I am programming a mouse cursor to be used in the operating system that has motion blur on Windows 10. I decided to use Unity3D for this because of Unity3D has very powerful in terms of effects and hardware rendering. I coded an overlay window to be rendered as top most. However, context menus on any application are getting rendered on top of the window and the objects on the form are getting behind the context menu. Is there a way to achieve this? I don't need to use Unity3D for this so any suggestions are welcome.
Here is the code I wrote for the window.
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using UnityEngine;
[RequireComponent(typeof(Camera))]
public class TransparentWindow : MonoBehaviour
{
private struct MARGINS
{
public int cxLeftWidth;
public int cxRightWidth;
public int cyTopHeight;
public int cyBottomHeight;
}
// Define function signatures to import from Windows APIs
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern IntPtr GetActiveWindow();
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern int SetWindowLong(IntPtr hWnd, int nIndex, uint dwNewLong);
[DllImport("Dwmapi.dll")]
private static extern uint DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea(IntPtr hWnd, ref MARGINS margins);
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "SetLayeredWindowAttributes")]
static extern int SetLayeredWindowAttributes(IntPtr hwnd, int crKey, byte bAlpha, int dwFlags);
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "SetWindowPos")]
private static extern int SetWindowPos(IntPtr hwnd, int hwndInsertAfter, int x, int y, int cx, int cy, uint uFlags);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern bool ShowWindowAsync(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
// Definitions of window styles
const int GWL_STYLE = -16;
const uint WS_POPUP = 0x80000000;
const uint WS_VISIBLE = 0x10000000;
const uint WS_EX_LAYERED = 0x00080000;
const uint WS_EX_TRANSPARENT = 0x00000020;
const uint WS_EX_TOPMOST = 0x00000008;
const int HWND_TOPMOST = -1;
const UInt32 SWP_NOSIZE = 0x0001;
const UInt32 SWP_NOMOVE = 0x0002;
const UInt32 SWP_NOZORDER = 0x0004;
const UInt32 SWP_NOREDRAW = 0x0008;
const UInt32 SWP_NOACTIVATE = 0x0010;
const UInt32 SWP_FRAMECHANGED = 0x0020;
const UInt32 SWP_SHOWWINDOW = 0x0040;
const UInt32 SWP_HIDEWINDOW = 0x0080;
const UInt32 SWP_NOCOPYBITS = 0x0100;
const UInt32 SWP_NOOWNERZORDER = 0x0200;
const UInt32 SWP_NOSENDCHANGING = 0x0400;
const UInt32 SWP_DRAWFRAME = SWP_FRAMECHANGED;
const UInt32 SWP_NOREPOSITION = SWP_NOOWNERZORDER;
const UInt32 SWP_DEFERERASE = 0x2000;
const UInt32 SWP_ASYNCWINDOWPOS = 0x4000;
// This static method is required because legacy OSes do not support
// SetWindowLongPtr
public static IntPtr SetWindowLongPtr(IntPtr hWnd, int nIndex, uint dwNewLong)
{
if (IntPtr.Size == 8)
return SetWindowLongPtr64(hWnd, nIndex, dwNewLong);
else
return new IntPtr(SetWindowLong32(hWnd, nIndex, dwNewLong));
}
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "SetWindowLong")]
private static extern int SetWindowLong32(IntPtr hWnd, int nIndex, uint dwNewLong);
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "SetWindowLongPtr")]
private static extern IntPtr SetWindowLongPtr64(IntPtr hWnd, int nIndex, uint dwNewLong);
void Start()
{
#if !UNITY_EDITOR // You really don't want to enable this in the editor..
