Launching XYplorer

[roy.lambert]

I'm looking at XYplorer but one thing I'd like to do is launch it with a quick keystroke as I do Windows Explorer ie windows-E

Is this or something similar possible, if so how?

[serendipity]

Hi and welcome to XYplorer,
There is not direct way to do it from within XY, but you can assign a keystroke to the XY shortcut (right-click on shortcut and click properties and assign key) on your desktop. I am not sure if windows key is allowed but ctrl, shift and alt are allowed as accelerators.

[admin]

What you can do is define a HotKey to restore/foreground the app. However, you have to edit ("tweak") the INI file manually to achieve it.

This setting, e.g., will define WinKey+X to open/foreground XYplorer:

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        [Settings]
        HotKeyShowApp=8+X

How to tweak the INI:
http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3543

[roy.lambert]

Bit of a shame since I'm so used to windows-e. But a shortcut does work, providing XYplorer is on the desktop, not the quick action toolbar.

[Gandolf]

You can use AutoHotkey, or one of the other key mapping programs (HotKeyP is another one).

[TheQwerty]

There is one Autohotkey solution posted in the Wiki: http://88.191.26.34/XYwiki/index.php/FA ... ey.2BX_.3F

But that won't handle restoring the window from the notification area (tray).
The AHK script I posted ( http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2682 ) handles that case, offers a few other hotkeys, but I think it may be slightly outdated. Though the outdated part has nothing to do with the Win+E shortcut.