Use the button and check the box to start minimized. Why are some programs not minimized?

[xxxdo1]

Use the button and check the box to start minimized.
Why are some programs not minimized?

Is there any way to force these programs to start minimized?

[Horst.Epp]

TC can't force the executing tool to run minimized.
You have to look for the options of the called program.
Many tools remember their last state, but not all.

[xxxdo1]

2Horst.Epp
This program does not have any command parameter options, how can I force it to start minimized?
Is there an external tool that can do this?

[Fla$her]

Why are some programs not minimized?

For example?

[xxxdo1]

2Fla$her
For example, I used "Neat Download Manager", which is a multi-threaded downloader.
https://www.neatdownloadmanager.com/index.php/en/

I checked the option to start minimized on the button, but it did not start minimized. And it did not have any startup parameters.
How can I force it to start minimized in this case?

[ghisler(Author)]

You can't. The program has to handle either a command line parameter, or handle the parameter nCmdShow in WinMain, which could be set to SW_SHOWMINIMIZED or SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE. Total Commander itself handles this parameter, but for example the Total Commander installer does not.

You would have to ask the developer(s) to add this.

[xxxdo1]

I use a script to minimize it after it starts, but I haven't found a way to force it to minimize when it starts.

[Fla$her]

but I haven't found a way to force it to minimize when it starts.

There is no such way.

[nsp]

How can I force it to start minimized in this case?

You can use the start command to start minimized, see the following sample to download from clipboard.

Code: Select all

TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
cmd.exe /c start "" /min %COMMANDER_PATH%\tools\HTTP_Downloader\HTTP_Downloader.exe
 --immediate  --url %|$CLIPBOARD|%
%COMMANDER_PATH%\tools\HTTP_Downloader\HTTP_Downloader.exe
Downloader - CLIPBOARD
%COMMANDER_PATH%\tools\HTTP_Downloader\

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[Fla$her]

2nsp
And how is this different from the minimize option in the button? C HTTP_Downloader, apparently, will work, but with the mentioned NeatDM it will not.