Hi all,
i use Windows-XP and since a while i try to find commands or modules where i can manipulate every window on the desktop. I know how i can manipulate (move, bring to top, change size and so on) windwos that i have create with Tk or Win32-Modules but i want to manipulate also all other windows from other applications on my desktop. It would be very great if anybody has an idea or can post an helpfull part of a code. With manipulate i mean the following important items:

1) Find out which windows (name or window-id) are at the moment opend. That means all windows which are visible on the desktop, or minimize in the taskbar.
2) Bring a certain window to the top (in fron of all other opend windows).
3) Change the window from minimize to maximize
4) Change the size of a certain window
5) Change the position on the desktop of a certain window
6) Close a certain window
7) Give the focus on a certain Window
I hope i could passably declare what i mean and i try to find a solution under perl.

Best regards to all, michbach

In reply to Manipulate Desktop-Windows with Perl by michbach

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