Neofract

4th June 2001 18:31 UTC

Is it possible to close or minimize the AVS window (only) while it is cloned on desktop in overlay mode?

THX
by NF.

Kaboon

4th June 2001 19:24 UTC

No. :) (Not yet? Maybe in a future version)

funk_bot

5th June 2001 01:28 UTC

Please Please Please
for God's sakes PLEASE ADD THIS
right now a /*feasible?*/ workaround is to use a Virtual Desktop program with bugs = )

VD?? uh oh..

anyways..
in JS pager bust open winamp and right click the tiny visualization window and drag it onto a desktop to the right of the current.... then minimize winamp,,, go2 the FURTHEST desktop on the right and unminimize... then drag winamp to where u want... JS Pager will let windows go outside of its realm... /*BUG or feature? u decide*/

this will put the window for AVS out of windows acceptable redraw range and therefore CPU performance is increased, now its only redrawing the desktop :)

but in other virtual desktops, like reflection X's desktop manager /* which is keen enuff not to let u put windows off the world */ this doesn't work...

anyways.... would the kind folks at winamp AVS please add this nifty little feature for us all?
cuz its really cool to have a visualization desktop :D

-- f u n k _ b o t --

flatmatt

5th June 2001 02:30 UTC

Are you talking about minimizing the AVS and leaving the other windows open? In that case, it's not currently possible. But I can currently minimize all of Winamp and the overlay still works.

You could always drag the AVS window most of the way off the desktop.

funk_bot

6th June 2001 01:39 UTC

yah that's what i was talking about /*draggin the avs offscreen */

but we need to minimize the AVS ... its not that difficult a task to do and with overlay,,, it makes sense to do...

i like having the visualization as my desktop

-- f u n k _ b o t --

s1138

6th June 2001 02:25 UTC

you could always put avs behind the main window

flatmatt

6th June 2001 02:40 UTC

Problem with new minimize would be in skinning, the area wouldn't be skinnned right for a minimizable window.

funk_bot

6th June 2001 02:55 UTC

simple
don't have minimizable window, just have a configure option that makes the window either up or not...

-- f u n k _ b o t --

JustAnotherNewbie

6th June 2001 16:01 UTC

Dang, just spent 5 minutes tryin to edit....by clicking edit/delete above the msg...

K...now find out why delete don't work...

msg eaten...

[Edited by JustAnotherNewbie on 06-06-2001 at 11:40 AM]

JustAnotherNewbie

6th June 2001 16:13 UTC

K, found how to edit :D but can't seem to delete??? always end up on a log-in page even though ID/PWD are entered in the msg...later

I have since long been using a tool called Wonderful Icon.
It's a tool that resides in the systemtray and allows you to bind hotkeys to just about anything in Windows...a.o. I have 'Hide Window' and 'Minimize to Tray' default assigned to two hotkeys, and since the AVS display is a separate window, both commands work perfectly on it.

http://home.mpinet.net/heimburg/software.html

ergo WinAMP still visible, Desktop overlay active, but AVS nowhere in sight, or minimized to the tray :)



[Edited by JustAnotherNewbie on 06-06-2001 at 12:29 PM]

Kaboon

6th June 2001 16:14 UTC

:rolleyes:

He wants to close the small AVS windows when the overlay mode is running. That will not solve his problem, JustAnotherNewbie.

JustAnotherNewbie

6th June 2001 16:22 UTC

a url to the tool I suggested would be usefull <g>

http://home.mpinet.net/heimburg/software.html

s1138

6th June 2001 16:35 UTC

i think my response is good

JustAnotherNewbie

6th June 2001 16:44 UTC

Originally posted by s1138
i think my response is good