Windows 7: Move the address bar below the menu bar in Windows Explorer

Anixx · 25 Nov 2014

Quote: Originally Posted by Butters

Thanks.

Regarding the border issue, rebooting didn't seem to work. You say you're not getting the problem at all then? And you are opening folders in the same window? I wonder why it's not working for me. Like I said, whenever I open a new folder in the same window, the border just disappears.

I open the folders in different windows. That's why it works for me and covers my needs.

Butters · 25 Nov 2014

Ah ok, right. Do you think there's any way to fix it?

One thing I've also noticed, if you use the address bar hider and you resize the window, and then open a new folder in the same window, the address bar will hide again. I've noticed the address bar quickly popping up when switching between windows, so I wonder if that might have anything to do with it becoming (partially) visible when resizing windows.

Anixx · 25 Nov 2014

This script should work in your case:

Code:

#NoTrayIcon
#NoEnv
Gui +LastFound
hWnd := WinExist()
SetBatchLines -1
SetControlDelay, -1

DllCall( "RegisterShellHookWindow", UInt,hWnd )
MsgNum := DllCall( "RegisterWindowMessage", Str,"SHELLHOOK" )
OnMessage( MsgNum, "ShellMessage" )
Return
 
ShellMessage(wParam,lParam) {
   If (wParam = 1 or wParam = 6) ;  HSHELL_WINDOWCREATED := 1
   {
WinGetClass, WinClass, ahk_id %lParam%

if (WinClass = "CabinetWClass") {
Sleep, 100
Control, ExStyle, ^0x200, FolderView, ahk_id %lParam%

WinSet, Redraw,, ahk_id %lParam%
WinGetPos, , , , h, ahk_id %lParam%
WinMove, ahk_id %lParam%,,,,,h-1
WinMove, ahk_id %lParam%,,,,,h
   }
   }
}

Butters · 25 Nov 2014

Hey, that works! Thanks.

Explorer looks so much better now!

Butters · 26 Nov 2014

Try this:
1.) Have the address bar remover enabled
2.) Resize the window so the address bar re-appears
3.) Right-click on the title bar

Anixx · 26 Nov 2014

It will disappear, I think. Any shell event makes it disappear again.

Butters · 26 Nov 2014

Yes, that is the same result I got.

Also, I would love to help you out with this. Do you think you can send me a link to an AutoHotKey scripting tutorial/help site? I'll try to learn this stuff, and then I'll do what I can to help you out with this.

Anixx · 26 Nov 2014

Quote: Originally Posted by Butters

Yes, that is the same result I got.

Also, I would love to help you out with this. Do you think you can send me a link to an AutoHotKey scripting tutorial/help site? I'll try to learn this stuff, and then I'll do what I can to help you out with this.

Sorry, I mostly used the help file coming with AHK. Actually one can do the same using other programming languages, say, Visual Basic.

Butters · 26 Nov 2014

Oh ok. I'll take a look at those help files then.

Anixx · 27 Nov 2014

The method can be used to fix the appearace of Internet Explorer as well.

I have not include and polish the featere because I do not use IE as of now (my layout switcher makes IE crash).