Launch program minimized

**thanatos106** · 07-09-2005, 03:12 AM

The volume problem is fix (I don't remenber that I have the volume that high tonight) but maybe was just that.

And the gray window could be that my VIA MII12K is to slow..... but anyway thanks for all the help in this thing that we been looking for a while,I'm sure the other guys are going to be happy that you finally gave us an answer....

**frodobaggins** · 07-09-2005, 03:15 AM

Looks like Map Monkey unminimizes and unhides on launch. No good way to fix.

**thanatos106** · 07-09-2005, 03:20 AM

yeahh I notice that.... if I hit the MM window in the tool bar everything is ready ,but when I hit the GPS button it star over.

Maybe we can ask NinjaMonkey if he can fix that for us....well if we find him (I saw him once in the past three months)

Thanks for all you help and keep up the good work...... remenber that we are waiting for the next version

**Mañana** · 07-10-2005, 05:03 AM

Works perfect. Thanks

**frodobaggins** · 07-10-2005, 04:31 PM

Originally Posted by Mañana

Works perfect. Thanks

Great, glad I could help

**thanatos106** · 07-11-2005, 03:13 PM

I found out that if you have MM maximize instead of full screen in the "size and position" settings the script file work like a charm.....

**Pentode** · 08-02-2005, 01:58 PM

Would someone be willing to summarize this then. I would like the same thing I think - to have MM launched invisibly when FP is launched and be ready and running when I hit the GPS button.

Regards

**frodobaggins** · 08-02-2005, 11:02 PM

paging thanatos...

**thanatos106** · 08-03-2005, 12:09 AM

Ok so this is the way you use the script for MM:

Open notepad put this lines in it:

Dim WSH
Set WSH = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WSH.Run """C:\DestinatorApps\Map Monkey\MapMonkeyLauncher.exe""", 7

Save it with ext .vbs i.e (MM script.vbs)

open FP go to settings2/launch and look for the script file, Close FP.

Open MM settings and go to "size and pos" and in "windows state" put maximized, close MM.

Next time that you open FP MM is going to be ready in the background.

**Pentode** · 08-03-2005, 07:26 AM

Now that's totally understandable - thanks fellas. Windows software doesn't come naturally to me, so I need it spelled out. However if anyone needs some hardware designing then I'm your man. I'm currently thinking about building a universal I/O module with a USB interface. It will have a number of switch inputs, a LDR input for ambient light sensing, some other analogue inputs, a number of open collector outputs (power transistors) and a couple of relays. The plan would be to manufacture a batch of these and then sell them on at cost plus a bit to anyone who would be interested. If there are any software specific requirements then let me know. What would be the best way to interface your apps to the hardware etc?

Thanks again.