Getting an app to open in a set window size & screen position

[Dan]

I've been trying to figure this one out for some time. I have my PC
connected to a TV in another room & play videos on said TV from the PC using
Nero Home. Works great, even controls with the MS media center remote
(though it's XP Home SP2) only trouble is, to get the image to fill the TV
screen, the Nero Home window has to be of an exact size precisely located in
the upper right hand corner of the PC monitor. I would like to have the
program open to that size & position, but each time I must re-position &
resize the window. Tried the shift key on close thing, nogo. I've also
thought of recording a macro of the open program/size/position moves, but I
can't find out whether this can even be done in XP (like it could in 3.1,
95, etc.) . Anyone have any ideas?

TIA

Dan

 

[Ayush]

Replied to [Dan]s message :

I've been trying to figure this one out for some time. I have my PC
connected to a TV in another room & play videos on said TV from the PC using
Nero Home. Works great, even controls with the MS media center remote
(though it's XP Home SP2) only trouble is, to get the image to fill the TV
screen, the Nero Home window has to be of an exact size precisely located in
the upper right hand corner of the PC monitor. I would like to have the
program open to that size & position, but each time I must re-position &
resize the window. Tried the shift key on close thing, nogo. I've also
thought of recording a macro of the open program/size/position moves, but I
can't find out whether this can even be done in XP (like it could in 3.1,
95, etc.) . Anyone have any ideas?

TIA

Dan

Try AutoHotKey. You can move,resize windows with it easily. For Example-

WinMove,Nero Home,,0,0,200,200

will move the window to top-left and set its width to 200/200

http://autohotkey.com


Good Luck, Ayush.

 

[Dan]

Try AutoHotKey. You can move,resize windows with it easily. For Example-

WinMove,Nero Home,,0,0,200,200

will move the window to top-left and set its width to 200/200

http://autohotkey.com


Good Luck, Ayush.

Thanks Ayush, looks like it should do the trick!

Dan

 

[Dan]

Try AutoHotKey...

Ayush-This things great! After some experimentation I wrote the following
which opens the program, then positions it properly, all with one press of
one of my logitech keyboard's configurable hotkeys. I put a 2 second delay
in after program launch to allow time for the program to open before being
positioned:

Run C:\program files\nero\nero 7\nero home\nerohome.exe
Sleep, 2000
WinMove,Nero Home,,60,0,972,757

THANKS!!!

Dan

 

[Ayush]

Replied to [Dan]s message :

Ayush-This things great! After some experimentation I wrote the following
which opens the program, then positions it properly, all with one press of
one of my logitech keyboard's configurable hotkeys. I put a 2 second delay
in after program launch to allow time for the program to open before being
positioned:

Run C:\program files\nero\nero 7\nero home\nerohome.exe
Sleep, 2000
WinMove,Nero Home,,60,0,972,757

THANKS!!!

You are welcome Dan.

btw, you can use WinWait :

Run C:\program files\nero\nero 7\nero home\nerohome.exe
WinWait,Nero Home
WinMove,,,60,0,972,757


Good Luck, Ayush.

 

[Guest]

You wrote that you use the Windows MCE remote in XP SP2. I bought the remote
today and tried installing it but it didn't work. No CD came with the remote
and I cannot find the proper drivers. How did you install the MCE remote on
WIN XP home SP2?

Thanks

Paul