PixelGetColor() without activating a window?

[ConorMcCarthy]

Is it possible to get the pixel colour of a pixel in a window without the window being active and/or the pixel visible on the screen ?

[BigDod]

Is it possible to get the pixel colour of a pixel in a window without the window being active and/or the pixel visible on the screen ?

If the window is not visible on the screen there is no colour to get.

[ConorMcCarthy]

If the window is not visible on the screen there is no colour to get.

If a tree falls in the woods when nobody is around does it make a sound? If Is there any way to get the 'colour information' from wherever it is stored?

[Valik]

Using an example from Larry... Can you read page 37 of a book when you're looking at page 10?

[ConorMcCarthy]

Using an example from Larry... Can you read page 37 of a book when you're looking at page 10?

Nope, but I'm not AutoIT.

AutoIT can send and receive text etc from hidden windows.

[Paulie]

Windows that aren't visible on screen don't have pixels.

[ConorMcCarthy]

Windows that aren't visible on screen don't have pixels.

Ok. Does a window have information stored like it has the text etc stored? Can this info be accessed by autoit?

If not can it be got around by creating a virtual workspace where the windows are placed?

[Paulie]

Ok. Does a window have information stored like it has the text etc stored? Can this info be accessed by autoit?

If not can it be got around by creating a virtual workspace where the windows are placed?

Whether the information is stored or not, i don't know, but i have a feeling not.

All i know for sure is pixelgetcolor() and PixelSearch() only work on the PIXELS that are visible to you.

As to the virtual workspace, yes that would work assuming you could see on your screen the pixels that you are ring to get the color of. Otherwise, no.