Hide or show window

Syntax1 - set state

hid[-] [window]

Syntax2 - get state

int hid(window)

Parameters

window - top-level or child window. If omitted, uses active window (with hid), or last hidden window (with hid-).

Options:

Default	hide.
-	show.

Remarks

Syntax1

Hides or shows window.

The speed depends on spe.

Syntax2

Returns 1 if window is hidden, or 0 if visible. Calls Windows API function IsWindowVisible. See also IsWindowCloaked.

Tips

If you hide an active window, it may stay active even if invisible. To deactivate, after hid use act to activate next window. See example.

hid- does not activate the window. To unhide and activate, use act instead.

Examples

hid "Notepad" ;;hide "Notepad"
hid- "Notepad" ;;unhide "Notepad"
hid- ;;unhide last hidden window
 
 Hide Notepad and make next window active:
int h=win("Notepad")
hid h
if(h=win) act