I love that Windows 10 now has support for virtual desktops built in, but I have some features that I'd like to add/modify (e.g., force a window to appear on all desktops, launch the task view with a hotkey, have per-monitor desktops, etc.)
I have searched for applications and developer references to help me customize my desktops, but I have had no luck.
Where should I start? I am looking for Windows API functions (ideally, that are callable from a C# application) that will give me programmatic access to manipulate virtual desktops and the windows therein.
The Windows SDK Support Team Blog posted a C# demo to switch Desktops via IVirtualDesktopManager:
[ComImport, InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown), Guid("a5cd92ff-29be-454c-8d04-d82879fb3f1b")]
[System.Security.SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurity]
public interface IVirtualDesktopManager
{
[PreserveSig]
int IsWindowOnCurrentVirtualDesktop(
[In] IntPtr TopLevelWindow,
[Out] out int OnCurrentDesktop
);
[PreserveSig]
int GetWindowDesktopId(
[In] IntPtr TopLevelWindow,
[Out] out Guid CurrentDesktop
);
[PreserveSig]
int MoveWindowToDesktop(
[In] IntPtr TopLevelWindow,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)]
[In]Guid CurrentDesktop
);
}
[ComImport, Guid("aa509086-5ca9-4c25-8f95-589d3c07b48a")]
public class CVirtualDesktopManager
{
}
public class VirtualDesktopManager
{
public VirtualDesktopManager()
{
cmanager = new CVirtualDesktopManager();
manager = (IVirtualDesktopManager)cmanager;
}
~VirtualDesktopManager()
{
manager = null;
cmanager = null;
}
private CVirtualDesktopManager cmanager = null;
private IVirtualDesktopManager manager;
public bool IsWindowOnCurrentVirtualDesktop(IntPtr TopLevelWindow)
{
int result;
int hr;
if ((hr = manager.IsWindowOnCurrentVirtualDesktop(TopLevelWindow, out result)) != 0)
{
Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);
}
return result != 0;
}
public Guid GetWindowDesktopId(IntPtr TopLevelWindow)
{
Guid result;
int hr;
if ((hr = manager.GetWindowDesktopId(TopLevelWindow, out result)) != 0)
{
Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);
}
return result;
}
public void MoveWindowToDesktop(IntPtr TopLevelWindow, Guid CurrentDesktop)
{
int hr;
if ((hr = manager.MoveWindowToDesktop(TopLevelWindow, CurrentDesktop)) != 0)
{
Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);
}
}
}
it includes the API to detect on which desktop the Window is shown and it can switch and move a Windows the a Desktop.
Programmatic access to the virtual desktop feature is very limited, as Microsoft has only exposed the IVirtualDesktopManager COM interface. It does provide two key functions:
IVirtualDesktopManager::GetWindowDesktopId allows you to retrieve the ID of a virtual desktop, based on a window that is already assigned to that desktop.
IVirtualDesktopManager::MoveWindowToDesktop allows you to move a window to a specific virtual desktop.
Unfortunately, this is not nearly enough to accomplish anything useful. I've written some C# code based on the reverse-engineering work done by NickoTin. I can't read much of the Russian in his blog post, but his C++ code was pretty accurate.
I do need to emphasize that this code is not something you want to commit to in a product. Microsoft always feels free to change undocumented APIs whenever they feel like it. And there is a runtime risk as well: this code does not necessarily interact well when the user is tinkering with the virtual desktops. Always keep in mind that a virtual desktop can appear and disappear at any time, completely out of sync with your code.
