Show Desktop Icons - Hotkey

Any way to set up a hotkey for the "Show Desktop Icons" menu item? Thanks

"High" wrote in message
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Any way to set up a hotkey for the "Show Desktop Icons" menu
item? Thanks


If you mean the "Show Desktop" icon normally found on the Quick
Launch bar, there is already a hotkey. It's Windows key + D.


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how do you make your own hotkeys?
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"High" wrote in message
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Any way to set up a hotkey for the "Show Desktop Icons" menu item? Thanks


If you mean the "Show Desktop" icon normally found on the Quick Launch
bar, there is already a hotkey. It's Windows key + D.


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"Steven Wabik" wrote in message
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how do you make your own hotkeys?


If you want a hotkey to a shortcut, right-click on it, choose
Properties, and do it there.

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"High" wrote in message
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Any way to set up a hotkey for the "Show Desktop Icons" menu
item? Thanks


If you mean the "Show Desktop" icon normally found on the
Quick Launch bar, there is already a hotkey. It's Windows key
+ D.


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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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In ,
Steven Wabik had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

how do you make your own hotkeys?

Alternatively:

Function Keys :
http://kgiii.info/windows/all/general/functionkeys.html

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Ken Blake wrote:
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Any way to set up a hotkey for the "Show Desktop Icons" menu
item? Thanks



If you mean the "Show Desktop" icon normally found on the Quick
Launch bar, there is already a hotkey. It's Windows key + D.


No, the "show desktop icons" menu item in XP.
Rightclick on the desktop
expand "arrange icons by..."
select "show desktop icons."
This will make the icons disappear or re-appear.
I use this often and would like to do it with one keystroke combination.
Thanks again.

You'll need to use your noggin. You need to start somewhere bland so it =
doesn't matter what state you are in. I suggest Ctrl + Escape to start =
at the Start Menu, then escape to close it, tab several time to putfocus =
on desktop, send My Computer to select My Comp, Ctrl + space to unselect =
whatever is selected, then Shift + F10 to get a context menu. This =
should now work regardless if you last had an item selected or not on =
the desktop.=20

Create a text file and paste these lines in and name it =
WhateverYouWant.vbs. In this example it cuts and pastes between two =
windows. See below for sendkeys docs.=20


set WshShell =3D WScript.CreateObject("WScript.=ADShell")=20
WshShell.SendKeys "%{TAB}^c%{TAB}^v"=20
[above sends Alt + Tab, Ctrl + C, Alt + Tab, then Ctrl + V]=20


Then set a shortcut to the scripts (right click it and choose Copy, go =
to the Desktop, a sub folder of the desktop, or on the Start Menu =
somewhere [right click Start and choose Open] and right click a blank =
area and choose Paste Shortcut) and set a hotkey for the shortcut (see =
help - but right click shortcut and choose Properties and look on the =
general tab - a lot of keys aren't available).=20


You may want to know these additional commands.=20


WSHShell.Run("c:\command.exe", 0, True)=20
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With Param 1 being the command, Param 2 the window style (see below), =
and Param 3 a flag to indicate if to wait at this command untill the =
program started has exited - True it does and false it doesn't. Look in =
the Shortcut's Properties of the Start Menu shortcuts to see some =
command lines. You can also put document names in and have the Open =
command run on them.=20


Window Style=20
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0 Hides the window and activates another window.=20
1 Activates and displays a window. If the window is minimized or =
maximized, the system restores it to its original size and position. An =
application should specify this flag when displaying the window for the =
first time.=20
2 Activates the window and displays it as a minimized window.=20
3 Activates the window and displays it as a maximized window.=20
4 Displays a window in its most recent size and position. The active =
window remains active.=20
5 Activates the window and displays it in its current size and position. =

