Jayinem

Sorry for bumping this old thread but it never got resolved and this happens to me when I wake the computer from sleep it covers my entire screen no taskbar showing. I even have taskbar set to not autohide it still does it, and the taskbar is locked still does it. It also happens after playing some games. Not sure if it has to do with resolution or what but I checked before/after sleep the resolution stays the same on my TV.

No problem, thanks for helping.

Yeah I dunno it's not working. The exe is RADICALDREAMERS instead of chronocross.exe I did put that in, no response from the launcher on the keypresses. Tab works when I press it on the actual keyboard so I replaced your down down down with tab tab tab, but no response.

AlwaysonTop is version 2 I use version 1 AHK, I'll wait for Joe to get help. Decided to ignore that user I'm not going to put up with being mistreated. This was a friendly thread,

It's funny I just recently looked over this entire thread and you're the first person saying "try google" we're here to help each other, if you don't want to help then don't help but don't nag me about a question that isn't common. Most of the questions on this thread can probably be answered on Google. You're the only one getting annoyed at someone and telling them to check there, that's your issue not mine. I will not be mistreated by you so please stop. JoeViking is a mod and he's kind and helps people he doesn't bark orders at people like you're trying to do.

That escape menu is still in game, the Window doesn't change at all. It's like some games where you hit escape but it doesn't actually escape. My escape key has a script always running $Esc::!F4, so it's supposed to combine the two, but it doesn't work on that game because the game must have programmed it that way. Only if I actually hit alt + F4 does it escape, but then the launcher comes up. I tried making a script where !F4 = !F4 twice with a sleep on it but didn't work because I can't seem to activate the launcher window through AHK.

With mouse click I can exit if I click on the launcher set sleep and it'll close it, but winactivate is not working I ran WindowSpy tried everything there. Just a major PITA for no reason.

In this case it doesn't work, because the launcher launches before the game, then closes when the game runs, then waits until you escape the game THEN relaunches. Alt+F4 closes the game but then the launcher reappears, escape does not close the game, instead you get this Escape menu which is still technically in game. It's really a joke like they're going out of their way to be annoying. And notice it says quit game and return to launcher. Maybe there isn't a solution because I can't run a loop to always close launcher, I need it to run the game initially.

Since I don't have premium I abandoned the idea of editing theme which is ok. But how do I make a script that bypasses this annoying Launcher with Chrono Cross Radical Dreamers? Even if you use a shortcut or direct .exe the launcher comes up. So I want to click on certain position on screen and left click on the launcher where it tells you to launch the game to at least bypass it even though it'll still launch. I got the coordinates through windowspy, just can't remember how to put it into a script. Screen: 1292, 490 (less often used) Window: 1149, 344 (default) Client: 1149, 344 (recommended) Color: 1D2026 (Red=1D Green=20 Blue=26) And the Launcher comes back up when I escape the game, how do I run a script that closes it along with the game when escaping? This script below closes it if I do it separate from having the game running through launchbox SetTitleMatchMode 2 WinClose ahk_exe CHRONOCROSS_LAUNCHER.exe But when I hit escape in the game it does this confirm do you want to close in the game and you have to go to exit, and only then does the launcher come back up. So how would I make that work if possible? Can't believe a game that came out in 2022 would have a launcher that's not bypassable and then even more dumb force the launcher to reopen after you escape from the game and confirm escape. Edit I figured out how to click on the launcher automatically SetTitleMatchMode 2 run CHRONOCROSS_LAUNCHER.exe Sleep 3000 MouseClick, Left, 1109, 325 However one strange thing I've never seen, it only works on the .ahk but if I turn it into an .exe the mouse doesn't move? But I could just use the .ahk in launchbox I guess, just need to how to autoclose this launcher with the game.

Thanks I'll try it later, but I just have free launchbox so i might not be able to but it's alright.

Right the middle button between minimize and close on the top right. If that gets pressed or there's a windowed launchbox it maximizes it. Thanks for the additional script btw one more inquiry speaking of those buttons, is there anyway to hide those buttons such as minimize close restore? I really wouldn't even mind hiding the entire Launchbox menu in the top if possible, but of course to where it's not impossible to unhide them. But if that's not possible it is alright, I am happy with what I have.

