Bruce, thanks, that works well. Only problem is if I configure and refresh PP, it ends the event. Is there a way to run a PP command when PP is refreshed (which is different from startup)?
--- In [email protected], "brucexs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For button colors depending on program, try this approach: > Use autorun command list entry to set the button color when the > program starts. At the same time, create an event (if it does not > already exist) which monitors to see if the program is still > running. If it is not, change the color to not-running. Set the > event timing to anywhere between 1-4 seconds depending on your > tradeoff of responsiveness versus CPU usage. > > The advantage is that you are not checking for every possibility > each second. You only check for programs which are already running > to see if they are stopped. > > > A totally different approach is to use a hookwindows event to set > the color only when a program starts or stopped. However, these > hooks may not be reliable on your system. > > > In either case, you should also try cl function rather than format > item; it may be faster. > > > > A final point. It is not clear from your note if you set the color > each second. If you do not want to try one of the above, you may > want to make sure your logic is something like > if (the program is not running and color is for running) do > change the color to not running > else > if (the program is running and color is for not running) > check the color to running > endif > > > The point is to only change the color when you have to; if you > change every second you are needlessly redrawing the bar. > > > > For mute, the only thing I can think of is to use a PowerPro button > to control mute state as well as color. > > >
