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Author Topic: DONE: ESC closes Windows Explorer (AHK)  (Read 5648 times)

brotherS

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DONE: ESC closes Windows Explorer (AHK)
« on: October 08, 2006, 07:00 AM »
Hi!

I came up with this little script to easily close Windows Explorer windows:

#Persistent
$ESC::
  Send, {ESC}
If WinActive("ahk_class ExploreWClass")
  Send !{F4}
return

It works great, it just has one problem: you can't use ESC anymore to abort renaming of files, like when you accidentally deleted important parts of the file name and can't just press enter to "OK" the change.

So I need some way to 'only send Alt+F4 (!{F4}) if ESC is pressed twice within one second'. Got any ideas for a smart solution? I bet you do!

 :Thmbsup:
« Last Edit: October 08, 2006, 11:27 AM by brotherS »

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Re: IDEA: ESC closes Windows Explorer (AHK)
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2006, 07:06 AM »
Something in this terms might solve it:

ESCflag := false

$ESC:
  Send,{ESC}
  IF WinActive("ahk_class ExploreWClass")
    IF ESCflag
      send,!{F4}
    else
    {
      ESCflag := True
      settimer,SomeTimer,1000
    }
  return

SomeTimer:
  settimer,SomeTimer,off
  ESCflag := false
  return
Warning: untested code. But should work ;)

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Re: IDEA: ESC closes Windows Explorer (AHK)
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2006, 07:08 AM »
i use this:
Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 4)
while WinExists("classname=CabinetWClass", "")
   Winclose("classname=CabinetWClass", "")
wend
edit: unrelated code, sorry lol.
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« Last Edit: October 08, 2006, 07:12 AM by kimmchii »

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Re: IDEA: ESC closes Windows Explorer (AHK)
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2006, 07:14 AM »
Thanks jgpaiva, works!  :up:

kimmchii: what does that do: close *all* Windows Explorer windows?

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Re: IDEA: ESC closes Windows Explorer (AHK)
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2006, 07:55 AM »
yes, close *all* Windows Explorer  :D
If you find a good solution and become attached to it, the solution may become your next problem.
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