YES it worked thank you so much Joe. This actually keeps it maximized if hitting minimize button and let's me do other tasks. Is there any way I could do the same thing with it if it gets closed and minimized in the same script? One of my scripts is a very powerful escape key that combines both escape and alt+f4 and occasionally when I hit escape to leave a game it will also close launchbox. I want it to be like desktop wallpaper that always is there fullscreen (the coolest desktop wallpaper ever that scrolls through and plays lots of games). Actually I already have it. After your help with 3 different scripts I have it where it maximizes when minimized, maximizes when restores and reopens after closing. Guess it doesn't matter that it's multiple scripts. Maximize after restore: #SingleInstance force #Persistent Loop { if WinActive("ahk_exe LaunchBox.exe") WinMaximize } Re-opens if closed: iTC_EXE = "D:\Jay\Launchbox\Launchbox.exe" iTC_Path = "D:\Jay\Launchbox\" iTC_imgName = Launchbox.exe loop { Process, Exist, %iTC_imgName% ; check to see if iTeleportConnect is running If (ErrorLevel = 0) ; If it is not running { Run, %iTC_EXE%, %iTC_Path%, hide } Else ; If it is running, ErrorLevel equals the process id for the target program (Printkey). Then do nothing. { sleep 5 } } And the white screen when I was hitting the hotkey doesn't matter now because I don't need a hotkey, I'd rather it just say maximized at all times and now it does.

This thread used to be very alive when people had questions someone would always be there to answer, now it's mostly dead. Even though it's probably a waste of time since I never got my previous ? several 2 days ago I was wondering if someone knew how to make a window stay fullscreen (while showing taskbar) and write a loop that if it gets minimized it will re-activate it. I tried asking on autohotkey forums but got this guy mikey who has 28000 posts he's probably burned out he did help me write a script that makes Launchbox stay active however it makes my computer unusable because the loop is constantly checking if launchbox is the active window so if I try to click on something else like firefox too bad the script says launchbox needs to be the active window at all times, which is not what I asked for nor what I want. I want the loop to check if it's minimized if so maximize it, not check if it's the active window if not make it the active window. This is the script that made it where I can't do anything but have launchbox the active screen. If you try it you will have to kill the script because you can't do anything else on your computer it will make launchbox always the active window. #SingleInstance winTitle := "ahk_exe Notepad.exe" Loop { WinWait % winTitle Loop { WinWaitNotActive If WinExist() { WinActivate SoundBeep 2500 } Else Break }

I have a key that toggles Launchbox fullscreen and minimized and it was working fine but now I get a white screen. I tried rebooting didn't help. SetTitleMatchMode 2 DetectHiddenWindows On #SingleInstance Force sc166:: Toggle := !Toggle if (Toggle = 1) WinMaximize ahk_exe Launchbox.exe else { WinMinimize ahk_exe Launchbox.exe } If I just click on Launchbox in the taskbar it opens up and minimizes normally, it's only when I hit the hotkey. p.s. just updated my Nvidia graphics drivers to see if that could be it, but nope.

I figured out the solution to running scripts on Parsec GUI is to add run as admin in the script. Now I can move it activate maximize it. SetTitleMatchMode 2 if not A_IsAdmin Run *RunAs "%A_ScriptFullPath%" HotKey, NumpadDot, LaunchUpdate return SetWorkingDir, "C:\Program Files\Parsec" LaunchUpdate: If WinExist("ahk_exe Parsecd.exe"){ WinActivate ahk_exe Parsecd.exe Sleep 2100 Send #+{Right} return } Else { Run C:\Program Files\Parsec\parsecd.exe,C:\Program Files\Parsec WinWait ahk_exe Parsecd.exe Sleep 2100 Send #+{Right} return } return

You said hyper-r virtual machine, I don't know much about those I thought that was a virtual box. Just because it works perfectly and it runs at startup doesn't really answer my issue though. Have you ran specific scripts such as changing a monitor escaping from the gui, winmaximizing parsec? And I mean the GUI before it's connecting to another computer. I got it to winmaximize on the portable version, but it wouldn't change monitors. I use the same script on half a dozen other programs to change monitors on Windows 10 as I have my laptop hooked up to my TV and use extended desktop. Sometimes I'll be watching TV and want to use my laptop monitor to do various things without changing display types or without having to switch back to the TV so this script brings the apps from the main display (my TV) to my secondary display my laptop monitor, but it doesn't work for Parsec. It is the only program that it does not work.

After reading, the reason you're able to get it working and I'm not is because you're using a Virtual Box which is essentially a different app. If you tried Parsec as a standalone you'd have the same issues. The installer version does not work with AHK, I'm having a little bit of success with the portable version but still having a few issues.

Can you try to run any ahk script on the Parsec GUI? I can't get any to work. I have F12 to change monitors because I have a gaming laptop that hooks up to my TV and I use extended desktop, it works on every app but Parsec and I use DisplayFusion and there's a little button on just about every app I can click with a mouse to change apps, not on Parsec. I'm sort of wondering if they found a way to disable all outside scripting? Unless it's just a problem on my end. I tried reinstalling Parsec it did not help. I just tried a portable version the opposite of what you said earlier because I do have it installed to C:\username\Program Files and it does work to change screens, but not the installed version? weird. It says there's no hosting on portable version though.

