Command Line Auto-Hide?

[Pointdump]

Can you set the Command Line to Auto-Hide? I know I can set the transparency down to 10%, but Auto-Hide would be better.

Dave

[Jay_B]

In 2013 and 2014, if you set the Command Line to floating or undocked, right click on the left grey bar of Command window>Autohide.
Not sure if this works for earlier releases.

[Jay_B]

Another way of doing this is to close command line by clicking the X on upper Rt. Corner and using Ctrl 9 to open it each time.

[Pointdump]

Jay,

Thanks. I've been using Ctrl + 9, but I miss things when the command line is off. I would like only the text lines to auto-hide, and it used to do that after a delay of several seconds. Nothing happens when I right-click the grey bar. I can only click the "X" or the Wrench.

Dave

[Jay_B]

Dave, sorry about that, I'm seeing the same here in 2014 maybe it can't be done.

[Pointdump]

Thanks, Jay. I'm glad to know it's not just me.

Dave

[neilyj666]

Try changing lines of prompt history to 1?

[Pointdump]

Neilyj,

Tried that. It doesn't seem to change anything. The number of text lines remains the same.

Dave

[neilyj666]

Did you try setting to 0?

[Pointdump]

Neilyj,

Yep. I tried numbers from zero to 20, and I'll be darned if I can figure out what that setting changes.

Dave

[neilyj666]

My last shot - try increasing the width of the command promt window so the text fits on one line (in the screenshot the promptlines is 0)

[neilyj666]

and then back to 3

[Pointdump]

Neilyj,

Well, thanks for trying, but I went back and forth between zero and 3, and nothing changed.

I'm going to dig up 2012 and see if the auto-hide worked on that version.

Dave

[Pointdump]

2012 lets you Auto-Hide the Command Line.

Dave

[Anonymous]

Hi Dave,

You can't Auto-hide in 2014 but you can change the transparency to clear except when you roll-over it then it turns solid.

[Pointdump]

JD,

Thank you. I'm using 2016, and I do as you say, keeping it almost completely transparent unless I roll over it with my cursor.

Dave

[aeshleman]

I know this is an old thread but I ended up clicking on the dots just above the X on the command line and dragging it down until just the command line was showing, then the clipromptlines variable worked.

[Anonymous]

 To only show command history translucently and temporarily and according to your input history lines setting, you need to reduce the vertical size of the command line to its minimum (so only the command input line, the one in white, is showing).

I would still like the autohide feature on new releases but, oh well.