int fWidth = Screen.width;
int fHeight = Screen.height;
var margins = new MARGINS() { cxLeftWidth = -1 };
var hwnd = GetActiveWindow();
SetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_STYLE, WS_POPUP | WS_VISIBLE);
SetWindowLongPtr(hwnd, -20, WS_EX_TOPMOST | WS_EX_LAYERED | WS_EX_TRANSPARENT); // GWL_EXSTYLE -20
SetLayeredWindowAttributes(hwnd, 0, 255, 2);
SetWindowPos(hwnd, HWND_TOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOACTIVATE | SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE);
DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea(hwnd, ref margins);
#endif
}
void OnRenderImage(RenderTexture from, RenderTexture to)
{
Graphics.Blit(from, to, m_Material);
}
}
Here is the screenshot animation shows my issue. Please see the second mouse cursor in this screenshot which follows operating system's mouse cursor:
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I want to use a command to change the value of FormBorderStyle to the Sizable value of another program like the SetWindowPos command to change the window size or SetWindowText to change the title name in c#, but I haven't found it yet so I hope everyone Can you suggest that command so I can find and refer to it?
I found it, using GetWindowLongPtr and SetWindowLongPtr :D
private const uint GWL_STYLE = 0xFFFFFFF0;
private const uint WS_SIZEBOX = 0x00040000;
private const uint WS_MINIMIZEBOX = 0x00020000;
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "SetWindowLong")]
private static extern int SetWindowLong32(IntPtr hWnd, uint nIndex, uint dwNewLong);
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "SetWindowLongPtr")]
private static extern IntPtr SetWindowLongPtr64(IntPtr hWnd, uint nIndex, uint dwNewLong);
[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
private static extern UInt32 GetWindowLong(IntPtr hWnd, uint nIndex);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern IntPtr GetWindowLongPtr(IntPtr hWnd, int nIndex);
public static IntPtr SetWindowLongPtr(IntPtr hWnd, uint nIndex, uint dwNewLong)
{
if (IntPtr.Size == 8)
{
return SetWindowLongPtr64(hWnd, nIndex, dwNewLong);
}
else
{
return new IntPtr(SetWindowLong32(hWnd, nIndex, dwNewLong));
}
}
public static IntPtr GetWindowLongPtr(IntPtr hWnd, uint nIndex)
{
if (IntPtr.Size == 8)
{
return GetWindowLongPtr(hWnd, nIndex);
}
else
{
return new IntPtr(GetWindowLong(hWnd, nIndex));
}
}
change properties
uint GSTYLE= (uint)GetWindowLongPtr(Hwnd, GWL_STYLE);
SetWindowLongPtr(Hwnd, GWL_STYLE, GSTYLE| WS_SIZEBOX);
recovery
uint GSTYLE= (uint)GetWindowLongPtr(Hwnd, GWL_STYLE);
SetWindowLongPtr(Hwnd, GWL_STYLE, GSTYLE& ~(WS_SIZEBOX));
I am working on a Winforms product. This product has an MDI main window, data presentation forms and a software that is developed for this project which is started in the Main Window if the related button is clicked. The software is called as a process when the button is clicked and it's parent is set to the main window. Let's say the software is the TeraTerm for the demonstration.
