XYplorer Beta Club
I am not scripter, and It is completely amateur, naive work, created with minimum knowledge, and mostly used method was "trial and error". :-) Solutions for ideas I found on the net, forums, help_file, grandma's recipes for cakes, and arranged in final script. Like outsider, I spent lot of time, playing with it. Probably, content of script has irregularity, but sorry, I am "trumpet" for scripting. It works fine here, on my Win7-laptop, and I use it with great pleasure.
Autohotkey script, or compiled exe, I will call it "RunFromEdge", or short RFE, is "xyplorer_messenger.exe" shortcuts launcher. When RFE launch shortcut, "xyplorer_messenger.exe" sends XYplorer script to XYplorer.These shortcuts should contain XYplorer scripts. (see image 2 - How to add XY script to shortcut ). I use Marco's "xyplorer_messenger.exe" to create shortcuts. Thanks to Marco. Added only two lines similar as Klownboy's version, to avoid long glitch. ( Find more about "xyplorer_messenger" in Forum - Script Exchange section.)
For easier manage, easier Add XYplorer scripts to shortcuts, these shortcuts are renamed. All names contains positions on the edge of XYplorer window, and suffix (abbreviation) for mouse hotkeys. e.g. LEFT_3_RB.lnk (RB = mouse RightButton). It means that XY script will be executed with RightButton on position LEFT_3 on edge of XYplorer Window. Complete 5 Mouse hotkeys and abbreviation used in RFE, you can see on image 2.
How it works:
There are 12 invisible, big, same size positions around the edge of XYplorer window, ( LEFT_1, 2, 3, TOP_1, 2, 3, e.t.c). 3 per every side of XYwindow (See image 1 - red text, red rectangle). If you press and hold CapsLock and Shift buttons together (TIP: Press it like one button, with one finger. Much easier.), this will lock mouse cursor inside XY window, and if you try go out with cursor, you will "catch" edge of XYwindow (cursor became double headed arrow cursor). At that moment, when cursor touch position on edge of XYwindow, you can use one of 5 mouse hotkeys to run shortcut with XYplorer script. It means that you can run 5 scripts on same position. After XY script executed, release keyboard buttons, too.
Above is described, how to RFE works in primary "2 hands mode", with combination keyboard and mouse hotkeys .
There is possibility for use RFE in secondary "1 hand mode", only with mouse. It should be only auxiliary way, how to use RFE. For that purpose, I made small script separated from main RFE script, but works together with RFE. Script is compiled to "LockXY_Window.exe". Script simulate that we hold CapsLock and Shift buttons 1 second by default. This time interval could be increased or decreased in Settings.ini. When "LockXY_Window.exe" executed , we have 1 second (by default), for execution Xyplorer script on edge of XYplorer window. For execution "LockXY_Window.exe", I use XYplorer tweak possibility. Need to find in XYplorer.ini two lines (CEA_ListRightClickOnWhite and CEA_ListRightClickOnWhite_Script) , and change it that should looks like as these lines below.
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CEA_ListRightClickOnWhite=6
CEA_ListRightClickOnWhite_Script=open "D:\RunFromEdge\LockXY_Window.exe"Image 1) shows:
1) Position of XYplorer window related to the screen. It should be near right and bottom screen sides. In this case, popup menus on bottom and right sides will be appear correctly, inside XYplorer window, otherwise menus will be outside XYplorer window.
2) Twelve positions around Edge of XYplorer Window (red text and rectangle).
3) Already added scripts, for fast test in "2 hands mode".
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1) XYplorer_messenger folder, with xyplorer_messenger.exe and his shortcuts.
2) Abbreviation and full names for 5 Mouse hotkeys, used in shortcut names.
3) How to Add Xyplorer scripts to shortcuts.
(Press WIN+J buttons and go to xyplorer_messenger folder. Press ALT button and Double click on shortcut item, and that will bring Properties window. Add XYplorer script.)
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- RFE works with Edge of XYplorer window, and for that reason Edge of XYplorer window MUST BE always visible - Don't drag it out of screen, or below TaskBar. When press maximize button, RFE won't allow that edge of XYplorer window go out of screen, as it is usual.
- Position of XYplorer window (whatever size) should be near Right and Bottom screen sides, like on img. 1
- XYplorer window must be active in focus (If RFE wont work. Check first is XYplorer window active in focus. Clik inside XYplorer window.)
- Tested only on Windows 7 SP1
Start with RFE:
1) Put XYplorer window near right and bottom sides of screen, with visible edges. (Img. 1)
2) Extract "RunFromEdge.zip" to D:\ root partition. Main folder must be in D:\ root partiton. (You can extract to whatever you want location, but in this case, you should replace existing xyplorer_messenger.exe shortcuts, with 60 new shortcuts, and give them the same names like replaced shortcuts.).
3) If you don't use Autohotkey program, start RunFromEdge.exe and test it, like described on Image1.
(AHK Source code is inside main folder)
I use autohotkey to accomplish a number of other things myself. 
