minimize all windows

[Crash893]

Hey all.

a couple of my users are using a remote control program and cant use shortcuts like windows key + M to minimize all the open windows.

I wanted to try to do this programicly ( i have a existing program that i can assigne hot keys to ( ctrl+shfit+M) or something like that)


does anyone have decent way to minimize all the windows?

[Techno]

you could always do SendKeys.....

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...ys(VS.71).aspx

[high6]

you could always do SendKeys.....

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...ys(VS.71).aspx

***?


Anyways your best bet is going through every window and sending the minimize message. If you need an example let me know.

[Techno]

no.... not really. best bet is to use SendKeys as it would save alot of time. Send the WindowsKey and the D key together. simple as.

[jmcilhinney]

Given that SendKeys.Send provides no modifier for the Windows key, it's not that easy after all. I think you'd have to use the SendInput API as there is a VK value for the Windows key.

[Techno]

why not get the Windows key string and pass it? im sure I did this a long time ago for someone else....

[jmcilhinney]

why not get the Windows key string and pass it?

There is no string for the Windows key, or at least the documentation certainly doesn't indicate that there is. The documentation for SendKeys.Send specifies the string representations of various special keys and the Ctrl, Shift and Alt modifiers. No mention of the Windows key.

[Lord Orwell]

you could shell the quicklaunch icon that does this, if it's a given that the icon will be there. You could even distribute the program with a copy of the shortcut in your program's folder and you will know it's there.
the shortcut is actually made up of a text file named showdesktop.scf and containing only this text:

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

[Crash893]

how would i translate that into code?

[Lord Orwell]

shell("showdesktop.scf") or something similar

[Techno]

no thats incorrect.
you would need to use the Process.Start approach, or use the ProcessStartInfo classs to further customize the operation. Both of which are located in the System.Diagnostics namespace. Example:

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("MyFile.ext");