I recommend downloading JoytoKey it makes gaming live (especially emulators) easier because you can map keys to controller combinations. I am using Wii U Pro through Mayflash and I didn't think the home button ever worked but just found out it did. I just mapped every button on my controller to do something in combination with my home button, including one to WinActivate Launchbox from a minimized state. So first you map an ahk script to a key or combo of keys, I have alt + L !l:: WinActivate ahk_exe Launchbox.exe. Then go into JoytoKey map a combination of buttons to be those combinations of keys. I mapped Select + Home to WinActivating Launchbox. And here are some my others. Since different emulators have different keys to go fullscreen I mapped 3 different button combos to fullscreen. Having all of these functions in combination of Launchbox allowing you to use your controller on the Launchbox menu makes it almost like having a game console. Home + L2 = Escape Game Home + R1 = Fullscreen (F11) Home + L1 = Fullscreen (Alt+Enter) Home + R2 = Fullscreen (F) Home + Y = Save Home + X = Load Home + B = Save (Retroarch) Home + A = Load (Retroarch) Home + Left d-pad = Chiaki GUI 2nd screen Home + Right d-pad = Chiaki Stream 2nd screen Home + Down d-pad = Chiaki Touchpad (for PS4 or PS5) Home + Up d-pad = Citra swap screen Home + Select = Launch Launchbox If anyone needs any help using JoytoKey because it's a little difficult understand mapping combination of buttons at first just ask on this thread. It is possible to even map your mouse to your gamepad to where you can use it at any time on your computer, but I'm not much of a fan of that a mouse is just easier most of the time. https://joytokey.net/en/download p.s. it is totally also possible to do all of these functions with AutoHotkey if you prefer, I just prefer JoytoKey when it comes to controller.

I don't even remember what I did but it works now thanks.

Does anyone use Parsec? i am trying everything to get it to either start minimized or start as tray icon. I've tried adding -min to the shortcut I've tried ahk scripts WinMinimize etc... nothing works. Also there's no documentation on their website talking about command prompts to do it. Every other app I've tried I can figure out something but not this one.

I was going to make a video to really do it justice but had trouble with Microsoft's recording lasting longer than 5 seconds, but essentially my Launchbox is desktop wallpaper now. With an AHK script I can't change Launchbox to anything but Windowed fullscreen, however I can put apps like Firefox over it or minimize it if I want. I also have a script running with a loop that if Launchbox gets closed it reopens automatically in seconds and it's in startup shortcuts so it starts at launch.

Just discovered they made SSF easier where you can just load the ISO directly from the emulator. I dealt with all that image mounting with Daemon Tools for years with tons of frustration. Now it's easy to emulate Saturn with SSF. I never had much luck with the other Saturn emulators.

I'm having trouble getting Saturn emulator SSF to start fullscreen it's just a badly programmed emulator. I even googled where someone said add fullscreen="1" to SSF.ini and it didn't help. So next thing I tried was adding Alt enter to Launchbox I put a sleep of 9000 because it takes a few seconds to load the game and then send !{enter} and I tried send !Enter neither did anything? I even tried Send {Alt down}{Enter}{Alt Up} but nothing. If I hit Alt Enter on the keyboard together it works. Is it possible an app won't respond to autohotkey scripts? There's even an option to change what makes the emulator full screen I tried a number I tried a letter I put those in the script SSF will not do anything. Nevermind found this on this forum from a few years ago, only thing that worked. Sleep, 2500 SetKeyDelay, -1, 110 Send !{Enter} Return

I had to make a modification to the script I posted on the last page because it kept forcing Launchbox to be fullscreen even when I would try to minimize it. Now with this script it doesn't do that. #SingleInstance force #Persistent Loop { WinWaitActive, ("ahk_exe LaunchBox.exe") Sleep 5500 WinMaximize } Also here's two more scripts you can add to Additional Apps for perhaps a game that is intense for your PC thus you need to close your browser which takes additional ram/resources away from your game. If you already have the best PC that can play the newest game at 4K 120 fps while having 20 browser windows open this won't apply to you. I use Firefox but if you use another browser just change it to the browser and the location of the browser. Add this one to close Firefox upon launch of game Sleep 3500 run, taskkill /F /IM firefox.exe /T Name it whatever you want I call it Kill Firefox, and check the box that says "run before main application" And then add this one I call it restart firefox and check the box that says "run after main application" This will automatically start Firefox again once the game closes as long as you close the game with escape key. #NoTrayIcon Run, "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" WinActivate ahk_class MozillaWindowClass startProgram(winTitle, filePath) { If !WinExist(winTitle) Run % filePath WinWait % winTitle,, 5 If ErrorLevel MsgBox 48, Error, An error occurred while waiting for the window. Else WinActivate }