Desktop Manager

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I am tryin to make a desktop manager similar to deskspace. This is what i have so far

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#include <A3LScreenCap.au3>
#include <A3LClipboard.au3>
#include <GUIConstants.au3>


Global $Windows[200][6] ; [window number][desktopon]
Global $windowcount
Global $currentdesktop = 1 ;current desktop

HotKeySet("1", "_one")
HotKeySet("2", "_two")
HotKeySet ("0", "_viewdesktops")

$Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", @DesktopWidth, @DesktopHeight, 0, 0, $WS_POPUP)
$Pic1 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 40, 40, 492, 468, BitOR($SS_NOTIFY,$WS_GROUP, $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS))
$Pic2 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 624, 40, 492, 468, BitOR($SS_NOTIFY,$WS_GROUP, $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS))
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button1", 224, 568, 75, 25, 0)
$Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button1", 880, 568, 75, 25, 0)
GUISetState(@SW_HIDE)
While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        case $Button1
            GUISetState (@SW_HIDE)
            _gotodesktop (1)
            
        Case $Button2
            GUISetState (@SW_HIDE)
            _gotodesktop (2)
    EndSwitch
WEnd



;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;Window Switching Funcs;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

Func _getwindows($desktop)

    $windowlist = WinList()
    

    For $i = 0 To $windowlist[0][0]
        If $windowlist[$i][0] <> "" And $windowlist[$i][0] <> "program manager" And _IsVisible($windowlist[$i][1]) Then
            $Windows[$i][$desktop] = $windowlist[$i][1]
        EndIf
    Next
EndFunc   ;==>_getwindows

Func _hide($desktop)
    For $i = 0 To 99
        If $Windows[$i][$desktop] <> "" Then WinSetState($Windows[$i][$desktop], "", @SW_HIDE)
    Next
EndFunc   ;==>_hide


Func _show($desktop)
    For $i = 0 To 99
        If $Windows[$i][$desktop] <> "" Then WinSetState($Windows[$i][$desktop], "", @SW_SHOW)
    Next
EndFunc   ;==>_show



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


Func _getscreen($desktop)
    Send("{printscreen}")

    Sleep(100)
    $Data = _Clip_GetData ($CF_BITMAP)
    $FileName = @ScriptDir & "\" & $desktop & ".bmp"
    _ScreenCap_SaveImage ($FileName, $Data)
    ClipPut("")
    ;FileSetAttrib($FileName, "+h") 
EndFunc   ;==>_getscreen
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Func _gotodesktop($desktop) ;to show
    If $desktop <> $currentdesktop Then
    _getwindows($currentdesktop)
    _getscreen ($currentdesktop)
    _hide($currentdesktop)
    
    _show($desktop)
    
    $currentdesktop = $desktop
    EndIf
    
EndFunc   ;==>_gotodesktop


Func _viewdesktops ()
    _getscreen ($currentdesktop)
    GUISetState (@SW_SHOW)
    GUICtrlSetImage ($pic1, @ScriptDir & "\1.bmp")
    GUICtrlSetImage ($Pic2,  @ScriptDir & "\2.bmp")
EndFunc


Func _one()
    _gotodesktop(1)
EndFunc   ;==>_one

Func _two()
    _gotodesktop(2)
EndFunc   ;==>_two

It can switch between 2 desktops. Use the 1 and 2 keys to switch and 0 to bring up screen shots of each desktop. This is more of a proof of concept than the final project. The hiding of windows and showing takes too long. Can anyone think of a better way for me to get the list of windows which are open and to only have my for loops go to the last occupied level? Also is this how most desktop managers work? If not could anyone tell me how they do?