[python-win32] build list of all tasks like Alt-TAB box
Benjamin Rutt
rutt at bmi.osu.edu
Wed Aug 10 23:19:54 CEST 2005
Tim Roberts <timr at probo.com> writes:
> So, you're from that OTHER OSU? (From an Oregon State University
> alumnus...)
and, don't forget about that other other OSU, Oklahoma State. :-)
> Google is your friend. WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW is used to create floating
> toolbars, which can exist outside of the parent app. You don't want
> those showing up as main windows. WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT essentially says
> "this window contains other controls". Getting rid of this probably
> gets rid of text-only windows, like tooltips and balloon help.
thanks for the explanation. I of course I did google for these
things, but found the explanations puzzling; not coming from a Windows
background, I figured there was some hidden knowledge that I could
pick up from this group; the WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW one sort of makes sense,
but I did not see why being a window that contains other controls
should exclude a window from the alt-TAB list; after all, for example,
Web browsers contain other controls, such as text boxes, etc.
> The "spyxx.exe" tool can be used to poke around the window list to
>find these things.
looks like that is not a free tool, apparently bundled with Microsoft
Visual C++, so I guess I can not try that for now.
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Benjamin Rutt
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