show Start menu - would this be possible ?

[little titty]

would it be possible to call up the start menu via a script (that could be linked to a toolbar button) ? I tried myself but the script only opened the startmenu folder in the lister. I was trying to get a scrollable menu list like the start menu. Is xyplorer capable of this?

[zer0]

Not using XY scripting. One would have to write an actual application that would call start menu at cursor's position -- quite tricky and not in XY's scope.

[serendipity]

would it be possible to call up the start menu via a script (that could be linked to a toolbar button) ? I tried myself but the script only opened the startmenu folder in the lister. I was trying to get a scrollable menu list like the start menu. Is xyplorer capable of this?

One could send keystrokes to computer in XY using command sendkeys (undocumented command). For example typing ::sendkeys "{F1}"; in addressbar will open help file.
Shortcut for start menu is control+Escape, so ::sendkeys "^{ESC}"; should work. But it does not seem to work for me. Maybe Don has disabled sending escape. No other ideas right now.

[TheQwerty]

One could send keystrokes to computer in XY using command sendkeys (undocumented command). For example typing ::sendkeys "{F1}"; in addressbar will open help file.
Shortcut for start menu is control+Escape, so ::sendkeys "^{ESC}"; should work. But it does not seem to work for me. Maybe Don has disabled sending escape. No other ideas right now.

The command works, but it's sending it to XY's control instead of Windows/the taskbar, so I'm not sure it could be used as a solution.

[zer0]

One could send keystrokes to computer in XY using command sendkeys (undocumented command). For example typing ::sendkeys "{F1}"; in addressbar will open help file.
Shortcut for start menu is control+Escape, so ::sendkeys "^{ESC}"; should work. But it does not seem to work for me. Maybe Don has disabled sending escape. No other ideas right now.

The command works, but it's sending it to XY's control instead of Windows/the taskbar, so I'm not sure it could be used as a solution.

Also, the menu would open in its orthodox location as opposed to where mouse cursor is...at least that is what is wanted in my interpretation of OP's post.

[little titty]

OK just an idea, and i wondered if it was even possible.
But I am glad I asked as that sendkeys command looks really interesting!

[serendipity]

One could send keystrokes to computer in XY using command sendkeys (undocumented command). For example typing ::sendkeys "{F1}"; in addressbar will open help file.
Shortcut for start menu is control+Escape, so ::sendkeys "^{ESC}"; should work. But it does not seem to work for me. Maybe Don has disabled sending escape. No other ideas right now.

The command works, but it's sending it to XY's control instead of Windows/the taskbar, so I'm not sure it could be used as a solution.

True, that doesn't seem to work. I guess one can use nircmd.exe to achieve this. I'll give it a try.
update: I have this assigned to the button.

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 run "nircmd.exe sendkey ctrl down";
 run "nircmd.exe sendkey esc down";
 run "nircmd.exe sendkey esc up";
 run "nircmd.exe sendkey ctrl up";

But ofcourse start menu pops up in the usual position, not near the button.

[arirish]

Shame... that would be REALLY cool.