Hulu Desktop

[kstefanec]

Has anyone been able to get Hulu Desktop to work as an external application? I have been able to get it to start up and work but when I exit Hulu, GameEx hangs and doesn't return. I do not want to use the http site to access Hulu. I want to use the new desktop released a couple days ago. How do I get GameEx to reappear after closing HuluDesktop?

[kstefanec]

Nobody's tried this?!

[Brian Hoffman]

Nobody's tried this?!

Im trying it now.

[Brian Hoffman]

Im trying it now.

I got it going. Im posting a screen shot of my config and a supplmental file.

Copy the loader.exe into the huludeskop folder.

Make your config look like mine.

ESC will close the program and bring gameex back into focus.

Loader.zip

[Adultery]

Thanks Brian!

I watch Hulu so I'll use this. Didn't know they even had a stand-alone app... Spose I better go grab that too.

[Brian Hoffman]

Thanks Brian!

I watch Hulu so I'll use this. Didn't know they even had a stand-alone app... Spose I better go grab that too.

I don't know anything about this but I thought Id look at it. I wonder what the original poster that requested this thinks?

[hpram99]

I got it going. Im posting a screen shot of my config and a supplmental file.

Copy the loader.exe into the huludeskop folder.

Make your config look like mine.

ESC will close the program and bring gameex back into focus.

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I can tell this is an AHK script, do you mind posting the code you used?

[Brian Hoffman]

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I can tell this is an AHK script, do you mind posting the code you used?

WinHide ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd

Gui, Color, black

Gui +AlwayOnTop

Gui +Toolbar

Gui -Caption

Gui, Show, x0 y0 w%A_ScreenWidth% h%A_ScreenHeight%

Run, .\Data\runitgame.bat,, min

Process, WaitClose, Cmd.exe

run, Gameex.exe

Sleep 2000

Process, WaitClose, Gameex.exe

WinShow ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd

ExitApp

[kstefanec]

This is awesome! The only problem is that ESC is dedicated to a function within HuluDesktop. It allows you to minimize the video and bring up menus. ESC cannot be used to exit HuluDesktop. Can it be made to return to GameEx by using the application's exit button? I tried to just use Hulu's exit and the program would just hang. Other than that, this is what I've been hoping for!

[bkenobi]

You could map the exit key to Alt-F4 in GameEx.

[Brian Hoffman]

This is awesome! The only problem is that ESC is dedicated to a function within HuluDesktop. It allows you to minimize the video and bring up menus. ESC cannot be used to exit HuluDesktop. Can it be made to return to GameEx by using the application's exit button? I tried to just use Hulu's exit and the program would just hang. Other than that, this is what I've been hoping for!

Well, I am capturing ESC to close the hulu process and then exit the loader. Since gameex is launching the loader it is waiting for it to close before returning to the menu. Since you are not using ESC the script still runs and gameex never returns. I can take out that line and change it to process, wait and just wait for the program to exit to kill the loader. Then you can use any keys you want to exit.

Let me know and I can re-do the loader.

[Brian Hoffman]

WinHide ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd

Gui, Color, black

Gui +AlwayOnTop

Gui +Toolbar

Gui -Caption

Gui, Show, x0 y0 w%A_ScreenWidth% h%A_ScreenHeight%

Run, .\Data\runitgame.bat,, min

Process, WaitClose, Cmd.exe

run, Gameex.exe

Sleep 2000

Process, WaitClose, Gameex.exe

WinShow ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd

ExitApp

Wow Im really slipping, this in not the source to the hulu desktop program. This is an app that was requested by another user that wanted to autolaunch into the last game played then on exit load gameex.

OOPS.. Im suprised no one caught that. Where were you on that on Bkenobi?

[kstefanec]

Well, I am capturing ESC to close the hulu process and then exit the loader. Since gameex is launching the loader it is waiting for it to close before returning to the menu. Since you are not using ESC the script still runs and gameex never returns. I can take out that line and change it to process, wait and just wait for the program to exit to kill the loader. Then you can use any keys you want to exit.

Let me know and I can re-do the loader.

That would probably work better. When the program exits using its "exit" from the menu, then GameEx returns. Dude, you ROCK!

[bkenobi]

I thought it was Tempest's job to be all sarcastic and call people out on mistakes.

I didn't look at the code since I don't use Hulu...

[Tempest]

I thought it was Tempest's job to be all sarcastic and call people out on mistakes.

I don't mind being accused of using sarcasm, but I think that you are completely wrong in saying that I would "call people out on mistakes".

[bkenobi]

No disrespect intended. I was trying to be sarcastic and failing miserably. My bad.

[Tempest]

No disrespect intended. I was trying to be sarcastic and failing miserably. My bad.

None taken...

You missed my little joke. I said that you were mistaken about acusing me of calling people out on mistakes. See the humour?

Also you should stick to what you do best, and leave the sarcasm to me...

[bkenobi]

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