move my mouse near the top of the screen to activate another window and accidentally activate the icons (drive by unhide, so to speak).
Thanks again.
Would it be possible to specify a time before the icons are shown again, e.g. leave the pointer at the top of the screen for 1 second (or more) before they show up. All too often I move my mouse near the top of the screen to activate another window and accidentally activate the icons (drive by unhide, so to speak).
Thanks again.
Hoorah another version.. i think you'll like this one..
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.v5.zip
* toggles the icons on/off using the top of the screen or left side
* added delay for showing / hiding icons (off by default) 10 = about 1 sec (on my comp anyway)
command line parameters: (see above for help)
-hoticonarea
-delay
-leftside
-end
For the people who want an icon in the systray you can download this ver
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.v5.trayicontest.zip
(left clicking the systray icon will toggle desktop icons on/off, right clicking the systray icon will exit the autohide program)
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.v5.zip
* toggles the icons on/off using the top of the screen or left side
* added delay for showing / hiding icons (off by default) 10 = about 1 sec (on my comp anyway)
command line parameters: (see above for help)
-hoticonarea
-delay
-leftside
-end
For the people who want an icon in the systray you can download this ver
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.v5.trayicontest.zip
(left clicking the systray icon will toggle desktop icons on/off, right clicking the systray icon will exit the autohide program)
This is really neat, thank you. The simple things work best imo
I'm having trouble setting command line values and would like this to run with those values, from startup. Would it be able to get the settings from an .ini file?
I'm having trouble setting command line values and would like this to run with those values, from startup. Would it be able to get the settings from an .ini file?
thanks for the feedback
next ver will have toggle icons on/off by just moving the mouse over the icon in the systray and launch my computer by moving the mouse to the left side of the screen Serenity have you tried creating a shortcut to the autohide prog, and added the command line paramaters to the shortcut?
next ver will have toggle icons on/off by just moving the mouse over the icon in the systray and launch my computer by moving the mouse to the left side of the screen
Serenity have you tried creating a shortcut to the autohide prog, and added the command line paramaters to the shortcut? I found that the dots and spaces in the names meant having to put the whole path in commas, and so adding commandline options was interpreted as changing the targets path. It works now I've moved it and renamed a few things.
Another version anyone?
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.v6.zip
(fixed small bug in win98)
this one as described above toggles icons on/off by simply moving the mouse over the icon in the systray, so dont actually need to click the icon (2 sec delay applies after toggled on/off), also *new* launches my computer by moving the mouse to the left side of your screen.. seeing if i can make icons on the desktop redundant, later on i can add stuff like view desktop files in a folder window easily enough or open disk drives etc
progress is going well for replacing icons altoghether, i am now able to access nearly every possible directory / file windows has to offer without the use of any icons which means a completly skinnable file / folder launcher is just round the corner for sneakpreview you can dl http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Rocketlauncher.zip
for any tweakers out there here something that might come in handy, did you know you can access special folders in a command line? just type or cut paste the line exactly
** Internet Explorer **
explorer.exe "::{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}"
** My Documents **
explorer.exe "::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}"
** MyComputer **
explorer.exe "::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"
** Network **
explorer.exe "::{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}"
** Printers **
explorer "::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}"
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.v6.zip
(fixed small bug in win98)
this one as described above toggles icons on/off by simply moving the mouse over the icon in the systray, so dont actually need to click the icon (2 sec delay applies after toggled on/off), also *new* launches my computer by moving the mouse to the left side of your screen.. seeing if i can make icons on the desktop redundant, later on i can add stuff like view desktop files in a folder window easily enough or open disk drives etc
progress is going well for replacing icons altoghether, i am now able to access nearly every possible directory / file windows has to offer without the use of any icons
which means a completly skinnable file / folder launcher is just round the corner for sneakpreview you can dl http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Rocketlauncher.zip
for any tweakers out there here something that might come in handy, did you know you can access special folders in a command line? just type or cut paste the line exactly
** Internet Explorer **
explorer.exe "::{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}"
** My Documents **
explorer.exe "::{450D8FBA-AD25-11D0-98A8-0800361B1103}"
** MyComputer **
explorer.exe "::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}"
** Network **
explorer.exe "::{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}"
** Printers **
explorer "::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\::{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}"
Ok, the thing needs a website so I can post a news article on it. A one-pager with a screenshot (before and after would work effectively on this one), download link, description, and news (just version updates are enough, really). You can organize it how you like, but those are the basics you need to have an informative page.
