I want to automate some Windows GUI interactions.
There appear to be quite a number of tools that claim that they can "do this".
I suspect that the solution to my problem will be some existing tool that has the capability of accepting Perl code for decision making.

I currently only have a single monitor.
I launch a program, let's just call this program X. "X" is designed to stay in the background of the GUI.
Then I launch program "Y". "Y" has a many windows.
I move the individual windows of application "Y" around so that I see the most important parts of application "X".
Application X essentially functions as the "wallpaper".
Unfortunately, program "X" has a timeout "nag window" that I have to click on every 15-20 minutes or so.
That "nag window" will be displayed on top of the program X application, but below the windows for application Y which means that it might not even be possible to see on the monitor.

I have considered and I am implementing the most obvious solution:
Buy a second monitor and run "X" and 'Y" on 2 different monitors.
Unfortunately that will not solve my complete problem. Program "X" is a bit funky and actually I just want to keep it running, and not mess with it at all. The interactions can be more complex than I described above.

To further complicate matters, it is highly desirable to only use Perl libraries available on ActiveState's latest release.

In reply to Automating a Win10 GUI by Marshall

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