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Title: How to use keyboard shortcuts when minimized?
Post by: Marty3d on September 26, 2006, 05:04:33 am

As the title says, any ideas? Since I have too many programs running at the same time, I often have MC minimized to the notification area... :( It would be great to pause/start playback just using the keyboard.

Thanks!
/Martin

Title: Re: How to use keyboard shortcuts when minimized?
Post by: glynor on September 26, 2006, 07:25:15 am

Girder (http://www.promixis.com/)

Title: Re: How to use keyboard shortcuts when minimized?
Post by: Marty3d on September 26, 2006, 02:08:41 pm

That's the only way? Seems strange to show the keyboard shortcuts when right-clicking the icon if you can't use them...or?

Title: Re: How to use keyboard shortcuts when minimized?
Post by: glynor on September 26, 2006, 03:01:37 pm

Quote from: Marty3d on September 26, 2006, 02:08:41 pm

That's the only way? Seems strange to show the keyboard shortcuts when right-clicking the icon if you can't use them...or?

You must have it set to minimize to the system tray.  The standard task bar "tab" (what the heck are those things supposed to be called anyway?) does not list the shortcuts when it is minimized.

There's no really effective way for MC to have system-wide shortcuts, as they could (and likely would) conflict with other application's shortcuts.  For example, in MC Control++ and Control+- modify the Volume, but those same commands increase/decrease font size in Firefox.

You could use a program like UltraMon (which has global hotkey support) to define your own hotkeys and then assign them to little scripts like these:

Play-Pause:

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<package>
   <job id="vbs">
      <script language="VBScript">
         set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
         WScript.Sleep 100
         WshShell.Run("C:\WINDOWS\system32\mjextman.exe /MCC 10000,0")
      </script>
   </job>
</package>
FF:

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<package>
   <job id="vbs">
      <script language="VBScript">
         set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
         WScript.Sleep 100
         WshShell.Run("C:\WINDOWS\system32\mjextman.exe /MCC 10004,0")
      </script>
   </job>
</package>
RW:

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<package>
   <job id="vbs">
      <script language="VBScript">
         set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
         WScript.Sleep 100
         WshShell.Run("C:\WINDOWS\system32\mjextman.exe /MCC 10005,0")
      </script>
   </job>
</package>
etc.

UltraMon does a lot more than offer global hotkey support.  I'm sure there are other apps out there that do just that for free if you look around.