Can you launch another app from within HSTouch? I am thinking about trying to implement HSTouch, but can you launch another app from within HSTouch or setup a window toggle to switch between 2 apps? I would like to use my current graphical frontend for my media stuff and HSTouch for all my automation control.
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Originally posted by jackpod View PostCan you launch another app from within HSTouch? I am thinking about trying to implement HSTouch, but can you launch another app from within HSTouch or setup a window toggle to switch between 2 apps? I would like to use my current graphical frontend for my media stuff and HSTouch for all my automation control.
If you add a button and then edit the "ActionWhenPressed"
Here you just select the actiontype "Launch Application" and type in the path for the app.
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Originally posted by ghostrunner View PostYou can.
If you add a button and then edit the "ActionWhenPressed"
Here you just select the actiontype "Launch Application" and type in the path for the app.
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Originally posted by Mr Spock View PostIf the application is already launched, will continued pressing of this button launch new copies or bring up the existing copy? I'm hoping it will just bring up the existing copy waiting on the taskbar.
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Originally posted by Mr Spock View PostIf the application is already launched, will continued pressing of this button launch new copies or bring up the existing copy? I'm hoping it will just bring up the existing copy waiting on the taskbar.-Skybolt
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This brings to light another GREAT feature of HSTouch.
If you have the cursor turned off for HST and launch an application on top of, IE8, your crusor comes back!
All the other systems I have used the cursor was either always on or always off no matter what application you were in.
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Originally posted by gianbevi View PostIt could be interesting to run an application in an hstouch frame...
For example I need it to run video ip citophone application within hstouch without exit from main interface
Any idea?
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Originally posted by Mr Spock View PostIf the application is already launched, will continued pressing of this button launch new copies or bring up the existing copy? I'm hoping it will just bring up the existing copy waiting on the taskbar.
Here's an example of doing that with Internet Explorer, having IE open to a specific URL if it's not already running. I use this to have an event open an IE window to my Blue Iris video server. You'd replace the info in the IfWinExist line with the name of the window that your app uses. There's a tool in AHK called Window Spy to help you determine what that is.
Code:; ; AutoHotkey Version: 1.x ; Language: English ; Platform: Windows ; Author: ITguyHS ; ; Script Function: If Internet Explorer is running, activate the window, otherwise, start IE ; to the Blue Iris url ; #NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases. SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability. SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory. IfWinExist Blue Iris Remote View - Windows Internet Explorer { WinActivate, Blue Iris Remote View - Windows Internet Explorer Exit } Run, "c:\program files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "http://192.168.1.90:8000/" Exit
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Thank-you Fred. Great idea!
I do that today with VLC via command line and HSTouch buttons for radio stations. I use one command line via HSTouch to launch and one to kill. I also utilize Jon00's remote control application for similiar stuff.
A while back did build an HSTouch screen (just one) with buttons on the left side; then I launched a movie or whatever on the right side using custom VLC commands. It was sort of kludgy. On the linux machine playing with exiting HSTouch and launching XBMC or Squeezeplayer and vice versa. Works with Wintel too.
A while back did test a softphone running in wintel or linux talking to another touchscreen and with asterisk running on another touchscreen (just to see if it worked). Worked fine.
The little touchscreens I use have microphones. I can also get the DECT chips to talk to the DECT phones but only in the Ayava flash based OS; nothing else yet....- Pete
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Yeah; you cannot run it inside of an HSTouch frame...well I can't with HSTouch HS2 versions.
You can though build a page and size it such that its only to one side of the screen and run the application autonomously on the other side of the screen.
Personally (my opinion from playing) is a kludgy way (awkward) to do this.- Pete
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