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Re: How to make a Window manager?

• Posted by "Thomas Parslow (PatRat)" <patrat at rat-software.com> Sep 06, 2001
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> Is there any way to write an app that will let me minimize/maximize
> other windows, preferably an arbitrary number of them with a single 
> button click?

Hi,

Try this, you'll need my window finding functions from:

http://www.rat-software.com/projects.html

-----code starts------

without warning
include window.ew

constant USER32 = open_dll("user32.dll")
constant dllShowWindow = define_c_proc(USER32, "ShowWindow", {C_POINTER, C_INT})

constant SW_HIDE = 0,
         SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1,
         SW_NORMAL = 1,
         SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 2,
         SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3,
         SW_MAXIMIZE = 3,
         SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE = 4,
         SW_SHOW = 5,
         SW_MINIMIZE = 6,
         SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE = 7,
         SW_SHOWNA = 8,
         SW_RESTORE = 9,
         SW_SHOWDEFAULT = 10,
         SW_MAX = 10

object window,junk

puts(1,"Enter a window to minimize (wildcards alowed): ")
window = gets(0)
window = window[1..length(window)-1]
c_proc(dllShowWindow,{window_GetHwnd(window),SW_MINIMIZE})
puts(1,"\nPress any key to maximize window\n")
junk = gets(0)
c_proc(dllShowWindow,{window_GetHwnd(window),SW_MAXIMIZE})
puts(1,"Press any key to restore window\n")
junk = gets(0)
c_proc(dllShowWindow,{window_GetHwnd(window),SW_RESTORE})

-----code ends------

Thomas Parslow (PatRat) ICQ #:26359483
Rat Software
http://www.rat-software.com/
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