To use the code, create a new C# class library project. I'll first post ComInterop.cs, it contains the COM interface declarations that match NickoTin's C++ declarations:
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace Windows10Interop {
internal static class Guids {
public static readonly Guid CLSID_ImmersiveShell =
new Guid(0xC2F03A33, 0x21F5, 0x47FA, 0xB4, 0xBB, 0x15, 0x63, 0x62, 0xA2, 0xF2, 0x39);
public static readonly Guid CLSID_VirtualDesktopManagerInternal =
new Guid(0xC5E0CDCA, 0x7B6E, 0x41B2, 0x9F, 0xC4, 0xD9, 0x39, 0x75, 0xCC, 0x46, 0x7B);
public static readonly Guid CLSID_VirtualDesktopManager =
new Guid("AA509086-5CA9-4C25-8F95-589D3C07B48A");
public static readonly Guid IID_IVirtualDesktopManagerInternal =
new Guid("AF8DA486-95BB-4460-B3B7-6E7A6B2962B5");
public static readonly Guid IID_IVirtualDesktop =
new Guid("FF72FFDD-BE7E-43FC-9C03-AD81681E88E4");
}
[ComImport]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[Guid("FF72FFDD-BE7E-43FC-9C03-AD81681E88E4")]
internal interface IVirtualDesktop {
void notimpl1(); // void IsViewVisible(IApplicationView view, out int visible);
Guid GetId();
}
[ComImport]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[Guid("AF8DA486-95BB-4460-B3B7-6E7A6B2962B5")]
internal interface IVirtualDesktopManagerInternal {
int GetCount();
void notimpl1(); // void MoveViewToDesktop(IApplicationView view, IVirtualDesktop desktop);
void notimpl2(); // void CanViewMoveDesktops(IApplicationView view, out int itcan);
IVirtualDesktop GetCurrentDesktop();
void GetDesktops(out IObjectArray desktops);
[PreserveSig]
int GetAdjacentDesktop(IVirtualDesktop from, int direction, out IVirtualDesktop desktop);
void SwitchDesktop(IVirtualDesktop desktop);
IVirtualDesktop CreateDesktop();
void RemoveDesktop(IVirtualDesktop desktop, IVirtualDesktop fallback);
IVirtualDesktop FindDesktop(ref Guid desktopid);
}
[ComImport]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[Guid("a5cd92ff-29be-454c-8d04-d82879fb3f1b")]
internal interface IVirtualDesktopManager {
int IsWindowOnCurrentVirtualDesktop(IntPtr topLevelWindow);
Guid GetWindowDesktopId(IntPtr topLevelWindow);
void MoveWindowToDesktop(IntPtr topLevelWindow, ref Guid desktopId);
}
[ComImport]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[Guid("92CA9DCD-5622-4bba-A805-5E9F541BD8C9")]
internal interface IObjectArray {
void GetCount(out int count);
void GetAt(int index, ref Guid iid, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Interface)]out object obj);
}
[ComImport]
[InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[Guid("6D5140C1-7436-11CE-8034-00AA006009FA")]
internal interface IServiceProvider10 {
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.IUnknown)]
object QueryService(ref Guid service, ref Guid riid);
}
}
Next is Desktop.cs. It contains the friendly C# classes that you can use in your code:
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace Windows10Interop
{
public class Desktop {
public static int Count {
// Returns the number of desktops
get { return DesktopManager.Manager.GetCount(); }
}
public static Desktop Current {
// Returns current desktop
get { return new Desktop(DesktopManager.Manager.GetCurrentDesktop()); }
}
public static Desktop FromIndex(int index) {
// Create desktop object from index 0..Count-1
return new Desktop(DesktopManager.GetDesktop(index));
}
public static Desktop FromWindow(IntPtr hWnd) {
// Creates desktop object on which window <hWnd> is displayed
Guid id = DesktopManager.WManager.GetWindowDesktopId(hWnd);
return new Desktop(DesktopManager.Manager.FindDesktop(ref id));
}
public static Desktop Create() {
// Create a new desktop
return new Desktop(DesktopManager.Manager.CreateDesktop());
}
public void Remove(Desktop fallback = null) {
// Destroy desktop and switch to <fallback>
var back = fallback == null ? DesktopManager.GetDesktop(0) : fallback.itf;
DesktopManager.Manager.RemoveDesktop(itf, back);
}
public bool IsVisible {
// Returns <true> if this desktop is the current displayed one
get { return object.ReferenceEquals(itf, DesktopManager.Manager.GetCurrentDesktop()); }
}
public void MakeVisible() {
// Make this desktop visible
DesktopManager.Manager.SwitchDesktop(itf);
}
public Desktop Left {
// Returns desktop at the left of this one, null if none
get {
IVirtualDesktop desktop;
int hr = DesktopManager.Manager.GetAdjacentDesktop(itf, 3, out desktop);
