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; Ed Cottrell's AutoHotKey script for toggling the "Find Results" pane/window in Notepad++
; Released under the MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
; Version: 1.1
; Release Date: January 15, 2014
; Released on Superuser.com: http://superuser.com/questions/700357/create-a-hotkey-keyboard-shortcut-to-close-the-notepad-find-results-window
; Also released at www.edcottrell.com/2014/01/11/toggle-find-results-window-notepad-hotkey/
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; Turn F7 into a toggle for the Notepad++ search results window; currently it shows it, but doesn't hide it.
; The $ prevents this from firing itself
*$F7::
Open := 0
SetTitleMatchMode 2 ; AHK doesn't seem to recognize the window title otherwise
; See if Notepad++ is the active window or if the undocked results window (ahk_class #32770) is the active window
If WinActive("Notepad++")
{
; If the results pane is open, close it
; Button1 is the class name for the title bar and close button of the results pane when docked
ControlGet, OutputVar, Visible,, Button1, Notepad++
if ErrorLevel = 0
{
If OutputVar > 0
{
; Found it docked
Open := 1
; Get the size and coordinates of the title bar and button
ControlGetPos, X, Y, Width, Height, Button1
; Set the coordinates of the close button
X := Width - 9
Y := 5
; Send a click
ControlClick, Button1,,,,, NA x%X% y%Y%
}
}
}
; If it is undocked, use ahk_class #32770
else If WinExist("Find result ahk_class #32770")
{
; Found it undocked
Open := 1
; Close it
WinClose
}
; It's not open, so open it
if Open = 0
{
SendInput {F7}
}
return
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