[haiku-development] Re: get_token_list() and get_window_info()
- From: "Mauro de Wit" <maurodewit@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 11:42:50 +0100
Ok, but I am stubborn and want to use these methods anyway :-)
And the fact that they are "subject to change" doesn't hold me back, since
R5 is not changing anymore and Haiku supports these calls (at least in R1).
Wat does this "private calls" mean in this context? Are these calls really
not available in my own programs?
Or does including the right header file suffice?
Mauro
On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 11:57 PM, François Revol <revol@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > For my app I need info about the visible windows of each application.
> > I
> > don't want to use scripting to query each app for it's windows, since
> > this
> > doesn't provide all functionality.
> >
> > In the Deskbar source, I see get_token_list() & get_window_info()
> > being
> > called for information about an applications windows. I'm guessing a
> > set of
> > tokens is used by the app server for referencing Windows, Views and
> > Bitmaps.
> > Through this tokenlist I should be able to find the required info.
> >
> > The problem is I can't find the right header file to include in my
> > source.
> > Is this header available on R5 developer edition?
>
> No.
> Those are private calls that were used by Be in Deskbar, and shouldn't
> be used because they are "subject to change".
> Though it's hard to find an equivalent.
>
> The only documentation available is the source itself.
>
> > I'm also wondering if the is a mechanism for notifying me when a new
> > token
> > (and thus a new window) has been created? Something like the
> > B_SOME_APP_LAUNCHED message from the Roster.
>
> Dano had an extension to the roster for monitoring windows, maybe we
> should follow this.
>
> François.
>
>
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