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Title: Picky asthetic Theater View suggestion
Post by: raym on January 23, 2006, 05:00:34 pm

When Theater View is used to launch another app, would it be possible for MC to minimize itself rather than leaving itself in the "megame" state? This would look really slick coz you wouldn't even see MC working in the background.

Cheers.

Title: Re: Picky asthetic Theater View suggestion
Post by: Mr ChriZ on January 23, 2006, 06:35:52 pm

If it's just one app you want to launch and
your launching it by hitting a button
then you could create a batch file or VBScript
which first runs the command
"mc11.exe /MCC 10014"
and then what ever is needed to launch your program.

Title: Re: Picky asthetic Theater View suggestion
Post by: raym on January 23, 2006, 10:22:01 pm

Quote from: Mr ChriZ on January 23, 2006, 06:35:52 pm

If it's just one app you want to launch and
your launching it by hitting a button
then you could create a batch file or VBScript
which first runs the command
"mc11.exe /MCC 10014"
and then what ever is needed to launch your program.

The thing is tho, MC won't return to Theater View automatically when the app exits calling it via vbs. I really like this feature...

Title: Re: Picky asthetic Theater View suggestion
Post by: Mr ChriZ on January 26, 2006, 08:26:54 am

I just had another go at this.
I presumed last time that because calling MC11.exe /MCC 10014 directly
doesn't work, plonking it in a script wouldn't work either....
I was wrong  :)

Title: Re: Picky asthetic Theater View suggestion
Post by: Mr ChriZ on January 26, 2006, 10:36:31 am

.exe Binary available here (http://www.ezupload.org/dl/e5u1r)
Requires .NET Framework 1.1

source available here (http://www.ezupload.org/dl/e5u1z)
Written in C#

Usage
TVAppStart [Application to start] [Arguments]

Example:
TVAppStart notepad.exe C:\ReadMe.Txt

Minimizes Theatre View
Starts Notepad and opens readme.txt
On exit of Notepad Theatre View is restored.

If no application is supplied then Notepad is started.

Additional note
06/03/06 07:25pm GMT Added Check to see if file exists, if not messagebox shown.
For long file names enclose in quotes
TVAppStart "M:\program files\Office\Winword.exe"

Title: Re: Picky asthetic Theater View suggestion
Post by: raym on January 26, 2006, 04:14:01 pm

This is great! Thankyou very much!!!! I just wonder though, you still see MC in standard view flash on the screen for a brief period before resuming or hiding Theater View. Is there no way of hiding this transition?

Thanks again.

Title: Re: Picky asthetic Theater View suggestion
Post by: Mr ChriZ on January 26, 2006, 04:29:20 pm

Quote from: raym on January 26, 2006, 04:14:01 pm

This is great! Thankyou very much!!!! I just wonder though, you still see MC in standard view flash on the screen for a brief period before resuming or hiding Theater View. Is there no way of hiding this transition?

Thanks again.

Your welcome,
I think the flash to Standard view is beyond my power to change.
The source code is there if any one else wants a go though!