if (hr == 0) return new Desktop(desktop);
else return null;
}
}
public Desktop Right {
// Returns desktop at the right of this one, null if none
get {
IVirtualDesktop desktop;
int hr = DesktopManager.Manager.GetAdjacentDesktop(itf, 4, out desktop);
if (hr == 0) return new Desktop(desktop);
else return null;
}
}
public void MoveWindow(IntPtr handle) {
// Move window <handle> to this desktop
DesktopManager.WManager.MoveWindowToDesktop(handle, itf.GetId());
}
public bool HasWindow(IntPtr handle) {
// Returns true if window <handle> is on this desktop
return itf.GetId() == DesktopManager.WManager.GetWindowDesktopId(handle);
}
public override int GetHashCode() {
return itf.GetHashCode();
}
public override bool Equals(object obj) {
var desk = obj as Desktop;
return desk != null && object.ReferenceEquals(this.itf, desk.itf);
}
private IVirtualDesktop itf;
private Desktop(IVirtualDesktop itf) { this.itf = itf; }
}
internal static class DesktopManager {
static DesktopManager() {
var shell = (IServiceProvider10)Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetTypeFromCLSID(Guids.CLSID_ImmersiveShell));
Manager = (IVirtualDesktopManagerInternal)shell.QueryService(Guids.CLSID_VirtualDesktopManagerInternal, Guids.IID_IVirtualDesktopManagerInternal);
WManager = (IVirtualDesktopManager)Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetTypeFromCLSID(Guids.CLSID_VirtualDesktopManager));
}
internal static IVirtualDesktop GetDesktop(int index) {
int count = Manager.GetCount();
if (index < 0 || index >= count) throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("index");
IObjectArray desktops;
Manager.GetDesktops(out desktops);
object objdesk;
desktops.GetAt(index, Guids.IID_IVirtualDesktop, out objdesk);
Marshal.ReleaseComObject(desktops);
return (IVirtualDesktop)objdesk;
}
internal static IVirtualDesktopManagerInternal Manager;
internal static IVirtualDesktopManager WManager;
}
}
And finally a little test WinForms project that I used to test the code. Just drop 4 buttons on a form and name them buttonLeft/Right/Create/Destroy:
using Windows10Interop;
using System.Diagnostics;
...
public partial class Form1 : Form {
public Form1() {
InitializeComponent();
}
private void buttonRight_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
var curr = Desktop.FromWindow(this.Handle);
Debug.Assert(curr.Equals(Desktop.Current));
var right = curr.Right;
if (right == null) right = Desktop.FromIndex(0);
if (right != null) {
right.MoveWindow(this.Handle);
right.MakeVisible();
this.BringToFront();
Debug.Assert(right.IsVisible);
}
}
private void buttonLeft_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
var curr = Desktop.FromWindow(this.Handle);
Debug.Assert(curr.Equals(Desktop.Current));
var left = curr.Left;
if (left == null) left = Desktop.FromIndex(Desktop.Count - 1);
if (left != null) {
left.MoveWindow(this.Handle);
left.MakeVisible();
this.BringToFront();
Debug.Assert(left.IsVisible);
}
}
private void buttonCreate_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
var desk = Desktop.Create();
desk.MoveWindow(this.Handle);
desk.MakeVisible();
Debug.Assert(desk.IsVisible);
Debug.Assert(desk.Equals(Desktop.Current));
}
private void buttonDestroy_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
var curr = Desktop.FromWindow(this.Handle);
var next = curr.Left;
if (next == null) next = curr.Right;
if (next != null && next != curr) {
next.MoveWindow(this.Handle);
curr.Remove(next);
Debug.Assert(next.IsVisible);
}
}
}
The only real quirk I noticed while testing this is that moving a window from one desktop to another can move it to the bottom of the Z-order when you first switch the desktop, then move the window. No such problem if you do it the other way around.
There is this guy that made a application to map keyboard shorcut to move a window between virtual desktop.
https://github.com/Grabacr07/SylphyHorn
(I use it every day )
He has a blog where he explain what he did
http://grabacr.net/archives/5701 ( you can use google translate it is in japanese)
He in fact used the same api mantionned in the Alberto Tostado response.
http://www.cyberforum.ru/blogs/105416/blog3671.html
and the api can be found on his github https://github.com/Grabacr07/VirtualDesktop
The api is really simple to use BUT it seems impossible to move a window from another process.