private void barButtonItem2_ItemClick(object sender, ItemClickEventArgs e)
{
Process p2 = new Process();
ProcessStartInfo ps2 = new ProcessStartInfo(#"C:\Program Files (x86)\teraterm\ttermpro.exe", "");
p2 = Process.Start(ps2);
p2.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
var processResult = p2.WaitForInputIdle(10000); // Allow the process to open it's window
appWin1 = p2.MainWindowHandle;
// Put it into this form
Utilities.HideMinimizeButton(p2.MainWindowHandle);
Utilities.SetWindowPos(p2.MainWindowHandle, Utilities.HWND_BOTTOM, 0, 0, 0, 0, Utilities.SETPOS_FLAGS);
Utilities.SetParent(p2.MainWindowHandle, this.Handle);
}
Utilities class is basically a dll import class for the window handling of the processes. Its code is:
public static class Utilities
{
public static int GWL_STYLE = -16;
public static int WS_BORDER = 0x00800000; //window with border
public static int WS_DLGFRAME = 0x00400000; //window with double border but no title
public static int WS_CAPTION = WS_BORDER | WS_DLGFRAME; //window with a title bar
public static readonly IntPtr HWND_TOPMOST = new IntPtr(-1);
public static readonly IntPtr HWND_NOTOPMOST = new IntPtr(-2);
public static readonly IntPtr HWND_TOP = new IntPtr(0);
public static readonly IntPtr HWND_BOTTOM = new IntPtr(1);
public const UInt32 SWP_NOSIZE = 0x0001;
public const UInt32 SWP_NOOWNERZORDER = 0x0200;
public const UInt32 SWP_NOMOVE = 0x0002;
public const UInt32 SWP_SHOWWINDOW = 0x0040;
public const UInt32 SWP_NOZORDER = 0x0040;
public const UInt32 SETPOS_FLAGS = SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_SHOWWINDOW;
public const int SW_MAXIMIZE = 3;
public const int SW_MINIMIZE = 6;
public const int SW_SHOWDEFAULT = 10;
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
public static extern bool SetWindowPos(IntPtr hWnd, IntPtr hWndInsertAfter, int X, int Y, int cx, int cy, uint uFlags);
[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
internal static extern bool MoveWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int X, int Y, int nWidth, int nHeight, bool bRepaint);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
internal extern static int SetWindowLong(IntPtr hwnd, int index, int value);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
internal extern static int GetWindowLong(IntPtr hwnd, int index);
[DllImport("user32")]
public static extern IntPtr SetParent(IntPtr hWndChild, IntPtr hWndNewParent);
internal static void HideMinimizeAndMaximizeButtons(IntPtr hwnd)
{
const int GWL_STYLE = -16;
const long WS_MINIMIZEBOX = 0x00020000L;
const long WS_MAXIMIZEBOX = 0x00010000L;
long value = GetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_STYLE);
SetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_STYLE, (int)(value & ~WS_MINIMIZEBOX & ~WS_MAXIMIZEBOX));
}
internal static void HideMinimizeButton(IntPtr hwnd)
{
const int GWL_STYLE = -16;
const long WS_MINIMIZEBOX = 0x00020000L;
const long WS_MAXIMIZEBOX = 0x00010000L;
long value = GetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_STYLE);
SetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_STYLE, (int)(value & ~WS_MINIMIZEBOX));
}
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
}
This code is works to put my process as an MDI child. The problem is; the process window is always top of the every child form. I tried calling SetWindowPos with HWND_BOTTOM but no luck.
You may see from here and here the process is at the top even it is not activated.
I achieved success using most of the code you used. Here is my image:
There are a number of minor but obviously important issues in your posted code, making it impossible to know what you're actually doing that is causing the error.
You call the HideMinimizeButton method but do not provide its definition. In my working code, I called the HideMinimizeAndMaximizeButtons method you expose in your Utilities class.
You omitted your static extern for GetWindowsLong and SetWindowLong, so we can't see what you did there...
Your SetWindowLong call in your utilities class tries to cast the final argument to int when the SetWindowsLong WinAPI function I see says that it should be uint.
My version of your Utilities class looks like this:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace WindowsFormsApp8
{
class Utilities
{
public static readonly IntPtr HWND_TOPMOST = new IntPtr(-1);
public static readonly IntPtr HWND_NOTOPMOST = new IntPtr(-2);
public static readonly IntPtr HWND_TOP = new IntPtr(0);
public static readonly IntPtr HWND_BOTTOM = new IntPtr(1);
public const UInt32 SWP_NOSIZE = 0x0001;
public const UInt32 SWP_NOOWNERZORDER = 0x0200;
public const UInt32 SWP_NOMOVE = 0x0002;
public const UInt32 SWP_SHOWWINDOW = 0x0040;
public const UInt32 SWP_NOZORDER = 0x0040;
public const UInt32 SETPOS_FLAGS = SWP_NOOWNERZORDER | SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOMOVE;
[DllImport("user32")]
public static extern IntPtr SetParent(IntPtr hWndChild, IntPtr hWndNewParent);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern int GetWindowLong(IntPtr hWnd, int nIndex);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern int SetWindowLong(IntPtr hWnd, int nIndex, uint dwNewLong);
internal static void HideMinimizeAndMaximizeButtons(IntPtr hwnd)
{
const int GWL_STYLE = -16;
const long WS_MINIMIZEBOX = 0x00020000L;
const long WS_MAXIMIZEBOX = 0x00010000L;
long value = GetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_STYLE);
SetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_STYLE, (uint)(value & ~WS_MINIMIZEBOX & ~WS_MAXIMIZEBOX));
}
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
public static extern bool SetWindowPos(IntPtr hWnd, IntPtr hWndInsertAfter, int X, int Y, int cx, int cy, uint uFlags);
}
}
Clearly, this works for me. If it works for you too, kindly accept as the answer.
