On 08/18/2011 11:56 AM, Stephen Bungay wrote: > On 08/18/2011 11:44 AM, Benoît Minisini wrote: >>> Hi folks! I need some help. >>> >>> Gambas 2.23 >>> >>> Problem: Desktop.Find is not finding a window that is indeed appearing >>> on the desktop. I personally can see it and it has the correct title, >>> therefore it is indeed there, and hence the need for some assistance >>> trying to figure out WHY Desktop.Find can't see what I see....er.... or >>> something to that effect. Anyway.... >>> >>> Instantiating a VLC instance using SHELL with the following procedure >>> (ignore the SUB's parameter list, I have the parameters to SHELL >>> hard-coded for the moment and am passing in dummy values from the >>> calling SUB) >>> '* >>> '* NOTE! mpProcessHandle is declared at the class level AS Process. >>> '* >>> PUBLIC SUB PlayVideo(pFileName AS String, pPlayerTitle AS String) >>> DIM aHandle AS NEW Pointer[] >>> DIM iHandle AS Integer >>> >>> mpProcessHandle = SHELL "vlc --intf rc --video-title Camera0 >>> ~/TestVideo.avi" FOR READ WRITE >>> >> You have to wait a little there (with SLEEP) because the vlc window will not >> be visible immediately just after you run the process. >> >> Regards, >> > Hi Benoit! > > While I did not use SLEEP I did put a break point on the line that does > the Desktop.Find, and allowed execution to proceed when the window > appeared. I'll try SLEEP in conjunction with the breakpoint just to > test. Will let you know. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get a FREE DOWNLOAD! and learn more about uberSVN rich system, > user administration capabilities and model configuration. Take > the hassle out of deploying and managing Subversion and the > tools developers use with it. http://p.sf.net/sfu/wandisco-d2d-2 > _______________________________________________ > Gambas-user mailing list > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user The folks who wrote VLC are not *really* changing the title of the window, although it appears to the end-user that they are because the text in the drag-bar is showing "Camera0". To test the theory I changed the search parameter for Desktop.Find to "VLC media player" and found the window. Now the question is how can I get around their deception?
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