Coding a desktop extender with AutoIT

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; You can download the executable here: http://sites.google.com/site/bryanbottebell/bryan-bottebell-s-projects/BRYden.zip #Region ; Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI #AutoIt3Wrapper_icon=bryden.ico #AutoIt3Wrapper_outfile=BRYden.exe #AutoIt3Wrapper_Compression=4 #AutoIt3Wrapper_UseUpx=n #EndRegion ; Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI #cs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AutoIt Version: 3.2.10.0 Author: James Bryan Bottebell Script Function: BRYden pseudo desktop extender Template AutoIt script. #ce ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ; Script Start - Add your code below here #Include <Constants.au3> Opt("TrayAutoPause",0) ; Script will not be paused when clicking the tray icon. ToolTip("You still can't WIDEN your screen but you can now BRYden it!"&@CRLF&@CRLF&" Written by James Bryan Bottebell - January 2012",@DesktopWidth/2,@DesktopHeight/2,"BRYden",1) sleep(5000) ToolTip("If your windows get lost just press [WIN]+D twice" ,@DesktopWidth/2,@DesktopHeight/2,"BRYden",1) sleep(3000) ToolTip("") ;TrayTip("BRYden", "You still can't WIDEN your screen but you can now BRYden it!", 2, 1) TraySetState() TrayItemSetText($TRAY_ITEM_EXIT,"Exit BRYden") TrayItemSetText($TRAY_ITEM_PAUSE,"Pause BRYden") while 1 while MouseGetPos(0)>@DesktopWidth-2 $wins=WinList() for $counter=1 to $wins[0][0] $title=$wins[$counter][1] $winpos=WinGetPos($title) winmove($title,"",$winpos[0]-100,$winpos[1]) Next WEnd while MouseGetPos(0)<2 $wins=WinList() for $counter=1 to $wins[0][0] $title=$wins[$counter][1] $winpos=WinGetPos($title) winmove($title,"",$winpos[0]+100,$winpos[1]) Next WEnd Sleep(1) WEnd

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