public static bool MoveToDesktop(IntPtr hWnd, VirtualDesktop virtualDesktop)
{
ThrowIfNotSupported();
int processId;
NativeMethods.GetWindowThreadProcessId(hWnd, out processId);
if (Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id == processId) // THAT LINE
{
var guid = virtualDesktop.Id;
VirtualDesktop.ComManager.MoveWindowToDesktop(hWnd, ref guid);
return true;
}
return false;
}
To workaround this problem they made another implementation that they use alongside the one in the russian blog
if (VirtualDesktopHelper.MoveToDesktop(hWnd, right) //<- the one in the russian blog
|| this.helper.MoveWindowToDesktop(hWnd, right.Id)) <- the second implementation
The second implementation can be found here: https://github.com/tmyt/VDMHelper
This one can move a window from another process to another desktop. BUT it is buggy right now. For exemple when i try to move some window like google chrome it crash.
So this is the result of my research. I m rigth now trying to make a StickyWindow feature with these api.
I fear that all about "Virtual desktops" in Windows 10 is undocumented, but in a Russian page I've seen documented the interfaces. I don't speak Russian but seems that they have used reversed engineering. Anyway, the code is very clear (Thanks to them!).
Keep an eye here:
http://www.cyberforum.ru/blogs/105416/blog3671.html
I've been trying to see if the old API's CreateDesktop, OpenDesktop, etc... is linked to the new Virtual-Desktops, but no way...
The interfaces work with the final production release of Windows 10 (2015-05-08), but you shouldn't use them in a real wide distributed application until Microsoft documents them. Too much risk.
Regards.
Related
I want to develop an app in windows phone 8.
I am totally new to this. I want to create a database for that app from which I can perform CRUID Operations.
I found some information while browsing and watching videos but I did't understand much of it.
Some Steps I did:
Installed windows phone app 8 sdk for vs2012
Added some Sqlite extension from Manage Nuget Packages.
Developed a basic interface for the app.
Copied and pasted the code with few changes
What I want:
Permanently Insert and Fetch data from database (I had downloaded a code from some website but after running it when I close the emulator and try to view the data previously entered, it won't return it)
Like it should be stored in phone memory or any such place
Display the fetched data in listview or grid
Please send me the link that i can go through or any such resembling question asked here
The MainPage.xaml.cs Code:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using Microsoft.Phone.Controls;
using Microsoft.Phone.Shell;
using CustomerPhoneApp.Resources;
using SQLite;
using System.IO;
using Windows.Foundation;
using Windows.Foundation.Collections;
using Windows.Storage;
using Windows.UI.Popups;
using System.Data.Linq;
using System.Diagnostics;
namespace CustomerPhoneApp
{
public partial class MainPage : PhoneApplicationPage
{
[Table("Users")]
public class User
{
[PrimaryKey, Unique]
public string Name { get; set; }
public string Age { get; set; }
}
protected async override void OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs e)
{
try
{
var path = ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.Path + #"\users.db";
var db = new SQLiteAsyncConnection(path);
await db.CreateTableAsync<User>();
}
catch (Exception)
{
}
}
// Constructor
public MainPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private async void Button_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
if (txtName.Text != "" && txtAge.Text != "")
{
var path = ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.Path + #"\users.db";
var db = new SQLiteAsyncConnection(path);
var data = new User
{
Name = txtName.Text,
Age = txtAge.Text,
};
int x = await db.InsertAsync(data);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("enter the title and Notes");
}
}
private void Button_Click_1(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
RetriveUserSavedData();
}
private async void RetriveUserSavedData()
{
string Result = "";
var path = ApplicationData.Current.LocalFolder.Path + #"\users.db";
var db = new SQLiteAsyncConnection(path);
List<User> allUsers = await db.QueryAsync<User>("Select * From Users");
var count = allUsers.Any() ? allUsers.Count : 0;
foreach (var item in allUsers)
{
Result += "Name: " + item.Name + "\nAge: " + item.Age.ToString() + "\n\n";
}
if (Result.ToString() == "")
{
MessageBox.Show("No Data");
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show(Result.ToString());
}
}
private void txtName_TextChanged(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
{
}
private void txtName_GotFocus(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
txtName.Text = "";
}
private void txtAge_GotFocus(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
txtAge.Text = "";
}
}
}
1.-Permanently Insert and Fetch data from database (I had downloaded a code from some website but after running it when I close the emulator and try to view the data previously entered, it won't return it)
When you close the emulator you lost all apps installet on it, so if you close it, you lost all. If you want test your data save, you can close the application (only de app, not the emulator) and open it from your app list in the WP emulator.
