When you enable "Auto-hide the taskbar" feature in Windows 7 to be able to use the whole screen for your apps, the taskbar gets often activated undesired and it gets very annoying, especially when you taskbar is big.
This script will postpone showing the taskbar for desired time when you move onto it with your mouse.
Features:
This is similar to Pleasant Taskbar but more intuitive.
Requires latest AutoHotkey v1.
Enjoy
Source: https://autohotkey.com/board/topic/90115-win7-delaytaskbar-improve-auto-hide-the-taskbar-feature/
This script will postpone showing the taskbar for desired time when you move onto it with your mouse.
Features:
- automatically finds location of taskbar and supports left, top, right and bottom as taskbar location
- taskbar is shown when you show Start menu by pressing the windows key or CTRL+ESC
This is similar to Pleasant Taskbar but more intuitive.
Requires latest AutoHotkey v1.
Enjoy
- Code:
If FileExist(iniFile:=A_ScriptDir "\" SubStr(A_ScriptName,1,-4) ".ini")
FileRead,Delay,%iniFile%
else Delay:=800
SetBatchLines,-1
SetWinDelay,-1
CoordMode,Mouse,Screen
DetectHiddenWindows,On
WinGetPos,x,y,w,h,ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
DetectHiddenWindows,Off
pos:=x>0?3:y>0?4:w>h?2:1 ; left, top, right, bottom = 1, 2, 3, 4
WinHide,ahk_class Button
WinHide,ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
Menu,Tray,NoStandard
Menu,Tray,Add,&Exit,OnExit
Menu,Tray,Add,&SetDelay,SetDelay
OnExit, OnExit
Loop {
Sleep % Delay/2
If WinExist("ahk_class DV2ControlHost") && !WinExist("ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd"){
WinShow,ahk_class Button
WinShow,ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
WinHide,ahk_class DV2ControlHost
WinShow,ahk_class DV2ControlHost
WinSet,Redraw,,ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
}
MouseGetPos,x,y,win
WinGetClass,class,ahk_id %win%
If (GetKeyState("LButton","P") || win=ShellID || win=ButtonID || class="#32768" || WinExist("ahk_class TaskListThumbnailWnd") || WinExist("ahk_class NotifyIconOverflowWindow")){
DetectHiddenWindows,On
WinGetPos,x,y,w,h,ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
DetectHiddenWindows,Off
pos:=x>0?3:y>0?4:w>h?2:1 ; left, top, right, bottom = 1, 2, 3, 4
continue
}
If WinExist("ahk_Class ahk_class DV2ControlHost") || (pos=1 && (x>-2 && x<2)) || (pos=2 && (y>-2 && y<2)) || (pos=3 && (x>A_ScreenWidth-2 && x<A_ScreenWidth+2)) || (pos=4 && (y>A_ScreenHeight-2 && y<A_ScreenHeight+2))
SetTimer,ShowTray,% -1*(Delay/4)
else if WinExist("ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd") {
SetTimer,ShowTray,Off
WinHide,ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
WinHide,ahk_class Button
}
}
SetDelay:
InputBox,NewDelay,Set new delay,Please enter new delay time in milliseconds (minimum 100).,,200,150,,,,,%Delay%
If (NewDelay=Delay || NewDelay="")
return
Delay:=NewDelay<100?100:NewDelay
FileDelete,% iniFile
FileAppend,%Delay%,% iniFile
Return
OnExit:
WinShow,ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
WinShow,ahk_class Button
WinSet,Redraw,,ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
ExitApp
ShowTray:
DetectHiddenWindows,On
WinShow,ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
WinShow,ahk_class Button
WinSet,Redraw,,ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
DetectHiddenWindows,Off
WinGet,ShellID,ID,ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
WinGet,ButtonID,ID,ahk_class Button
Return
Source: https://autohotkey.com/board/topic/90115-win7-delaytaskbar-improve-auto-hide-the-taskbar-feature/