Wishlist - TLB Hot Key run minimized option

I use several TLB Internet shortcuts to open various streaming radio broadcasts from the Internet. Please would it be possible to include a 'run minimized' check box in the hot key setup window in a future release?

This feature already released by Windows. Open the properties of shortcut and set the option "Run".

I think you will find that the 'Run' option is only available to standard shortcuts NOT Internet shortcuts. That is definitely the case on my PC and Laptop (both running XP Home).

OK, a solution:

Create a shortcut that passes the URL of the radio station you want, to your browser. For example, I want to listen to Virgin FM, so I make my shortcut command line look like this:

Code:

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://www.smgradio.com/core/player/index.html?service=vr

Now it's a shortcut, you can use the minimize features that a shortcut offers...

Thanks for the tip - that works, but...... unfortunately although I have set the shortcut to run minimized it always runs in a normal window. Does that happen with your smgradio.com shortcut?

No, the shortcut always runs minimized here! Can you give any further information about your setup so we can help further?

I've made a shortcut to Virgin Radio using your command line and selected to run minimized and it works perfectly. Can you please do the same with my Radio 2 command line, select to run minimized and let me know what happens?

Code:

"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio2.shtml

I am using Windows Media Player 9 on 600k Broadband.

I've tried the shortcut you gave me, and I can confirm that it minimises here. My system specification is in my signature. Could you provide us with your version of Windows and TLB. Also, it would be helpful if you could tell us what browser you're using...

TLB v2.2.0.15RC2

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name LAPTOP
System Manufacturer TOSHIBA
System Model S1110
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 4 GenuineIntel ~1495 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date TOSHIBA V1.10, 2/9/02
SMBIOS Version 2.31
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\System32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United Kingdom
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)"
User Name ********
Time Zone GMT Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 512.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 219.86 MB
Total Virtual Memory 1.34 GB
Available Virtual Memory 874.27 MB
Page File Space 866.18 MB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys