I'm sure this module exists, though I'm obviously looking for the wrong term.

I'm looking for a module that hides a windows so it only displays the titlebar. Linux and Windowblinds users will be familiar with this effect.

there is a module out there that does it...I wanna say it is WndCtrl or something along those lines.

Yep, that's it. WndMan. I just found it when looking for some other window related bangs.

Thanks

Argh. WndMan works great, with the exception that I'm trying to execute its bangs on the currect active window using a Shortcut. But I think it's applying the bang to the shortcut instead of the window because it is the active windows as soon as I click in it.

Does anyone know a solution to this problem?

Isn't there a bang in that same module to make another window active? and why not link it to a hotkey with jkey?

I'm looking for a way to change the focus back before executing the bang, but the only way I can see how it by specifying the windows title. Using !WndPushBottom or !WndPushBack first, really messes up LS.

I could use hotkeys, but that's not the functionality I'm looking for.

Can you grab the previously selected windows' classname via Label?

I run an app called WinRoll on startup. You can roll windows with a right click on the titlebar (limiting the system menu to the program icon) Mine is resource hacked having its icon removed so that it doesn't appear in the system tray. I think you could *SystrayHide it but when I can I mutilate these service-type programs directly as I see fit. >:DDD

There are other options with this app but I don't use them. Something about right clicking on the titlebar buttons for other functions. I think one is a transparency toggle.

There's also a new version of Nuonsoft ShellEnhancer that also rolls up windows in addition to its slew of other features.

If you insist on using litestep it's sort of tricky to get previous window classnames. See http://www.litestep.net/index.php?section=4&action=view&catId=8&id=1413

EDIT: (WinRoll, not WinShade. ugh)

I couldn't find a way to grab the window class name using Label.

Though using !VWMDesk 0 as suggested by RabidCow in thread tnl linked to seems to work flawlessly.

Thanks for pointing out those applications, tnl. I prefer to have this functionality as a part of my theme, but Nuonsoft ShellEnhancer looks amazing. I'll definitely be giving it a try.

ShellEnhancer is nice...personally I love the Alt+Tab replacement. Isn't their a Label property for current task name...so you could assign it to another evar on change...or am I just wacked?

Yes there is, sorry. I mustn't have looked hard enough. Though I'm not sure how to assign the value for activeTask to an evar. I'll figure it out if I need to though.

!setvar activetask $TaskLabelText$

or some crap like that...its too late to be thinking :)

Thanks :)

I use a gestures application (StrokeIt), and have an action (your choice) send a hotkey that executes the !winshade bang of winctrl.dll. No shortcuts or keypresses needed - just perform the gesture in or on the window you want to shade.