Like it should be stored in phone memory or any such place
With SQL lite you can´t store the data in the SD, it will be stored in your app directory, if you want use the SD to store data, you can use binary files
Display the fetched data in listview or grid
To show your data in the listview or grid, you need create a ViewModel or DataContext and then use Binding to "send" the data to de view.
I wanted to debug the Seed() method in my Entity Framework database configuration class when I run Update-Database from the Package Manager Console but didn't know how to do it. I wanted to share the solution with others in case they have the same issue.
Here is similar question with a solution that works really well.
It does NOT require Thread.Sleep.
Just Launches the debugger using this code.
Clipped from the answer
if (!System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached)
System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Launch();
The way I solved this was to open a new instance of Visual Studio and then open the same solution in this new instance of Visual Studio. I then attached the debugger in this new instance to the old instance (devenv.exe) while running the update-database command. This allowed me to debug the Seed method.
Just to make sure I didn't miss the breakpoint by not attaching in time I added a Thread.Sleep before the breakpoint.
I hope this helps someone.
If you need to get a specific variable's value, a quick hack is to throw an exception:
throw new Exception(variable);
A cleaner solution (I guess this requires EF 6) would IMHO be to call update-database from code:
var configuration = new DbMigrationsConfiguration<TContext>();
var databaseMigrator = new DbMigrator(configuration);
databaseMigrator.Update();
This allows you to debug the Seed method.
You may take this one step further and construct a unit test (or, more precisely, an integration test) that creates an empty test database, applies all EF migrations, runs the Seed method, and drops the test database again:
var configuration = new DbMigrationsConfiguration<TContext>();
Database.Delete("TestDatabaseNameOrConnectionString");
var databaseMigrator = new DbMigrator(configuration);
databaseMigrator.Update();
Database.Delete("TestDatabaseNameOrConnectionString");
But be careful not to run this against your development database!
I know this is an old question, but if all you want is messages, and you don't care to include references to WinForms in your project, I made some simple debug window where I can send Trace events.
For more serious and step-by-step debugging, I'll open another Visual Studio instance, but it's not necessary for simple stuff.
This is the whole code:
SeedApplicationContext.cs
using System;
using System.Data.Entity;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace Data.Persistence.Migrations.SeedDebug
{
public class SeedApplicationContext<T> : ApplicationContext
where T : DbContext
{
private class SeedTraceListener : TraceListener
{
private readonly SeedApplicationContext<T> _appContext;
public SeedTraceListener(SeedApplicationContext<T> appContext)
{
_appContext = appContext;
}
public override void Write(string message)
{
_appContext.WriteDebugText(message);
}
public override void WriteLine(string message)
{
_appContext.WriteDebugLine(message);
}
}
private Form _debugForm;
private TextBox _debugTextBox;
private TraceListener _traceListener;
private readonly Action<T> _seedAction;
private readonly T _dbcontext;
public Exception Exception { get; private set; }
public bool WaitBeforeExit { get; private set; }
public SeedApplicationContext(Action<T> seedAction, T dbcontext, bool waitBeforeExit = false)
{
_dbcontext = dbcontext;
_seedAction = seedAction;
WaitBeforeExit = waitBeforeExit;
_traceListener = new SeedTraceListener(this);
CreateDebugForm();
MainForm = _debugForm;
Trace.Listeners.Add(_traceListener);
}
private void CreateDebugForm()
{
var textbox = new TextBox {Multiline = true, Dock = DockStyle.Fill, ScrollBars = ScrollBars.Both, WordWrap = false};
var form = new Form {Font = new Font(#"Lucida Console", 8), Text = "Seed Trace"};
form.Controls.Add(tb);
form.Shown += OnFormShown;
_debugForm = form;
_debugTextBox = textbox;
}
private void OnFormShown(object sender, EventArgs eventArgs)
{
WriteDebugLine("Initializing seed...");
try
{
_seedAction(_dbcontext);
if(!WaitBeforeExit)
_debugForm.Close();
else
WriteDebugLine("Finished seed. Close this window to continue");
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Exception = e;
var einner = e;
while (einner != null)
{
WriteDebugLine(string.Format("[Exception {0}] {1}", einner.GetType(), einner.Message));
WriteDebugLine(einner.StackTrace);
einner = einner.InnerException;
if (einner != null)
WriteDebugLine("------- Inner Exception -------");
}
}
}
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (disposing && _traceListener != null)
{
Trace.Listeners.Remove(_traceListener);
_traceListener.Dispose();
_traceListener = null;
}
base.Dispose(disposing);
}
private void WriteDebugText(string message)
{
_debugTextBox.Text += message;
Application.DoEvents();
}
private void WriteDebugLine(string message)
{
WriteDebugText(message + Environment.NewLine);
}
}
}
And on your standard Configuration.cs
// ...