I am new in programming. I can’t find a way to set transparency to a control. Please help. Something like, Form.transparency or some thing else.
The most simple way to make a form transparent is just to set the Form.Opacity property to a value.
Or, you can try, API calls for doing that,
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern int SetWindowLong(IntPtr hWnd, int nIndex, int dwNewLong);
[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
static extern int GetWindowLong(IntPtr hWnd, int nIndex);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern bool SetLayeredWindowAttributes(IntPtr hwnd, uint crKey, byte bAlpha, uint dwFlags);
public const int GWL_EXSTYLE = -20;
public const int WS_EX_LAYERED = 0x80000;
public const int LWA_ALPHA = 0x2;
public const int LWA_COLORKEY = 0x1;
For Calling,
SetWindowLong(Handle, GWL_EXSTYLE, GetWindowLong(Handle, GWL_EXSTYLE) ^ WS_EX_LAYERED);
SetLayeredWindowAttributes(Handle, 0, 128, LWA_ALPHA);
I want to create a new class and then show a window with the specefied class.
I wrote following codes for that :
namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern bool UpdateWindow(IntPtr hWnd);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true, EntryPoint = "CreateWindowEx")]
public static extern IntPtr CreateWindowEx(
int dwExStyle,
string lpClassName,
string lpWindowName,
int dwStyle,
int x,
int y,
int nWidth,
int nHeight,
IntPtr hWndParent,
IntPtr hMenu,
IntPtr hInstance,
IntPtr lpParam);
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
static extern System.UInt16 RegisterClassW(
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.In] ref WNDCLASSEX lpWndClass
);
struct WNDCLASSEX
{
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public int cbSize;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public int style;
public IntPtr lpfnWndProc; // not WndProc
public int cbClsExtra;
public int cbWndExtra;
public IntPtr hInstance;
public IntPtr hIcon;
public IntPtr hCursor;
public IntPtr hbrBackground;
public string lpszMenuName;
public string lpszClassName;
public IntPtr hIconSm;
}
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern IntPtr DefWindowProc(IntPtr hWnd, uint uMsg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
WNDCLASSEX wind_class = new WNDCLASSEX();
wind_class.cbSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(WNDCLASSEX));
wind_class.style = 0x00020000;
wind_class.hbrBackground = (IntPtr) 5;
wind_class.cbClsExtra = 0;
wind_class.cbWndExtra = 0;
wind_class.hInstance = Marshal.GetHINSTANCE(GetType().Module);
wind_class.hIcon = this.Icon.Handle;
wind_class.hCursor = IntPtr.Zero;
wind_class.lpszMenuName = string.Empty;
wind_class.lpszClassName = "MyClass";
wind_class.lpfnWndProc = DefWindowProc(IntPtr.Zero, 0, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
RegisterClassW(ref wind_class);
IntPtr lolo = CreateWindowEx(0, "MyClass", "MyClass",0,0,0,30,40,IntPtr.Zero,IntPtr.Zero,IntPtr.Zero,IntPtr.Zero);
ShowWindow(lolo, 1);
UpdateWindow(lolo);
}
}
}
But it isn't working correctly.
