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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Shortcut to color scheme change for use with battery run

« on: July 05, 2007, 01:59 PM »

Alright.  It's really quick and dirty but it works.  I don't have a host so I'll just post the code.

Make an autohotkey script that looks like this for when the power is plugged in:

[Select]

Run c:\windows\system32\control.exe color
WinWaitActive, Appearance Settings
Send {up}{enter}

Make another script like this for when the power is disconnected:

[Select]

Run c:\windows\system32\control.exe color
WinWaitActive, Appearance Settings
Send {down}{enter}

Like I said, it's quick and dirty.  I'm a noob with autohotkey right now.  The appearance window pops up and it takes a few seconds to switch between themes, but it works.  Also, any color scheme saved to aero is lost when switching to basic and back.  I haven't tried it yet, but I'm sure that the color scheme fix can be worked into the script.

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Shortcut to color scheme change for use with battery run

« on: July 01, 2007, 04:48 PM »

Nevermind! I learned how to use Autohotkey.  Yay 

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Post New Requests Here / IDEA: Shortcut to color scheme change for use with battery run

« on: June 22, 2007, 02:19 AM »

I am a proud owner of a shiny new laptop, complete with Vista Premium.  However, I am finding that Aero is a battery drain compared to the other schemes.  I found batteryrun and thought it may be useful to be able to have my color scheme switch to Vista basic when I disconnect the AC power and then switch back to Aero when I reconnect it.  Unfortunately I can't seem to find any way to make the switch between schemes without going into appearance settings and changing it manually.  If you could find some way to make a file or two that can switch between two color schemes so that I can use them with batteryrun, I will love you forever!  Thank you =)