If you can throw something together, I'll post this on the front page here on VP. If you need a hand, I'll put it together for you if you send me the info. I can do basic html very quickly, but know the learning curve is a pain when starting.
Hosting... hmmm... I'll have to talk to someone to see if can get you a lil hosting for a one page thing. Geocities is not the place for something like this.
I'm currently having a bug where the task bar is staying on autohide even when exiting the program. I'll try to see if another version fixes that, but that does need to be addressed before posting. I'm basically having the same problem as Jest. This is on an XP machine.
If you can throw something together, I'll post this on the front page here on VP.
If you need a hand, I'll put it together for you if you send me the info. I can do basic html very quickly, but know the learning curve is a pain when starting.
Hosting... hmmm... I'll have to talk to someone to see if can get you a lil hosting for a one page thing. Geocities is not the place for something like this.
I'm currently having a bug where the task bar is staying on autohide even when exiting the program. I'll try to see if another version fixes that, but that does need to be addressed before posting. I'm basically having the same problem as Jest. This is on an XP machine.
oh and red thanks for the offer, i'd appreciate any help in setting up a proper home page, i dont get alot of time spare time, at the moment the program simply hides unhides icons, i'd like to also release the icon replacement program (Rocketlauncher) before it becomes to public
Another version (v6 + Taskbar)
Sorry i've neglected people who want to hide the taskbar as well, so here is version 6 exactly as above but also hides taskbar
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.and.Taskbar.v6.zip
also some screenshots of rocket launcher in action :
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Rocket.Screenshot.Win98.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Rocket.Screenshot.WinXP.jpg
its working as is, so i might release an early version soon..
Sorry i've neglected people who want to hide the taskbar as well, so here is version 6 exactly as above but also hides taskbar
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.and.Taskbar.v6.zip
also some screenshots of rocket launcher in action :
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Rocket.Screenshot.Win98.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Rocket.Screenshot.WinXP.jpg
its working as is, so i might release an early version soon..
Sounds good. Btw, if you are adding skins for icons (I guess you could say), then it would be cool if you could have them change on hover (maybe click too). Don't know how hard that would be to do, but I know it has been requested before.
Also, I would like to request a simple version be kept around. One that just auto-hid the icons, yet used as little resources as possible. Keeps it simple.
Also, I would like to request a simple version be kept around. One that just auto-hid the icons, yet used as little resources as possible. Keeps it simple.
The picture changes on click (mouse down), which is very cool in action =) hover can be added no probs, but i'll wait for animation to come first.. also they move individually like a normal icon, so you can move em around and it autosaves to the ini file when moved..
definately doing everything i can to keep it simple.. it's still early days, but i'll let people test drive it, feel free to edit the ini file just make sure you keep everything in the same format and dont have a (enter) (carridge return) at the end of the ini file as it is very fussy at the moment
also note (9) items max at this stage, this is easy to increase when i get around to it..
edit the ini file and link to any file or folder you want
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Rocket.Launcher.v2.zip
(prog=36k) + skins=(209k)
btw bitmap icons can be as small or big as you want
right mouse click = end program, at the moment autohide icons and rocket launcher are 2 differnt progs, but eventually i'll give rocket launcher the abilty to autohide icons etc, if people can post skins that would be great
definately doing everything i can to keep it simple.. it's still early days, but i'll let people test drive it, feel free to edit the ini file just make sure you keep everything in the same format and dont have a (enter) (carridge return) at the end of the ini file as it is very fussy at the moment
also note (9) items max at this stage, this is easy to increase when i get around to it..
edit the ini file and link to any file or folder you want
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Rocket.Launcher.v2.zip
(prog=36k) + skins=(209k)
btw bitmap icons can be as small or big as you want
right mouse click = end program, at the moment autohide icons and rocket launcher are 2 differnt progs, but eventually i'll give rocket launcher the abilty to autohide icons etc, if people can post skins that would be great
Cool app
Some issues: I found if I ran it from within explorer (double click on .exe) the earth icon shows on top of all windows, and is movable like a message box. After minimizing explorer or making another window active, it is on the desktop. Is there a way of making it bottom-most and binding it to the desktop? I can move it over both Trillian and Winamp's windows, for example, which is odd for an icon. I've not tested this running from startup yet.