It doesn't show the window. when i search with Spy++ by my class name , It cant find any results..
I searched in web and do some edits in my code but they didn't work.
Where is my Problem !?
Regards.
Plain-vanilla Win32 is no fun from Win32 C, and it is much less fun from .NET. But anyway, it may be useful in rare cases. Here comes a C# class which should do what you want.
First, a general remarks on your software. In Win32, you should always check the return codes of the system calls, and in case of an error, call GetLastError() to get a more detailed information about the failure. If you had checked the result of the RegisterClass function and it failed, you would have known that it is useless to continue without having fixed that one.
The following is a class which may be used as template for further studies and which should successfully register and create a resizable window. Additionally some simple actions like doubleclick are processed in a custom Window procedure. For some parts of the code credit goes to this site being one of the very few I found in the web presenting something working.
The CreateWindowEx is tricky, because you must NOT put in a string as class name, but the result of the RegisterClassEx. The used constants are found mainly in the C-header file winuser.h. To be able to do something useful with this method, the main painting has to be done "by hand", being a cumbersome and tedious work by manipulationg Device Contexts properly. Of course, all this does not show up in the following example. The "create" method of the class may be called e.g. from a Windows Form button click. The namespace name is of course arbitrarily selected. The WinForm project is x86 32-bit, .NET 4.0.
Have fun!
namespace Win32FromForms
{
delegate IntPtr WndProc(IntPtr hWnd, uint msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
class Win32Window
{
const UInt32 WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW = 0xcf0000;
const UInt32 WS_VISIBLE = 0x10000000;
const UInt32 CS_USEDEFAULT = 0x80000000;
const UInt32 CS_DBLCLKS = 8;
const UInt32 CS_VREDRAW = 1;
const UInt32 CS_HREDRAW = 2;
const UInt32 COLOR_WINDOW = 5;
const UInt32 COLOR_BACKGROUND = 1;
const UInt32 IDC_CROSS = 32515;
const UInt32 WM_DESTROY = 2;
const UInt32 WM_PAINT = 0x0f;
const UInt32 WM_LBUTTONUP = 0x0202;
const UInt32 WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK = 0x0203;
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
struct WNDCLASSEX
{
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public int cbSize;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public int style;
public IntPtr lpfnWndProc;
public int cbClsExtra;
public int cbWndExtra;
public IntPtr hInstance;
public IntPtr hIcon;
public IntPtr hCursor;
public IntPtr hbrBackground;
public string lpszMenuName;
public string lpszClassName;
public IntPtr hIconSm;
}
private WndProc delegWndProc = myWndProc;
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern bool UpdateWindow(IntPtr hWnd);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
static extern bool DestroyWindow(IntPtr hWnd);
[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true, EntryPoint = "CreateWindowEx")]
public static extern IntPtr CreateWindowEx(
int dwExStyle,
UInt16 regResult,
//string lpClassName,
string lpWindowName,
UInt32 dwStyle,
int x,
int y,
int nWidth,
int nHeight,
IntPtr hWndParent,
IntPtr hMenu,
IntPtr hInstance,
IntPtr lpParam);
[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true, EntryPoint = "RegisterClassEx")]
static extern System.UInt16 RegisterClassEx([In] ref WNDCLASSEX lpWndClass);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll")]
static extern uint GetLastError();
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern IntPtr DefWindowProc(IntPtr hWnd, uint uMsg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern void PostQuitMessage(int nExitCode);
//[DllImport("user32.dll")]
//static extern sbyte GetMessage(out MSG lpMsg, IntPtr hWnd, uint wMsgFilterMin,
// uint wMsgFilterMax);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern IntPtr LoadCursor(IntPtr hInstance, int lpCursorName);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern bool TranslateMessage([In] ref MSG lpMsg);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern IntPtr DispatchMessage([In] ref MSG lpmsg);
