Minimize all windows

Hi
how about this one:

 function NextWindow (Wnd : HWnd;Form : TForm1) : Boolean; export; {$ifdef Win32} stdcall; {$endif}
begin
  ShowWindow (Wnd, SW_MINIMIZE);
  NextWindow := true; { next window, please }
end;

procedure TForm1.Sample;
var
  EnumProc: TFarProc;
begin
  { this works in Win32 }
  EnumWindows(@NextWindow,LongInt(Self));

  { MakeProcInstance for Win16 }
  EnumProc := MakeProcInstance(@NextWindow, HInstance);
  EnumWindows (EnumProc, 0);
  FreeProcInstance(EnumProc);
end;
 

 Regards Barry

DO NOT TRY ABOVE CODE!!
well expect not good results need to take out some windows first.
back soon.

Use this:

function NextWindow(Wnd: HWND; param: Cardinal): Boolean; stdcall;
var parent: HWND;
begin
  parent := GetWindow(Wnd, GW_OWNER);
  if (parent = 0) and (IsWindowVisible(wnd)) then
    ShowWindow(wnd, SW_MINIMIZE);
  Result := true;
end;





Btw: There is another way by simulating the Windows+m key press....

yep epsylon has the idea using iswindowvisible etc..

there is also another way using a toolhelp snapshot but it wont work on all systems.

Create a file 'minimize.scf' with these contents:

[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3

[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop


Then use

ShellExecute(0, 'open', 'minimize.scf', nil, nil, SW_HIDE);

to minimize all windows.

listenning

Try my TWindowWorks component:

http://www.drdelphi.com/delphi/right/comp.html


Good luck!!

P.S: I think you need D3-D5 for this to work and add "ComObj" to your uses clause.

Karen?

Hi Karen

If you have an Windows keyboard with those special windows keys, you can press "winkey+M" to minimize all windows and "winkey+shift+M" to undo minimize all windows. Theese two key press you can emulate with this code:

  (* clear distracting keys *)
  keybd_event(VK_MENU,    $00, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,  0);
  keybd_event(VK_CONTROL, $9D,
              KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY or KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0);

  if MinimizeAllWindows then begin
    (* minimize all windows *)
    keybd_event(VK_RWIN,    $00,
                KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY | 0,               0);
    keybd_event(0x4D,       $00,
                0,                                       0);
    keybd_event(0x4D,       $00,
                KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,                         0);
    keybd_event(VK_RWIN,    $00,
                KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY | KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0);
  end
  else begin
    (*undo minimize all windows *)
    keybd_event(VK_RWIN,    0x00,
                KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY | 0,               0);
    keybd_event(VK_SHIFT,   0x00,
                0,                                       0);
    keybd_event(0x4D,       0x00,
                0,                                       0);
    keybd_event(0x4D,       0x00,
                KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,                         0);
    keybd_event(VK_SHIFT,   0x00,
                KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,                         0);
    keybd_event(VK_RWIN,    0x00,
                KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY | KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0);
  end;

I'am going to use Madshi code, so Madshi get the points

thanx
Karen

good idea...