Some issues: I found if I ran it from within explorer (double click on .exe) the earth icon shows on top of all windows, and is movable like a message box. After minimizing explorer or making another window active, it is on the desktop. Is there a way of making it bottom-most and binding it to the desktop? I can move it over both Trillian and Winamp's windows, for example, which is odd for an icon. I've not tested this running from startup yet.
Just downloaded and tried out "Rocket Launcher" today. Its excellent stuff you got going on there! Me likes!
Its a bit of a bonus for me, because for some reason my quirky version of XP didn't run Desktop Frames last time I tried, so now theres an alternative!
Keep up the good work!
Me likes!
Its a bit of a bonus for me, because for some reason my quirky version of XP didn't run Desktop Frames last time I tried, so now theres an alternative!
Keep up the good work!
small update..
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Rocket.Launcher.v2.5.zip
this one is a bit more user friendly in that you can drag n drop any file onto an existing picture icon and it will auto create a new picture icon with a link to the file that was dropped on the picture icon, try draggin a mp3 or something, also if you drop a bmp file then it will use that as a new skin ( it will ask if you want it as primary pic or secondary ).. also the prog will detect if the dropped file is a drive, folder or file and give it an appropriate icon picture
max 30 items (increased)
also made it "always on bottom" works 99% of the time
(new window will be underneath all other windows)
bug note.. dont drag and drop my computer to the prog
still nowhere near final ver, just showing progress and getting new ideas of people
vote: do you prefer drag n drop or manually editing the ini file?
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Rocket.Launcher.v2.5.zip
this one is a bit more user friendly in that you can drag n drop any file onto an existing picture icon and it will auto create a new picture icon with a link to the file that was dropped on the picture icon, try draggin a mp3 or something, also if you drop a bmp file then it will use that as a new skin ( it will ask if you want it as primary pic or secondary ).. also the prog will detect if the dropped file is a drive, folder or file and give it an appropriate icon picture
max 30 items (increased)
also made it "always on bottom" works 99% of the time
(new window will be underneath all other windows)
bug note.. dont drag and drop my computer to the prog
still nowhere near final ver, just showing progress and getting new ideas of people
vote: do you prefer drag n drop or manually editing the ini file?
*grabs new version*
Vote:
Either works for me. That said, I do like being able to see exactly whats going on in an .ini file... That way I can be in precise control of whats going on...
Vote:
Either works for me. That said, I do like being able to see exactly whats going on in an .ini file... That way I can be in precise control of whats going on...
yay, update!
v2.5 takes a looong time to load on my box, not sure why. Everything slows down as it loads. v2 ran quite fast, but only showed the earth icon, whereas v2.5 shows them all.
Unfortunately right-clicking on one of the icons closes all icons. Not sure if this is intentional. I'd prefer it if it worked on a per-icon basis, and updated the .ini file accordingly, perhaps removing the icons entry? Maybe as a compromise there'd be a value in the .ini file that could give the user both options.
A means of refreshing/reloading the .ini file via an icon would be really useful, especially for trying out new configs quickly. Maybe this could be done with a hotkey as modifier, eg. holding down Ctrl whilst right-clicking the icon would reload the .ini file.
I find the drag'n drop cumbersome as I normally run explorer maximised. As for a preference, I'm gonna go with the .ini file.
I'm a little confused about the screen co'ords in the .ini file, the values shown don't correspond to my sense of the desktop running at 800x600. Its not really a big issue at all, if you copy the co'ords from another icon its easy enough to move them around on the desktop, though I'm finding its not restoring the last layout very well with the icons supplied. I found this isn't the case when using fewer icons. Also, this really doesn't like loading two icons with the same co'ords. It sends the CPU usage to 100%.
I found you can run more than one instance of this, it would be great if running a new instance replaced the old instance automatically.
btw, keep up the good work!
v2.5 takes a looong time to load on my box, not sure why. Everything slows down as it loads. v2 ran quite fast, but only showed the earth icon, whereas v2.5 shows them all.
Unfortunately right-clicking on one of the icons closes all icons. Not sure if this is intentional. I'd prefer it if it worked on a per-icon basis, and updated the .ini file accordingly, perhaps removing the icons entry? Maybe as a compromise there'd be a value in the .ini file that could give the user both options.
A means of refreshing/reloading the .ini file via an icon would be really useful, especially for trying out new configs quickly.