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Data.Persistence.Migrations.SeedDebug;
// ...
namespace Data.Persistence.Migrations
{
internal sealed class Configuration : DbMigrationsConfiguration<MyContext>
{
public Configuration()
{
// Migrations configuration here
}
protected override void Seed(MyContext context)
{
// Create our application context which will host our debug window and message loop
var appContext = new SeedApplicationContext<MyContext>(SeedInternal, context, false);
Application.Run(appContext);
var e = appContext.Exception;
Application.Exit();
// Rethrow the exception to the package manager console
if (e != null)
throw e;
}
// Our original Seed method, now with Trace support!
private void SeedInternal(MyContext context)
{
// ...
Trace.WriteLine("I'm seeding!")
// ...
}
}
}
Uh Debugging is one thing but don't forget to call:
context.Update()
Also don't wrap in try catch without a good inner exceptions spill to the console.
https://coderwall.com/p/fbcyaw/debug-into-entity-framework-code-first
with catch (DbEntityValidationException ex)
I have 2 workarounds (without Debugger.Launch() since it doesn't work for me):
To print message in Package Manager Console use exception:
throw new Exception("Your message");
Another way is to print message in file by creating a cmd process:
// Logs to file {solution folder}\seed.log data from Seed method (for DEBUG only)
private void Log(string msg)
{
string echoCmd = $"/C echo {DateTime.Now} - {msg} >> seed.log";
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("cmd.exe", echoCmd);
}
I'm creating my own IntelliSense Presenter, since Visual Studio2012 support change theme, so I want my background color of the presenter can be auto-changed when the theme been changed. Is there a way to track the theme changes event, or get the current color theme of the Visual Studio?
Yes, this is possible. I had to solve a similiar issue with one of my extensions...
The current theme is stored in the Windows Registry; so I implemented the following utility class.
public enum VsTheme
{
Unknown = 0,
Light,
Dark,
Blue
}
public class ThemeUtil
{
private static readonly IDictionary<string, VsTheme> Themes = new Dictionary<string, VsTheme>()
{
{ "de3dbbcd-f642-433c-8353-8f1df4370aba", VsTheme.Light },
{ "1ded0138-47ce-435e-84ef-9ec1f439b749", VsTheme.Dark },
{ "a4d6a176-b948-4b29-8c66-53c97a1ed7d0", VsTheme.Blue }
};
public static VsTheme GetCurrentTheme()
{
string themeId = GetThemeId();
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(themeId) == false)
{
VsTheme theme;
if (Themes.TryGetValue(themeId, out theme))
{
return theme;
}
}
return VsTheme.Unknown;
}
public static string GetThemeId()
{
const string CategoryName = "General";
const string ThemePropertyName = "CurrentTheme";
string keyName = string.Format(#"Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\{0}", CategoryName);
using (RegistryKey key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(keyName))
{
if (key != null)
{
return (string)key.GetValue(ThemePropertyName, string.Empty);
}
}
return null;
}
}
Okay; this just helps to figur out the current settings... listening for the theme changed notification is a bit trickier. After your package is loaded, you must obtain an IVsShell instance via the DTE; once you have this object you can utilize the AdviceBroadcastMessages method to subscribe for event notifications. You have to provide an object whose type implements the IVsBroadcastMessageEvents interface...
I don´t want to post the whole implementation, but the following lines might illustrate the key scenario...
class VsBroadcastMessageEvents : IVsBroadcastMessageEvent
{
int IVsBroadcastMessageEvent.OnBroadcastMessage(uint msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
{
const uint WM_SYSCOLORCHANGE = 0x15;
if (msg == WM_SYSCOLORCHANGE)
{
// obtain current theme from the Registry and update any UI...