internal bool create()
{
WNDCLASSEX wind_class = new WNDCLASSEX();
wind_class.cbSize = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(WNDCLASSEX));
wind_class.style = (int)(CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW | CS_DBLCLKS ) ; //Doubleclicks are active
wind_class.hbrBackground = (IntPtr) COLOR_BACKGROUND +1 ; //Black background, +1 is necessary
wind_class.cbClsExtra = 0;
wind_class.cbWndExtra = 0;
wind_class.hInstance = Marshal.GetHINSTANCE(this.GetType().Module); ;// alternative: Process.GetCurrentProcess().Handle;
wind_class.hIcon = IntPtr.Zero;
wind_class.hCursor = LoadCursor(IntPtr.Zero, (int)IDC_CROSS);// Crosshair cursor;
wind_class.lpszMenuName = null;
wind_class.lpszClassName = "myClass";
wind_class.lpfnWndProc = Marshal.GetFunctionPointerForDelegate(delegWndProc);
wind_class.hIconSm = IntPtr.Zero;
ushort regResult = RegisterClassEx(ref wind_class);
if (regResult == 0)
{
uint error = GetLastError();
return false;
}
string wndClass = wind_class.lpszClassName;
//The next line did NOT work with me! When searching the web, the reason seems to be unclear!
//It resulted in a zero hWnd, but GetLastError resulted in zero (i.e. no error) as well !!??)
//IntPtr hWnd = CreateWindowEx(0, wind_class.lpszClassName, "MyWnd", WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | WS_VISIBLE, 0, 0, 30, 40, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero, wind_class.hInstance, IntPtr.Zero);
//This version worked and resulted in a non-zero hWnd
IntPtr hWnd = CreateWindowEx(0, regResult, "Hello Win32", WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | WS_VISIBLE, 0, 0, 300, 400, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero, wind_class.hInstance, IntPtr.Zero);
if (hWnd == ((IntPtr)0))
{
uint error = GetLastError();
return false;
}
ShowWindow(hWnd, 1);
UpdateWindow(hWnd);
return true;
//The explicit message pump is not necessary, messages are obviously dispatched by the framework.
//However, if the while loop is implemented, the functions are called... Windows mysteries...
//MSG msg;
//while (GetMessage(out msg, IntPtr.Zero, 0, 0) != 0)
//{
// TranslateMessage(ref msg);
// DispatchMessage(ref msg);
//}
}
private static IntPtr myWndProc(IntPtr hWnd, uint msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
{
switch (msg)
{
// All GUI painting must be done here
case WM_PAINT:
break;
case WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK :
MessageBox.Show("Doubleclick");
break;
case WM_DESTROY:
DestroyWindow(hWnd);
//If you want to shutdown the application, call the next function instead of DestroyWindow
//PostQuitMessage(0);
break;
default:
break;
}
return DefWindowProc(hWnd, msg, wParam, lParam);
}
}
}
The problem is the marshaling of strings to LPStr, if you do it like this then the class name works:
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
struct WNDCLASSEX
{
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public int cbSize;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
public int style;
public IntPtr lpfnWndProc;
public int cbClsExtra;
public int cbWndExtra;
public IntPtr hInstance;
public IntPtr hIcon;
public IntPtr hCursor;
public IntPtr hbrBackground;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public string lpszMenuName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
public string lpszClassName;
public IntPtr hIconSm;
}
[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true, EntryPoint = "CreateWindowEx")]
public static extern IntPtr CreateWindowEx(
int dwExStyle,
//UInt16 regResult,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
string lpClassName,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStr)]
string lpWindowName,
UInt32 dwStyle,
int x,
int y,
int nWidth,
int nHeight,
IntPtr hWndParent,
IntPtr hMenu,
IntPtr hInstance,
IntPtr lpParam);
While executing my program, I want to hide/minimize Microsoft Speech Recognition Application:
alt text http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9380/minimize.png
and at the end I want to show/maximize using c#!
This process is not started by me so I can't give control the process startInfo.