Maybe this could be done with a hotkey as modifier, eg. holding down Ctrl whilst right-clicking the icon would reload the .ini file.
I find the drag'n drop cumbersome as I normally run explorer maximised. As for a preference, I'm gonna go with the .ini file.
I'm a little confused about the screen co'ords in the .ini file, the values shown don't correspond to my sense of the desktop running at 800x600. Its not really a big issue at all, if you copy the co'ords from another icon its easy enough to move them around on the desktop, though I'm finding its not restoring the last layout very well with the icons supplied. I found this isn't the case when using fewer icons. Also, this really doesn't like loading two icons with the same co'ords. It sends the CPU usage to 100%.
I found you can run more than one instance of this, it would be great if running a new instance replaced the old instance automatically.
btw, keep up the good work!
(about Rocket Launcher)
I'm planning on starting again from scratch.. i'm hoping to integrate the program and get it to interact directly with windows wallpaper, via invisible user defined area's so will be extremly fast and easily configurable, so for now no updates, tho i will explain the ini a bit better, they say a pic says a 1000 words so i done a pic
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Help.jpg
I'm planning on starting again from scratch.. i'm hoping to integrate the program and get it to interact directly with windows wallpaper, via invisible user defined area's so will be extremly fast and easily configurable, so for now no updates, tho i will explain the ini a bit better, they say a pic says a 1000 words so i done a pic
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Help.jpg
Sweet, you got the page up. 
Seems like you got everything together. Mind if I posted a news article on it at VP? It is just in time for Christmas. 
This is a pretty cool lil app, and the front page could use a lil something in the way of news.
Seems like you got everything together. Mind if I posted a news article on it at VP? It is just in time for Christmas. This is a pretty cool lil app, and the front page could use a lil something in the way of news. cool, go for it i'll have a new release soon which will include new options
i'll have a new release soon which will include new optionsAfter finals I'll write up an article.
I should be studying now.;
I should be studying now.
;ok, i've added 1 more option to the taskbar
-nicebar
this option will autohide just the ugly part of the taskbar (middle section) instead of the whole thing..
download it here:
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.and.Taskbar.zip
i've uploaded it to the website and i'll leave it as version 7.. any more updates will just be minor improvements so this should be considered final. thanks everyone who helped with suggestions and feedback
-nicebar
this option will autohide just the ugly part of the taskbar (middle section) instead of the whole thing..
download it here:
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.and.Taskbar.zip
i've uploaded it to the website and i'll leave it as version 7.. any more updates will just be minor improvements so this should be considered final. thanks everyone who helped with suggestions and feedback
The article is up, in case you didn't see it. Nice work, man.
Nice work, man.Thanks Red nice job..
Alex have you tried the -mycomponclick option?
maybe try -mycomponclick2 which will only launch my computer if the right mouse button is clicked in the hotarea..
Alex have you tried the -mycomponclick option?
maybe try -mycomponclick2 which will only launch my computer if the right mouse button is clicked in the hotarea..
rt07, I'm almost embarrassed to admit I didn't parse what 'mycomponclick' meant the first time and missed it
It works! Danke, it's now a permanent fixture on my desktop!
It works! Danke, it's now a permanent fixture on my desktop!
hehe glad you like it
also it came to my attention that the command line parameters wernt always working when multiple commands were added so i have made a new version which fixes this (v7.5) visit
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.htm
i also decided to make the -nicebar option default since this is a nice option especially for winXP, so xp users grab this latest version
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.and.Taskbar.zip
* now default, my computer launches when the mouse is moved to the left of the screen and left mouse button is clicked
* added command line -hidefulltaskbar for people who still want to hide the whole taskbar
* also now default the mouse move feature is turned off so turning on/off icons is done via left clicking (more reliable and painfree) added command line -mousemoveon for people who like the old way
also it came to my attention that the command line parameters wernt always working when multiple commands were added so i have made a new version which fixes this (v7.5) visit
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.htm
i also decided to make the -nicebar option default since this is a nice option especially for winXP, so xp users grab this latest version
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.and.Taskbar.zip
* now default, my computer launches when the mouse is moved to the left of the screen and left mouse button is clicked
* added command line -hidefulltaskbar for people who still want to hide the whole taskbar
* also now default the mouse move feature is turned off so turning on/off icons is done via left clicking (more reliable and painfree) added command line -mousemoveon for people who like the old way
uhhh ok no probs..
i added -forcehide which bypasses the internal check to see if the taskbar is visible or not (used for the toggle purposes), and forces the bar to hide 10 times over before it quits..