6 Minimizes the specified window and activates the next top-level window =
in the Z order.=20
7 Displays the window as a minimized window. The active window remains =
active.=20
8 Displays the window in its current state. The active window remains =
active.=20
9 Activates and displays the window. If the window is minimized or =
maximized, the system restores it to its original size and position. An =
application should specify this flag when restoring a minimized window.=20
10 Sets the show-state based on the state of the program that started =
the application.=20


WSHShell.AppActivate "window title"=20


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In determining which application to activate, the specified title is =
compared to the title string of each running application. If no exact =
match exists, any application whose title string begins with title is =
activated. If an application still cannot be found, any application =
whose title string ends with title is activated. If more than one =
instance of the application named by title exists, one instance is =
arbitrarily activated.=20


Use this to switch between windows and to make sure your sendkeys go to =
the right window.=20


WScript.Sleep 50=20
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Sends your program to sleep for the milliseconds specified. Sometimes =
you may need to do this to give the recieving program the ability to =
process your commands (as you are blocking it from running by sending it =
keystrokes) or more frequently to give a process enough time to =
complete.=20


SendKeys Syntax=20
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Sends one or more keystrokes to the active window (as if typed on the =
keyboard).=20


object.SendKeys(string)Argumen=ADts=20
object=20
WshShell object.=20
string=20
String value indicating the keystroke(s) you want to send.=20
Remarks=20
Use the SendKeys method to send keystrokes to applications that have no =
automation interface. Most keyboard characters are represented by a =
single keystroke. Some keyboard characters are made up of combinations =
of keystrokes (CTRL+SHIFT+HOME, for example). To send a single keyboard =
character, send the character itself as the string argument. For =
example, to send the letter x, send the string argument "x".=20


Note To send a space, send the string " ".=20
You can use SendKeys to send more than one keystroke at a time. To do =
this, create a compound string argument that represents a sequence of =
keystrokes by appending each keystroke in the sequence to the one before =
it. For example, to send the keystrokes a, b, and c, you would send the =
string argument "abc". The SendKeys method uses some characters as =
modifiers of characters (instead of using their face-values). This set =
of special characters consists of parentheses, brackets, braces, and =
the:=20


a.. plus sign "+",=20
b.. caret "^",=20
c.. percent sign "%",=20
d.. and tilde "~"=20
Send these characters by enclosing them within braces "{}". For example, =
to send the plus sign, send the string argument "{+}". Brackets "[ ]" =
have no special meaning when used with SendKeys, but you must enclose =
them within braces to accommodate applications that do give them a =
special meaning (for dynamic data exchange (DDE) for example).=20


a.. To send bracket characters, send the string argument "{[}" for the =
left bracket and "{]}" for the right one.=20
b.. To send brace characters, send the string argument "{{}" for the =
left brace and "{}}" for the right one.=20
Some keystrokes do not generate characters (such as ENTER and TAB). Some =
keystrokes represent actions (such as BACKSPACE and BREAK). To send =
these kinds of keystrokes, send the arguments shown in the following =
table:=20


Key Argument=20
BACKSPACE {BACKSPACE}, {BS}, or {BKSP}=20
BREAK {BREAK}=20
CAPS LOCK {CAPSLOCK}=20
DEL or DELETE {DELETE} or {DEL}=20
DOWN ARROW {DOWN}=20
END {END}=20
ENTER {ENTER} or ~=20
ESC {ESC}=20
HELP {HELP}=20
HOME {HOME}=20
INS or INSERT {INSERT} or {INS}=20
LEFT ARROW {LEFT}=20
NUM LOCK {NUMLOCK}=20
PAGE DOWN {PGDN}=20
PAGE UP {PGUP}=20
PRINT SCREEN {PRTSC}=20
RIGHT ARROW {RIGHT}=20
SCROLL LOCK {SCROLLLOCK}=20
TAB {TAB}=20
UP ARROW {UP}=20
F1 {F1}=20
F2 {F2}=20
F3 {F3}=20
F4 {F4}=20
F5 {F5}=20
F6 {F6}=20
F7 {F7}=20
F8 {F8}=20
F9 {F9}=20
F10 {F10}=20
F11 {F11}=20
F12 {F12}=20
F13 {F13}=20
F14 {F14}=20
F15 {F15}=20
F16 {F16}=20