}
}
}
Consider implementing IDisposable on that type as well, in order to be able to unsubscribe from the event source, when the package gets unloaded.
This is how I subscribe for event notifications...
class ShellService
{
private readonly IVsShell shell;
private bool advised;
public ShellService(IVsShell shellInstance)
{
this.shell = shellInstance;
}
public void AdviseBroadcastMessages(IVsBroadcastMessageEvents broadcastMessageEvents, out uint cookie)
{
cookie = 0;
try
{
int r = this.shell.AdviseBroadcastMessages(broadcastMessageEvents, out cookie);
this.advised = (r == VSConstants.S_OK);
}
catch (COMException) { }
catch (InvalidComObjectException) { }
}
public void UnadviseBroadcastMessages(uint cookie)
{
...
}
}
Keep the value of the cookie parameter; you´ll need it to successfully unsubscribe.
Hope that helps (-:
Just wanted to put an update just in case anyone else comes along.. #Matze and #Frank are totally right.. However in VS 2015.. they added a easy way to detect the theme change. So you need to include PlatformUI an dyou get a super easy event
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.PlatformUI;
....
//Then you get an event
VSColorTheme.ThemeChanged += VSColorTheme_ThemeChanged;
You should make sure your control is disposable so you can unsubscribe from the event...
BONUS!
It also give you easy access to the colors.. even if the user has changed them from the default .. so you can do stuff like this in when set your colors
var defaultBackground = VSColorTheme.GetThemedColor(EnvironmentColors.ToolWindowBackgroundColorKey);
var defaultForeground = VSColorTheme.GetThemedColor(EnvironmentColors.ToolWindowTextColorKey);
For VS 2015 this has changed, the solution #Matze has still works but you need to update the GetThemeId() function to check for the version and if it's 14.0 (VS2015) look in a different place in the registry. The way the value is stored has changed also, it's still a string but now contains other values seperated by a '*'. The theme guid is the last value in the list.
if (version == "14.0")
{
string keyName = string.Format(#"Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\{0}\ApplicationPrivateSettings\Microsoft\VisualStudio", version);
using (RegistryKey key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(keyName))
{
if (key != null)
{
var keyText = (string)key.GetValue("ColorTheme", string.Empty);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(keyText))
{
var keyTextValues = keyText.Split('*');
if (keyTextValues.Length > 2)
{
return keyTextValues[2];
}
}
}
}
return null;
}
I've created a custom event document that extends the fields of the normal event document. I've added a field that can keep 0 to many category Ids in a pipe delimited list. Categories are stored in a custom table.
Here is my filter code:
public partial class CMSGlobalFiles_EventCategoryFilter : CMSAbstractDataFilterControl
{
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
protected override void OnInit(EventArgs e)
{
SetupControl();
base.OnInit(e);
}
protected override void OnPreRender(EventArgs e)
{
if (RequestHelper.IsPostBack())
{
setFilter();
}
base.OnPreRender(e);
}
private void SetupControl()
{
if (this.StopProcessing)
{
this.Visible = false;
}
else if (!RequestHelper.IsPostBack())
{
InitializeCategory();
}
}
private void InitializeCategory()
{
CustomTableItemProvider customTableProvider = ne CustomTableItemProvider(CMSContext.CurrentUser);
string where = "";
string tableName = "customtable.EventCategory";
DataClassInfo customTable = DataClassInfoProvider.GetDataClass(tableName);
if (customTable != null)
{
DataSet dataSet = customTableProvider.GetItems(tableName, where, null);
if (!DataHelper.DataSourceIsEmpty(dataSet))
{
this.drpCategory.DataSource = dataSet;
this.drpCategory.DataTextField = "CategoryName";
this.drpCategory.DataValueField = "ItemGUID";
this.drpCategory.DataBind();
this.drpCategory.Items.Insert(0, new ListItem("(all)", "##ALL##"));
}
}
}
private void setFilter()
{
string where = null;
if (this.drpCategory.SelectedValue != null)
{
Guid itemGUID = ValidationHelper.GetGuid(this.drpCategory.SelectedValue, Guid.Empty );
if (itemGUID != Guid.Empty)
{
where = "EventCategory LIKE \'%" + itemGUID.ToString() + "%\'";
}
}
if (where != null)
{
this.WhereCondition = where;
}
this.RaiseOnFilterChanged();
}
}
This filter works great using a basic repeater and a document data source. When I use the event calendar it does not. I'm using Kentico version 6.0.30
The problem is in the different lifecycle of the EventCalendar, based on the CMSCalendar control which is based on standard .Net Calendar.