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Toggle.Taskbar.zip
i added -forcehide which bypasses the internal check to see if the taskbar is visible or not (used for the toggle purposes), and forces the bar to hide 10 times over before it quits..
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Toggle.Taskbar.zip
thanks..
tho i'm actually a little suprised people are still using it.. so i decided to do a small update..
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.and.Taskbar.v8.zip
mainly added demlak's request for top/left side
-topleft
and the systray icons..
-tray
but systray is a bit buggy at the moment, animated icons try to unhide the tray so i'm planning on taking a different approach. i'll hide the full taskbar and use a fake taskbar from a bmp, then unhide the real thing on top of it when needed.. also planning on reducing cpu overhead to as little as possible.
also decided to release the source code
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/AutoHide.Icons.and.Taskbar.v8.VBasic.Source.zip
tho i'm actually a little suprised people are still using it.. so i decided to do a small update..
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.and.Taskbar.v8.zip
mainly added demlak's request for top/left side
-topleft
and the systray icons..
-tray
but systray is a bit buggy at the moment, animated icons try to unhide the tray so i'm planning on taking a different approach. i'll hide the full taskbar and use a fake taskbar from a bmp, then unhide the real thing on top of it when needed.. also planning on reducing cpu overhead to as little as possible.
also decided to release the source code
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/AutoHide.Icons.and.Taskbar.v8.VBasic.Source.zip
demlak try mycomponclick9 or something since that button dosent exist it'll never activate but i should make a lite version since what you want is very minimal, actually why dont you download
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Toggle.Icons.zip
then create a shortcut to toggle Icons.exe, then goto properties on the shortcut and create a shortcut key maybe the minus "-" on your keypad then move the shorcut somewhere in your start menu..
then u can press - any time to turn icons on/off and not keep a program running to do it
i know if windows does a screen refresh (F5), which windows pretty much does at random, this will make icons visible in win98 so might be the same in win2k
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Toggle.Icons.zip
then create a shortcut to toggle Icons.exe, then goto properties on the shortcut and create a shortcut key maybe the minus "-" on your keypad then move the shorcut somewhere in your start menu..
then u can press - any time to turn icons on/off and not keep a program running to do it
i know if windows does a screen refresh (F5), which windows pretty much does at random, this will make icons visible in win98 so might be the same in win2k
Hi Alden, wow it's nice to know people still use it
new version .. finally..
added "-noicon" option
added fix for taskbar disappearing while startmenu is open
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.8.1.zip
actually a long time ago i started work on a windowsXP version transparency (fade in/out) etc just never finished it, people can test the beta version here:
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/AutohideXP.v8.9.zip
new version .. finally..
added "-noicon" option
added fix for taskbar disappearing while startmenu is open
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.8.1.zip
actually a long time ago i started work on a windowsXP version transparency (fade in/out) etc just never finished it, people can test the beta version here:
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/AutohideXP.v8.9.zip
Thank you for the update. Also, can you give a little more instructions for the command lines and how to work them? For example the -mycomponclick2 , where am I supposed to click? What does -baronclickdo exactly? Thanks for the help. I am sure hundreds (thousands?) have used this without taking the time to post.
Did you get the help.txt file inside the zip file? i added it a day or so ago, you might need to download again..
-mycomponclick2 would bring up mycomputer using the right mouse button instead of left mouse button, 1=left, 2=right, 4=middle
-baronclick1 is for people who want to bring the taskbar back using a left mouse click, instead of just moving to the taskbar area you would have to click as well.. again 1=left, 2=right, 4=middle
whoops theres an undocumented option, better fix that
-tray (autohides the systray)
-mycomponclick2 would bring up mycomputer using the right mouse button instead of left mouse button, 1=left, 2=right, 4=middle
-baronclick1 is for people who want to bring the taskbar back using a left mouse click, instead of just moving to the taskbar area you would have to click as well..
again 1=left, 2=right, 4=middle
whoops theres an undocumented option, better fix that
-tray (autohides the systray)
if anyone asks demlak is a legend
new ver 8.2
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.zip
-topleft (toggle icons using top/left screenarea) wow it still works
-donthidetaskbar (dont hide taskbar) new!
