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Check Window Status with WinGet, ExStyle (AutoHotkey Tip)

Jack Dunning AutoHotkey, Forcing Expressions, Hotkeys, Intermediate Level, Mouse Tricks, Tooltip Pop-ups, Window Manipulation , , , ,

ExStyle Settings Help to Polish AutoHotkey Window Manipulation Scripts, Plus a Couple of Tricks

Each window in Microsoft Windows includes style settings (Style and ExStyle) which control its appearance and action. You can view these settings with the CheckStyles.ahk script discussed in the blog “The WinSet, ExStyle Command for Mouse-Click Transparent Windows (Intermediate AutoHotkey Tip).” If you build AutoHotkey window manipulation tools, then you’ll find CheckStyles.ahk indispensable both as a quick reference and a tester. The CheckStyles.ahk script displays the settings for any window under the mouse cursor. Continue reading →

The WinSet, ExStyle Command for Mouse-Click Transparent Windows (Intermediate AutoHotkey Tip)

Jack Dunning AutoHotkey, AutoHotkey GUIs, Intermediate Level, Mouse Tricks, Window Manipulation, Windows scripting, Windows Utilities , , ,

After Always-On-Top and Translucent Windows, Use the WinSet Command to Make a Mouse-Click Transparent Help Window, Plus a Discussion of the Mysterious (and Confusing) Microsoft Window Styles/ExStyles (WS_XXX and WS_EX_XXX)

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