First of all, our developers discovered a way to fix this and allow your scenario to run by default. This fix will be included in the 6.0.33 hotfix (scheduled to go out on Friday 25th).
I'm sorry for this inconvenience.
Aside from this upcoming fix, it's also possible to make the EventCalendar to filter its results by modifying (cloning) the web part, integrating the filter controls directly into that web part and set the calendar's Where condition in the OnPreRender before the DataBind as
protected override void OnPreRender(EventArgs e)
{
calItems.WhereCondition = "some filtering condition";
...
If you can hotfix your CMS instance, it would be certainly less effort.
Regards,
Zdenek / Kentico Support
I develop simple j2me bluetooth client and have problem with bluetooth device search.
Function startInquiry nothing found.
Client : nokia 5220
Server : my pc with bluetooth adapter
All bluetooth devices is on.
/*
* To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
* and open the template in the editor.
*/
import javax.microedition.midlet.*;
import javax.bluetooth.*;
import java.util.Vector;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.*;
/**
* #author Администратор
*/
public class Midlet extends MIDlet implements DiscoveryListener
{
private static Vector vecDevices=new Vector();
private static String connectionURL=null;
private LocalDevice localDevice;
private DiscoveryAgent agent;
private RemoteDevice remoteDevice;
private RemoteDevice[] devList;
private Display display;
private Form form;
public void startApp() {
display = Display.getDisplay(this);
form = new Form( "Client" );
try {
localDevice = LocalDevice.getLocalDevice();
} catch( BluetoothStateException e ) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
form.append("Address: "+localDevice.getBluetoothAddress()+"\n\n");
form.append("Name: "+localDevice.getFriendlyName()+"\n\n");
try {
agent = localDevice.getLocalDevice().getDiscoveryAgent();
form.append("Starting device inquiry... \n\n");
boolean si = agent.startInquiry(DiscoveryAgent.GIAC, this);
if ( si ) {
form.append("true");
} else {
form.append("false");
}
} catch( BluetoothStateException e ) {
}
int deviceCount = vecDevices.size();
if(deviceCount <= 0){
form.append("No Devices Found .");
}
else{
//print bluetooth device addresses and names in the format [ No. address (name) ]
form.append("Bluetooth Devices: ");
for (int i = 0; i < deviceCount; i++) {
remoteDevice=(RemoteDevice)vecDevices.elementAt(i);
form.append( remoteDevice.getBluetoothAddress() );
}
}
display.setCurrent(form);
}
public void pauseApp() {
}
public void destroyApp(boolean unconditional) {
}
public void deviceDiscovered(RemoteDevice btDevice, DeviceClass cod) {
//add the device to the vector
if(!vecDevices.contains(btDevice)){
vecDevices.addElement(btDevice);
}
}
public void inquiryCompleted(int discType)
{
}
//implement this method since services are not being discovered
public void servicesDiscovered(int transID, ServiceRecord[] servRecord) {
if(servRecord!=null && servRecord.length>0){
connectionURL=servRecord[0].getConnectionURL(0,false);
}
}
//implement this method since services are not being discovered
public void serviceSearchCompleted(int transID, int respCode) {
}
}
Not sure what the exact problem is, but you definitely don't want to be doing this in your midlet's startApp() method. This is a system lifecycle method, and should return quickly, but scanning for bluetooth devices will block it for a long time. Your startApp() method is tying up the device's resources which it could need for doing the actual scanning!
Refactor, so your device scanning is done in a new thread, then see what happens.
You seem to have misunderstood how the Bluetooth API works. The startInquiry method only starts the device discovery process and returns immediately afterwards, leaving the discovery running in the background. When devices are discovered, you get a callback of the deviceDiscovered method for each of them, and when the discovery process has completed, you get a callback of the inquiryCompleted method. So you need to move the accessing of the vecDevices member and the form manipulation from startApp to inquiryCompleted to be able to actually show the discovered information.
You say all devices are on - but also check if all devices are discoverable.
I've made this mistake before myself!
Lookup the method LocalDevice.setDiscoverable() if you want to toggle between modes programatically.