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Author Topic: [request] Minimize to system trsy on right click of minimize button  (Read 15103 times)

yotta

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hi, i was wondering if it would be possible to make a small app that would minimize any app to the system trayn when you right click the minimize button

yes i know taskswitch-xp does this, but it also makes alt-tab slower.

also clicking the system tray icon to restore

jgpaiva

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Re: [request] Minimize to system trsy on right click of minimize button
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2008, 12:14 PM »
I think there are quite a few programs out there that do that.
TrayIt! comes to mind.

yotta

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Re: [request] Minimize to system trsy on right click of minimize button
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2008, 01:04 PM »
thanx! i thought someone here would know something, but i couldnt find it googling, so i thought id ask.

thnx again

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Re: [request] Minimize to system trsy on right click of minimize button
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2008, 03:42 PM »
something else in that direction - power menu
http://www.abstractpath.com/powermenu/

I use Alt+Spacebar + up arrow twice which sounds complicated but a lot quicker then finding minimise button with mouse, or i right click on prog in taskbar and select option -
it also does: always on top/transparency and change priority as well but I've never used those

with this minor ... whatsthatword?? - caveat!!
http://www.abstractp...c7916804751596347694
Tom

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Re: [request] Minimize to system trsy on right click of minimize button
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2008, 08:43 PM »
if you're single purpose tool, you can try this AHK-based tool: Min2Tray v1.7.7.

btw, another alternative is DM2. (formerly known as Dialog Mate).

DM2 Mouse Button Config



yotta

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Re: [request] Minimize to system trsy on right click of minimize button
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2008, 10:51 AM »
alt+spacebar+up twice wouldnt be usefulto me as it would clash with launchy,

min2tray was exactly what i was looking for, but ill probably end up using DM2

thanks lanux!

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Re: [request] Minimize to system trsy on right click of minimize button
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2008, 06:46 PM »
you're welcome, yotta. :Thmbsup:

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Re: [request] Minimize to system trsy on right click of minimize button
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2008, 09:19 PM »
RBTray does exactly that:

"RBTray allows you to minimize windows in the tray area on taskbar by clicking right mouse button on the window`s minimize/close box or from system menu or from window`s system menu. And to set any window in Always on top state from window`s system menu."

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Re: [request] Minimize to system trsy on right click of minimize button
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2008, 02:29 AM »
When using mouse, I prefer Pitaschio, where you can define for example wheel-click or right-click on the title bar to do this (or many others) operation.

When using keyboard, I suggest using HotkeyP or HotKeyz to define "minimize to tray" command to virtually any key combination or multimedia key.

yotta

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Re: [request] Minimize to system trsy on right click of minimize button
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2008, 02:55 PM »
rbtray!! its great, it does what it says on the tin. and only that. its also tiny with the process running at about 350k

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Guys, is there a program that could minimise the windows not to the system tray but a seperate "tray" that is perhaps just beside the system tray? 

Iconic Tray has something similar where it places a button beside the system tray and you have to click this button and a dropdown menu opens containing a list of minimised windows.  Similar, but not exactly what i was looking for. 

My main complaint was that I couldn't easily distinguish a systray icon from a minimised window icon.