Window Minimizer for Usability

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[edit] Required Files

If you are missing an MFC DLL file, follow this link: http://python.net/crew/mhammond/win32/

[edit] Code

Use (and modify) the following script to get unwanted windows out of the way. You may minimize or totally hide windows depending on which function you call.

# AG-minimizer.py
# Code by Keith Simmons
# http://ITartist.com
# Created 10/08/2007
#     * Updated 10/16/2007: Added sleep argument (first command line argument in seconds)
#     * Added RAT on top function which also disables RAT (X) button
# Adapted from http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2007-May/440884.html

import time
import sys
from win32gui import GetWindowText, EnumWindows, ShowWindow, EnumWindows, GetClassName, EnumChildWindows, SetWindowPos, EnableMenuItem, GetSystemMenu, DrawMenuBar
from win32con import SW_MINIMIZE, SW_HIDE, SW_SHOW, HWND_TOPMOST, SWP_NOMOVE, SWP_NOSIZE, SC_CLOSE, MF_GRAYED, MF_BYPOSITION
from win32ui import CreateWindowFromHandle, MessageBox

def toplevelWindows(a_title_str):
    res = []
    def callback(hwnd, arg):
        name = GetClassName(hwnd)
        w = CreateWindowFromHandle(hwnd)
        title = w.GetWindowText()
        #print name + " ::: " + title
        if a_title_str in title: #or name=='PuTTY':
            res.append(w)
    EnumWindows(callback, 0)
    return res

def listWindowsHandles():
    res = []
    def callback(hwnd, arg):
        res.append(hwnd)
    EnumWindows(callback, 0)
    return res

def listWindowsNames():
    return (map(GetWindowText, listWindowsHandles()))

def minimizeWindow(a_Title):
    a_hwnd = listWindowsHandles()[listWindowsNames().index(a_Title)]
    ShowWindow(a_hwnd, SW_SHOW)
    ShowWindow(a_hwnd, SW_MINIMIZE)
    
def permaFloatWindow(a_Title):
    a_hwnd = listWindowsHandles()[listWindowsNames().index(a_Title)]
    SetWindowPos(a_hwnd, HWND_TOPMOST, 0,0,0,0, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE)
    EnableMenuItem(GetSystemMenu(a_hwnd, 0), SC_CLOSE, MF_GRAYED)
    #EnableMenuItem(GetSystemMenu(a_hwnd, 0), 6, MF_BYPOSITION | MF_GRAYED)

def hideWindow(a_Title):
    a_hwnd = listWindowsHandles()[listWindowsNames().index(a_Title)]
    ShowWindow(a_hwnd, SW_HIDE)

def cleanUpWindows():
    winList = toplevelWindows("STREAM") # Windows with STREAM in title
    for hwnd in winList:
        minimizeWindow(hwnd.GetWindowText())
        #hideWindow(hwnd.GetWindowText())
        #print hwnd.GetWindowText()

def ratOnTop():
    winList = toplevelWindows("RAT") # Windows with RAT in title
    for hwnd in winList:
        permaFloatWindow(hwnd.GetWindowText())
        #hideWindow(hwnd.GetWindowText())
        #print hwnd.GetWindowText()

def hideFirstDVTS():
    winList = toplevelWindows("DVTS")
    minimizeWindow(winList[0].GetWindowText())
    #hideWindow(winList[0].GetWindowText())
    
if ( len(sys.argv) > 1 ):
    time.sleep (float(sys.argv[1]))        

ratOnTop()
cleanUpWindows()
hideFirstDVTS()

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