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Start Menu Addon

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jsmorley
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Start Menu Addon

Post by jsmorley »

This simple little AutoIt3 executable pops the Windows Start Menu open and can be used in a launcher or other skin as desired.

You just have to put StartOrb.exe in the same folder with your .ini (or in Rainmeter\Addons\StartOrb and call it with "#ADDONSPATH#StartOrb\StartOrb.exe") and call it like I do in this sample skin.

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;=================================================
; Rainmeter configuration file
; Updated February 6, 2009
;=================================================

;[BEGIN CONFIG FILE]==============================

[Rainmeter]
Author=Jeffrey Morley
Update=1000

;Metadata added by RainBrowser
;http://rainmeter.net/RainWiki/index.php?title=Rainmeter_101#.5BMetadata.5D

[Metadata]
Name=StartOrb
Config=StartOrb
Description=A simple image to pop open the Windows Start Menu
Instructions=
Version=February 6, 2009
Tags=Start
License=Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 3.0
Variant=
Preview=

;End of added Metadata

[StartMeter]
Meter=Image
ImageName=StartOrb.png
W=40
PreserveAspectRation=1
X=0
Y=0
LeftMouseUpAction=!Execute ["#CURRENTPATH#StartOrb.exe"]
Here is the full skin with the sample image and the .exe.
StartOrb.zip
Avlor
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Re: Start Menu Addon

Post by Avlor »

Can you make it open the start menu at the spot where the button is placed, not in the default location?
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Re: Start Menu Addon

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this one starts at mouse coordinates, IIRC
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Re: Start Menu Addon

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Greg,

At least on Win7 for me, it still opens at the lower left of the screen.
pratchettfan777
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Re: Start Menu Addon

Post by pratchettfan777 »

Excellent !
razoon
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Re: Start Menu Addon

Post by razoon »

Very nice....just what I needed.
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Re: Start Menu Addon

Post by wasky1 »

im on 32bit win7ult and the one gschoppe describes does in fact open anywhere, so thanks for that, but what i found is the default position it is placed in the skin causes the start menu to open with your mouse already on an option so it jumps back to bottom left. if you press start quick and move your mouse to the side you can see, or adjust the skin to different mouse position

if anyone interested these are the default win7 startbutton images in .png format (all sizes)
http://dkphea.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ph6KQUTM1981yQ-zDZ8NQenRQIGU9WyUKaotbDjYBAcWqEvWC3HU1w5RqAnmycaMjQcvsHg6UtPyMOAerXv0IhxQrFp33XBrx/win7startbuttonimages.zip?download
pratchettfan777
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Re: Start Menu Addon

Post by pratchettfan777 »

Any way to get this baby to open on single click instead of double? Like the real MS Windows start button?

Thanks ! :ugeek: :thumbsu: :thumbsu:
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jsmorley
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Re: Start Menu Addon

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pratchettfan777 wrote:Any way to get this baby to open on single click instead of double? Like the real MS Windows start button?

Thanks ! :ugeek: :thumbsu: :thumbsu:
Opens on single click for me. Be sure you have the latest Rainmeter. I suggest the latest 1.2 beta. But in any case LeftMouseUpAction always works with a single click for me?
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Re: Start Menu Addon

Post by pratchettfan777 »

Yes - I installed the beta and all is well - single click. Thanks again for the top-shelf work.

FYI - my greatest achievement is also in the works however humble it may be :(- :shock: :p
I hope to have it out this week.