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Creates a quick nav menu in any Windows browser dialog based on open explorer windows - trigger with Ctrl+G or middle mouse button
; Easy Access to Currently Opened Folders
; Original author: Savage
; Fork by Leeroy
; Invoke a menu of currently opened folders when you click
; the middle mouse button inside Open / Save as dialogs or
; Console (command prompt) windows. Select one of these
; locations and the script will navigate there.
; CONFIG: CHOOSE A DIFFERENT HOTKEY
; You could also use a modified mouse button (such as ^MButton) or
; a keyboard hotkey. In the case of MButton, the tilde (~) prefix
; is used so that MButton's normal functionality is not lost when
; you click in other window types, such as a browser.
; Middle-click like original script by Savage
f_Hotkey = ~MButton
; Ctrl+G like in Listary
f_HotkeyCombo = ~^g
; END OF CONFIGURATION SECTION
; Do not make changes below this point unless you want to change
; the basic functionality of the script.
#SingleInstance, force ; Needed since the hotkey is dynamically created.
; Auto-execute section.
Hotkey, %f_Hotkey%, f_DisplayMenu
Hotkey, %f_HotkeyCombo%, f_DisplayMenu
return
; Navigate to the chosen path
f_Navigate:
; Set destination path to be the selected menu item
f_path = %A_ThisMenuItem%
if f_path =
return
if f_class = #32770 ; It's a dialog.
{
; Activate the window so that if the user is middle-clicking
; outside the dialog, subsequent clicks will also work:
WinActivate ahk_id %f_window_id%
; Alt+D to convert Address bar from breadcrumbs to editbox
Send !{d}
; Wait for focus
Sleep 50
; The control that's focused after Alt+D is thus the address bar
ControlGetFocus, addressbar, a
; Put in the chosen path
ControlSetText %addressbar%, % f_path, a
; Go there
ControlSend %addressbar%, {Enter}, a
; Return focus to filename field
ControlFocus Edit1, a
return
}
; In a console window, pushd to that directory
else if f_class = ConsoleWindowClass
{
; Because sometimes the mclick deactivates it.
WinActivate, ahk_id %f_window_id%
; This will be in effect only for the duration of this thread.
SetKeyDelay, 0
; Clear existing text from prompt and send pushd command
Send, {Esc}pushd %f_path%{Enter}
return
}
return
RemoveToolTip:
SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, Off
ToolTip
return
; Display the menu
f_DisplayMenu:
; Get active window identifiers for use in f_Navigate
WinGet, f_window_id, ID, a
WinGetClass, f_class, a
; Don't display menu unless it's a dialog or console window
if f_class not in #32770,ConsoleWindowClass
return
; Otherwise, put together the menu
GetCurrentPaths() {
For pwb in ComObjCreate("Shell.Application").Windows
; Exclude special locations like Computer, Recycle Bin, Search Results
If InStr(pwb.FullName, "explorer.exe") && InStr(pwb.LocationURL, "file:///")
{
; Get paths of currently opened Explorer windows
Menu, CurrentLocations, Add, % pwb.document.folder.self.path, f_Navigate
; Same default folder icon for all
Menu, CurrentLocations, Icon, % pwb.document.folder.self.path, %A_WinDir%\system32\imageres.dll, 4
}
}
; Get current paths and build menu with them
GetCurrentPaths()
; Don't halt the show if there are no paths and the menu is empty
Menu, CurrentLocations, UseErrorLevel
; Present the menu
Menu, CurrentLocations, Show
; If it doesn't exist show reassuring tooltip
If ErrorLevel
{
; Oh! Look at that taskbar. It's empty.
ToolTip, No folders open
SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 1000
}
; Destroy the menu so it doesn't remember previously opened windows
Menu, CurrentLocations, Delete
return
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