To send keyboard characters that are comprised of a regular keystroke in =
combination with a SHIFT, CTRL, or ALT, create a compound string =
argument that represents the keystroke combination. You do this by =
preceding the regular keystroke with one or more of the following =
special characters:=20


Key Special Character=20
SHIFT +=20
CTRL ^=20
ALT %=20


Note When used this way, these special characters are not enclosed =
within a set of braces.=20
To specify that a combination of SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT should be held =
down while several other keys are pressed, create a compound string =
argument with the modified keystrokes enclosed in parentheses. For =
example, to send the keystroke combination that specifies that the SHIFT =
key is held down while:=20


a.. e and c are pressed, send the string argument "+(ec)".=20
b.. e is pressed, followed by a lone c (with no SHIFT), send the =
string argument "+ec".=20
You can use the SendKeys method to send a pattern of keystrokes that =
consists of a single keystroke pressed several times in a row. To do =
this, create a compound string argument that specifies the keystroke you =
want to repeat, followed by the number of times you want it repeated. =
You do this using a compound string argument of the form {keystroke =
number}. For example, to send the letter "x" ten times, you would send =
the string argument "{x 10}". Be sure to include a space between =
keystroke and number.=20


Note The only keystroke pattern you can send is the kind that is =
comprised of a single keystroke pressed several times. For example, you =
can send "x" ten times, but you cannot do the same for "Ctrl+x".=20
Note You cannot send the PRINT SCREEN key {PRTSC} to an application. =




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Ken Blake wrote:
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Any way to set up a hotkey for the "Show Desktop Icons" menu=20
item? Thanks
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If you mean the "Show Desktop" icon normally found on the Quick=20
Launch bar, there is already a hotkey. It's Windows key + D.
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No, the "show desktop icons" menu item in XP.
Rightclick on the desktop
expand "arrange icons by..."
select "show desktop icons."
This will make the icons disappear or re-appear.
I use this often and would like to do it with one keystroke =
combination.
Thanks again.

David Candy wrote:
You'll need to use your noggin.

Thanks, Dave for your reply.
I don't know if I have a noggin capable of figgerin all dat out. I just
thought that a sub-menu item may have an ascii equivelant or somtin'
that could be mapped to a keystroke combination but I ain't goin'
through all that bulls**t just to save a couple of mouse clicks. It
ain't that I don't wanna learn all that, it's just that I don't need or
have the time to learn all that. Why don't you do it for me and reply
with the exact instructions. Please? Pretty Please?

set WshShell =3D WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")=20
WshShell.SendKeys "^{Esc}{Esc}{TAB}{TAB}{TAB}{TAB}My"=20
WScript.Sleep 1000=20
WshShell.SendKeys "^ "
WScript.Sleep 500=20
WshShell.SendKeys "+{F10}"
WScript.Sleep 500=20
WshShell.SendKeys "ID"


Play around with the timing (the sleep time is in milliseconds). =
Explorer is a bit slow at making menus. Also the number of tabs sent =
depend on your taskbar layout. I have quick launch showing so I need 4 =
tabs to get to the desktop (though Shift + tab is alway one back to =
desktop).


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"High" wrote in message =
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David Candy wrote:
You'll need to use your noggin.
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Thanks, Dave for your reply.
I don't know if I have a noggin capable of figgerin all dat out. I =
just=20
thought that a sub-menu item may have an ascii equivelant or somtin'=20
that could be mapped to a keystroke combination but I ain't goin'=20
through all that bulls**t just to save a couple of mouse clicks. It=20
ain't that I don't wanna learn all that, it's just that I don't need =
or=20
have the time to learn all that. Why don't you do it for me and reply=20
with the exact instructions. Please? Pretty Please?