Hello Sean, > Have you tried this with the option "Hide caption position bars..." > checked? The bar remains hidden, well at least here! This is what I > said below and what made me somehow confused.
That makes sense if you describe Format Context caption list as being a conditional Bar Hide command, not as a conditional Bar Show command: "the bar will be hidden if (the active window does not match the caption list)" is a more accurate description than: "the bar will be shown if (the active window matches the caption list)" That fits with the fact that you usually check "Auto show as bar" for bars which have a Format Context item. Therefore to make any difference, Format Context must do if(condition) Hide Bar, not if(condition) Show Bar -- because without any Format Context item, the bar will always be shown. "Hide caption position bars..." is also a conditional Hide of course. So the bar will be hidden if either Format Context or "Hide caption position bars..." wants to hide the bar, because one of their conditions was met. If described that way, it makes sense that this happens: > Have you tried this [Format Context] with the option "Hide > caption position bars..." checked? The bar remains hidden... ______________________________________________________ > To avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, I'd like to say that I'm now > well aware that the "active window" has a slightly different usage in > "Format Context" and in the option "Hide caption position bars...": > The (Explorer's) Desktop is an active window for "Format Context", but > not in the option "Hide caption position bars...". > (:Taskbar is excluded from both, on the other hand) That's true. I think it is appropriate that "Hide caption position bars if no active window" does not count the Desktop window as being an active window, otherwise it would be useless because its condition for hiding a bar would never be met. It fits with what users actually want, which could be described as "Hide caption position bars if there is no active window with a caption to place the bar on". That is more exact but too long to fit in the pproconf dialog :) I cannot agree that, to be consistent with the above, Format Context should consider the Desktop window to not match =explorer It is only a single case (only one of the countless possible caption lists) and it would have to be an illogical exception to the usual rule for =exename. =explorer is not the best caption list to use anyway because it could be considered ambiguous (explorer as file manager? or explorer as shell? or both?). It's better to use the keywords which were specially designed for this situation: explorer1 and explorer2. Attention: PowerPro's Web site has moved: http://www.ppro.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