I've tried to use user32.dll methods such as:
ShowWindow
AnimatedWindows
AnimatedWindows
SetForegroundWindow
SetWindowPos
With all of them I have the same problem.
I can hide the windows (althought I have to call one of the methods two times with SW_HIDE option), but when I call the method with a SW_SHOW flag, it simply doesn't shows..
How can I maximize/show after hiding the process?
Thanks in advance!
Here is some pieces of the code, now implemented to use SetWindowPlacement:
{
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
public static extern bool GetWindowPlacement(IntPtr hWnd, ref WINDOWPLACEMENT lpwndpl);
[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
static extern bool SetWindowPlacement(IntPtr hWnd,
[In] ref WINDOWPLACEMENT lpwndpl);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern Boolean ShowWindowAsync(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 nCmdShow);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern Boolean SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hWnd);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern Boolean ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 nCmdShow);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
public static extern Boolean AnimateWindow(IntPtr hWnd, uint dwTime, uint dwFlags);
[DllImport("dwmapi.dll")]
public static extern int DwmSetWindowAttribute(IntPtr hwnd, uint dwAttribute, IntPtr pvAttribute, IntPtr lol);
//Definitions For Different Window Placement Constants
const UInt32 SW_HIDE = 0;
const UInt32 SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1;
const UInt32 SW_NORMAL = 1;
const UInt32 SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 2;
const UInt32 SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3;
const UInt32 SW_MAXIMIZE = 3;
const UInt32 SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE = 4;
const UInt32 SW_SHOW = 5;
const UInt32 SW_MINIMIZE = 6;
const UInt32 SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE = 7;
const UInt32 SW_SHOWNA = 8;
const UInt32 SW_RESTORE = 9;
public sealed class AnimateWindowFlags
{
public const int AW_HOR_POSITIVE = 0x00000001;
public const int AW_HOR_NEGATIVE = 0x00000002;
public const int AW_VER_POSITIVE = 0x00000004;
public const int AW_VER_NEGATIVE = 0x00000008;
public const int AW_CENTER = 0x00000010;
public const int AW_HIDE = 0x00010000;
public const int AW_ACTIVATE = 0x00020000;
public const int AW_SLIDE = 0x00040000;
public const int AW_BLEND = 0x00080000;
}
public struct WINDOWPLACEMENT
{
public int length;
public int flags;
public int showCmd;
public System.Drawing.Point ptMinPosition;
public System.Drawing.Point ptMaxPosition;
public System.Drawing.Rectangle rcNormalPosition;
}
//this works
param = new WINDOWPLACEMENT();
param.length = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(WINDOWPLACEMENT));
param.showCmd = (int)SW_HIDE;
lol = SetWindowPlacement(theprocess.MainWindowHandle, ref param);
// this doesn't work
WINDOWPLACEMENT param = new WINDOWPLACEMENT();
param.length = Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(WINDOWPLACEMENT));
param.showCmd = SW_SHOW;
lol = GetWindowPlacement(theprocess.MainWindowHandle, ref param);
NOTE:
Does the SAPI API has a command to minimize this minimize and maximize this window?
As Tomas said, you should try to use the SW_HIDE and SW_SHOW messages.
You do that by knowing the Speech Recognition winwow name and then using something like this:
HWND hc = FindWindow("processname","Windowtitle");
ShowWindow(hc,SW_HIDE);
The whole SetForegroundWindow/ShowWindow set of functions only work when stars align! :) It's usually a matter of calling functions in the right order. Sorry can't help specifically but this might provide some ideas
http://markribau.org/blog/2005/12/29/why-dont-focus-and-setforegroundwindow-work/
Is the procoess still runing if you send it the SW_HIDE message? The application is certainly not using the standard style of GUI, so it may react to the message by closing itself.
If that's the case, you could try other tricks, such as moving the window to some invisible location (e.g. -1000, -1000), which should be also possible using the SetWindowPlacement method that you already imported.