Need some help with Winlist()

[CountyIT]

Winlist is a great little function but I am having trouble interpreting the results. The list is really, really long. If I "filter" it with the IsVisible it helps a great deal but there are still some entries I I am trying to figure out what to to with.

"Program Manager" shows up and there are several with no title yet a handle. I would assume some of these entries at coming from the task bar icons? I have even seen times where "Start" shows up in the window list.

Here is where I am going to get in trouble and chastised but need to ask the question anyway. I don't want to concern myself with "OS" windows like Start or Program Manager and don't want to concern myself with Task Bar windows. The only thing I really want to know is the list of "Standard" windows open (or minimized) on the desktop. Is there a way to do that?

[FireFox]

Hi,

It's not possible to interact with the taskbar on Win7, just make an exclude list or you can loop through windows styles and determine if it's minimized, visible etc.

Br, FireFox.

[CountyIT]

That is more or less what I am asking but more along the lines of if there is a built-in "exclude" list as opposed to making my own. This script needs to work on XP or Win 7. I don't want to mess with "OS" Windows or Task Bar Windows.

[FireFox]

I can build you an exclude list on both OS.

[FireFox]

Here is a sample for Win7 :

#include <Array.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>

Local $var = WinList()
Local $aWnd[$var[0][0]], $i2 = 0

Local $aExcludeClass[2] = [ _
"Button", _ ;start button
"Progman"] ;desktop

For $i = 1 To $var[0][0]
; Only display visble windows that have a title
If $var[$i][0] <> "" And IsVisible($var[$i][1]) _
And _ArraySearch($aExcludeClass, _WinAPI_GetClassName($var[$i][1])) = -1 Then
$aWnd[$i2] = $var[$i][0]
$i2+=1
EndIf
Next

ReDim $aWnd[$i2]
_ArrayDisplay($aWnd)

Func IsVisible($handle)
If BitAND(WinGetState($handle), 2) Then
Return 1
Else
Return 0
EndIf
EndFunc ;==>IsVisible

As you can see I use window classes, because it does not change regarding to the computer language.

Br, FireFox.

Edited December 9, 2012 by FireFox