also xp ver is slowly getting there the seperate config / ini part is 99% complete just the autohide exe needs a bit more work, not all options are working yet, (mainly the file launch options need work)
the transparent start menu works best with "classic start menu" i'll work on the default windows start menu later .. maybe
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.XP.Beta2.zip
new ver 8.2
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.Icons.zip
-topleft (toggle icons using top/left screenarea) wow it still works
-donthidetaskbar (dont hide taskbar) new!
also xp ver is slowly getting there the seperate config / ini part is 99% complete just the autohide exe needs a bit more work, not all options are working yet, (mainly the file launch options need work)
the transparent start menu works best with "classic start menu" i'll work on the default windows start menu later .. maybe
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Autohide.XP.Beta2.zip
Hi Phyxius, probably the easiest way is to create a shortcut to the autohide.exe file, try dragging the .exe file with your right mouse button then choose create shortcut here, then right click on the shortcut and choose properties, then add commands to the target box, so it should look something like this:
"D:\Utils\Autohide\Autohide.Icons.exe" -topleft -noicon
then run the program by clicking on the shortcut, you can add as many commands as you like... good luck
"D:\Utils\Autohide\Autohide.Icons.exe" -topleft -noicon
then run the program by clicking on the shortcut, you can add as many commands as you like... good luck
Ah cool, got it working thanks for ur help.
I really appreciate u sharing this program
Thanks again.
thanks for ur help.
I really appreciate u sharing this program
Thanks again.
gave it a go.. i think it's what you want..
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Source.zip
there a Hide.Icons.exe file inside source.zip.. i gave you source as well case you work it out one day..
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Source.zip
there a Hide.Icons.exe file inside source.zip.. i gave you source as well case you work it out one day..
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I absolutely couldn't believe this.....this is exactly what I need and have been looking for this for ages!
Million thanks friend.....
Thanks very much!!!
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I absolutely couldn't believe this.....this is exactly what I need and have been looking for this for ages!
Million thanks friend.....
Thanks very much!!!
wow glad you liked it
takes no time to modify, hard part is uploading to geocities.. anyway i made it double the hotarea as default and let you change it to whatever size you want..
added -botarea100
100 is default about 5 cms, change it to whatever u want
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Cust.Hide.Icons.zip
takes no time to modify, hard part is uploading to geocities.. anyway i made it double the hotarea as default and let you change it to whatever size you want..
added -botarea100
100 is default about 5 cms, change it to whatever u want
http://www.geocities.com/autohide_hompage/Cust.Hide.Icons.zip
Hey rt07,
I tried the other program Rocket Launcher...that looks pretty sleek!!
I use avedesk to get the mac like shortcuts on my desktop....I guess in future I can look forward to use launcher to do the same...
I tried the other program Rocket Launcher...that looks pretty sleek!!
I use avedesk to get the mac like shortcuts on my desktop....I guess in future I can look forward to use launcher to do the same...
Hello, rt07, and thanks for this great app, which I have just found about yesterday!
I have tried all versions and am currently running 8.2 with parameters to autohide all on start, icons and taskbar.
The only drawback I see is the lack of a TOGGLE ACTION FOR THE TASKBAR, like there is for the icons.
Is it possible to add this feature? At this time the only work-around I have found is to run the early version "Toggle Taskbar" from the start menu and run Autohide.Icons.v8.2 with "-donthidetaskbar" parameter.
Another suggestion would be a full hide (NO start button) where the start menu is only activated from the keyboard Windows key. Most keyboards have this key, I believe it would be a great feature to add.
You could even use the windows key as the taskbar toggle (if that's technically feasible, of course).
Thanks again for the great app, hope you are still interested in refining it further
I have tried all versions and am currently running 8.2 with parameters to autohide all on start, icons and taskbar.
The only drawback I see is the lack of a TOGGLE ACTION FOR THE TASKBAR, like there is for the icons.
Is it possible to add this feature? At this time the only work-around I have found is to run the early version "Toggle Taskbar" from the start menu and run Autohide.Icons.v8.2 with "-donthidetaskbar" parameter.
Another suggestion would be a full hide (NO start button) where the start menu is only activated from the keyboard Windows key. Most keyboards have this key, I believe it would be a great feature to add.
You could even use the windows key as the taskbar toggle (if that's technically feasible, of course).
Thanks again for the great app, hope you are still interested in refining it further
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