Author: majkinetor Last Modified: nonexistent
Dock desired top level windows (dock clients) to any top level window (dock host).
Using dock module you can glue your or third-party windows to any top level window. Docked windows in module terminology are called Clients and the window that keeps their position relative to itself is called Host. Once Clients are connected to the Host, this group of windows will behave like single window - moving, sizing, focusing, hiding and other OS events will be handled by the module so that the “composite window” behaves like the single window.
Dock(pClientID, pDockDef="", reset=0)
Dock_HookProc(hWinEventHook, event, hwnd, idObject, idChild, dwEventThread, dwmsEventTime )
Dock_Shutdown()
Dock_Toggle(false)
Dock_Update()
For more details of the functions's parameters and return value, please see it's source code or the document.
Its not strictly stdlib conform, because it works with global variables AND have subroutines with Return statements. If you want to use this library, you must include at the end of your script after last Return (end of AutoExec).
See at DockA for regular AutoHotkey Guis:
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For update's details and remarks related to the functions, please see the AutoHotkey Forum: http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19400
The functions is an open source item under the CC By-Nc 3.0 license. For details, please see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
; #Include Dock.ahk SetBatchLines, -1 #SingleInstance, force Msgbox This test will monitor Notepad appearance and add customizable number of dock clients to its left side. host := "ahk_class Notepad" clientNo := 5 loop, %clientNo% { Gui %A_Index%:+LastFound +ToolWindow +Border +Resize -Caption Gui,%A_Index%:Add, Button, 0x8000, %A_Index% c%A_Index% := WinExist() Dock("+" c%A_Index%, "0,-1,-10, 0,0," A_Index*50 ",0,50,0,50") } Dock_OnHostDeath := "OnHostDeath" return FindHost: if Dock_HostID := WinExist(host) { SetTimer, FindHost, OFF loop, %clientNo% DllCall("ShowWindow", "uint", c%A_Index%, "uint", 5) Dock_Toggle(true) } return OnHostDeath: SetTimer, FindHost, 100 return