Old 05-29-2010, 08:38 AM   #1
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Default hide or auto-hide menu bar

im using reaper in full screen mode, so i am completely separated from any distraction (start bar, programs running, clock / date, etc.)

i think some users are power users and have a lot of things memorized as key strokes and mouse and/or tools... which would almost completely eliminate the need for a distracting menu bar at the top while in full screen mode

it would be great if we could hide it all together, or at least auto-hide it (like auto-dock hide in mac osx, or task bar auto-hide in windows)

that way we could be even MORE distraction free!
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Old 05-30-2010, 04:35 AM   #2
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no one?
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Old 05-30-2010, 04:48 AM   #3
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I just tried the full screen mode (F11). I admit I like it (had forgotten about it).

The distracting part about the menu bar at the top is the color. If it was dark with not-too-bright text, it would look great (w/ default 3.0 theme). A similar look to that of the timeline actually.

I would vote for this feature first (I am not an expert in Reaper so I need my menus), and then a hide/auto-hide option.
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Old 05-31-2010, 05:55 AM   #4
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I almost never use the toolbar. The few commands I usually use I have memorized, and for those that I don't, it's usually at the item level so I use the right click menu. It would be cool to hide the menu.

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Old 05-31-2010, 06:58 AM   #5
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If fullscreen mode is in question, then yes, could be useful. And then it would scroll down into the view when mouse cursor approaches the top of the screen.

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Old 05-31-2010, 07:53 AM   #6
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i am an F11 addicted and sure your is a good idea but i can survive well without it, now i am facing some structural lacks that i hope devs solve before those -aestethics not functional- improvements
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Old 05-31-2010, 09:47 AM   #7
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I just tried the full screen mode (F11). I admit I like it (had forgotten about it).

The distracting part about the menu bar at the top is the color. If it was dark with not-too-bright text, it would look great (w/ default 3.0 theme). A similar look to that of the timeline actually.

I would vote for this feature first (I am not an expert in Reaper so I need my menus), and then a hide/auto-hide option.
perhaps a short work around is modifying the windows theme
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Old 05-31-2010, 09:48 AM   #8
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If fullscreen mode is in question, then yes, could be useful. And then it would scroll down into the view when mouse cursor approaches the top of the screen.

+1!
make it happen! lol
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Old 06-02-2010, 06:40 AM   #9
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wondering if anyone will make this an official feature request?!
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Old 06-02-2010, 07:11 AM   #10
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The scroll down to view should be optional 'though, because e.g. in my case I have the Windows task bar at the top (with a utility to delay its appearance, so it doesn't get visible every time I touch the most upper scanline with the mouse pointer).

Maybe an AutoHotKey script could help, as we might have to wait a looooong time to get this feature implemented.





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Old 06-03-2010, 01:22 PM   #11
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+ for both hide and autohide options, I love to get rid of anything that is visually distracting or takes up much needed space.
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Old 06-03-2010, 02:01 PM   #12
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+ for both hide and autohide options, I love to get rid of anything that is visually distracting or takes up much needed space.
Absolutely + 1
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Old 07-21-2015, 12:43 PM   #13
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Hello,

This is an old post but I just found a solution to remove the menu bar with autohotkey

Just copy the following code into a text file rename it from .txt to .ahk, then run it with Autohotkey

Launch Reaper -> press F3

Code:
F3::
{
IfWinActive, ahk_exe reaper.exe
ToggleMenu()
return
}

ToggleMenu()
{
  ;static associative array for keeping track of all windows that have had their menus hidden
  static MenuArray := {}
 
  ;find active window handle in array / add to array if not found
  hWin := WinExist("A")
  hMenu := null
  hMenu := MenuArray.Remove(hWin)
  if (hMenu = null)
  {
    ;store a reference to the window's menu in the array
    hMenu := (DllCall("GetMenu", "uint", hWin))
    MenuArray[hWin] := hMenu
    
    ;hide the menu by uncoupling it from the parent window
    DllCall("SetMenu", "uint", hWin, "uint", 0)
  }
  else
  {
    ;show menu by recoupling it to the parent window
    DllCall("SetMenu", "uint", hWin, "uint", hMenu)
  }
}
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Old 07-21-2015, 01:30 PM   #14
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This is cool!
Works fine here.

Thank you.
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Old 09-04-2015, 02:50 PM   #15
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Thanks serenityjazz. This works very well! No more ugly menu.
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It would be awesome if we could do this in notation as well... full screen notation / midi editor.
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Old 07-30-2017, 11:37 AM   #17
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YES...

THANK YOU!!! I'm so happy not seeing this awful white wasted space. Extremely distracting!! Everything looks clean now. I can't believe I put up with that for as long as I did. So good!!!
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yes +1 on this great idea
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Old 11-23-2018, 04:14 PM   #19
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It would be awesome if we could do this in notation as well... full screen notation / midi editor.
This we have right?
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Old 01-25-2019, 01:19 AM   #20
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This we have right?

This works, but note full-full scsreen

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#SingleInstance force

;;; Known issues:
;;;
;;; - Weird results for windows with custom decorations such as
;;; Chrome, or programs with a Ribbon interface.
;;; - Emacs will be maximized behind instead of in front of
;;; the taskbar. Workaround: WinHide ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
ToggleFakeFullscreen()
{
CoordMode Screen, Window
static WINDOW_STYLE_UNDECORATED := -0xC40000
static savedInfo := Object() ;; Associative array!
WinGet, id, ID, A
if (savedInfo[id])
{
inf := savedInfo[id]
WinSet, Style, % inf["style"], ahk_id %id%
WinMove, ahk_id %id%,, % inf["x"], % inf["y"], % inf["width"], % inf["height"]
savedInfo[id] := ""
}
else
{
savedInfo[id] := inf := Object()
WinGet, ltmp, Style, A
inf["style"] := ltmp
WinGetPos, ltmpX, ltmpY, ltmpWidth, ltmpHeight, ahk_id %id%
inf["x"] := ltmpX
inf["y"] := ltmpY
inf["width"] := ltmpWidth
inf["height"] := ltmpHeight
WinSet, Style, %WINDOW_STYLE_UNDECORATED%, ahk_id %id%
mon := GetMonitorActiveWindow()
SysGet, mon, Monitor, %mon%
WinMove, A,, %monLeft%, %monTop%, % monRight-monLeft, % monBottom-monTop
}
}

GetMonitorAtPos(x,y)
{
;; Monitor number at position x,y or -1 if x,y outside monitors.
SysGet monitorCount, MonitorCount
i := 0
while(i < monitorCount)
{
SysGet area, Monitor, %i%
if ( areaLeft <= x && x <= areaRight && areaTop <= y && y <= areaBottom )
{
return i
}
i := i+1
}
return -1
}

GetMonitorActiveWindow(){
;; Get Monitor number at the center position of the Active window.
WinGetPos x,y,width,height, A
return GetMonitorAtPos(x+width/2, y+height/2)
}

F12::ToggleFakeFullscreen()
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