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CPP Move foreground window to monitor where the mouse is located
// WindowsFun.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>
#include "utils.h"
using namespace std;
int main()
{
std::cout << "Windows Fun v1.0\n";
std::cout << "----------------\n";
std::cout << "Press a key to start the fun experiments\n";
std::getchar();
int seconds = 3;
std::cout << "Sleeping for " << seconds << " seconds.\nFeel free to select another Window / move the mouse elsewhere. After that time, the selected Window will be reattached to the monitor where the mouse is located\n";
Sleep(seconds * 1000);
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Find the window to re-attach to another monitor (if needed)
// In ConEmu the Window is probably known already
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
std::cout << "Getting the current foreground window\n";
HWND hForegroundWindow = GetForegroundWindow();
flash(hForegroundWindow);
std::cout << "Getting the monitor from the window\n";
HMONITOR hMonitorOfForegroundWindow = MonitorFromWindow(hForegroundWindow, MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST);
if (NULL == hMonitorOfForegroundWindow) {
std::cout << "Could not find the monitor of the foreground window\n";
std::cout << "Press a key to exit\n";
std::getchar();
return 0;
}
std::cout << "Monitor of the foreground window found\n";
std::cout << "Foreground window monitor handle: " << hMonitorOfForegroundWindow << "\n";
MONITORINFO monitorInfoOfForegroundWindow;
monitorInfoOfForegroundWindow.cbSize = sizeof(MONITORINFO); // necessary as per https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd144901(v=vs.85).aspx
if (!GetMonitorInfo(hMonitorOfForegroundWindow, &monitorInfoOfForegroundWindow)) {
std::cout << "Could not get the monitor info of monitor where the foreground window is located\n";
std::cout << "Press a key to exit\n";
std::getchar();
return 0;
}
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Find the monitor where the mouse is located
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
std::cout << "Identifying the monitor where the mouse is located\n";
POINT point;
GetCursorPos(&point);
std::cout << "Cursor position: ";
displayPoint(point.x, point.y);
std::cout << "\n";
HMONITOR hMonitorWhereMouseIsLocated = MonitorFromPoint(point, MONITOR_DEFAULTTONEAREST);
if (NULL == hMonitorWhereMouseIsLocated) {
std::cout << "The monitor where the mouse is could not be found\n";
std::cout << "Press a key to exit\n";
std::getchar();
return 0;
}
std::cout << "Monitor where mouse is found\n";
std::cout << "Monitor handle where mouse located: " << hMonitorWhereMouseIsLocated << "\n";
MONITORINFO monitorInfoOfMouse;
monitorInfoOfMouse.cbSize = sizeof(MONITORINFO); // necessary as per https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd144901(v=vs.85).aspx
if (!GetMonitorInfo(hMonitorWhereMouseIsLocated, &monitorInfoOfMouse)) {
std::cout << "Could not get the monitor info of the monitor where the mouse is located\n";
std::cout << "Press a key to exit\n";
std::getchar();
return 0;
}
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Find out whether the window is currently on the screen where the mouse is located
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
std::cout << "Checking whether the window is currently on the screen where the mouse is located\n";
bool foregroundWindowNeedsToBeReattached = hMonitorOfForegroundWindow != hMonitorWhereMouseIsLocated;
if (!foregroundWindowNeedsToBeReattached) {
std::cout << "The foreground window is on the same monitor as the mouse. No need to reattach it to another monitor!\n";
std::cout << "Press a key to exit\n";
std::getchar();
return 0;
}
std::cout << "The foreground window is on a different screen than the mouse; it needs to be attached to the other monitor!\n";
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Reattach the foreground window to the monitor where the mouse is located
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
std::cout << "Info of the foreground window monitor: ";
displayRect(monitorInfoOfForegroundWindow.rcMonitor.left, monitorInfoOfForegroundWindow.rcMonitor.top, monitorInfoOfForegroundWindow.rcMonitor.right, monitorInfoOfForegroundWindow.rcMonitor.bottom);
std::cout << "\n";
//std::cout << "Left: " << monitorInfoOfForegroundWindow.rcMonitor.left << "\n";
//std::cout << "Top: " << monitorInfoOfForegroundWindow.rcMonitor.top << "\n";
//std::cout << "Right: " << monitorInfoOfForegroundWindow.rcMonitor.right << "\n";
//std::cout << "Bottom: " << monitorInfoOfForegroundWindow.rcMonitor.bottom << "\n";
std::cout << "Info of the monitor where the mouse is located: ";
displayRect(monitorInfoOfMouse.rcMonitor.left, monitorInfoOfMouse.rcMonitor.top, monitorInfoOfMouse.rcMonitor.right, monitorInfoOfMouse.rcMonitor.bottom);
std::cout << "\n";
//std::cout << "Left: " << monitorInfoOfMouse.rcMonitor.left << "\n";
//std::cout << "Top: " << monitorInfoOfMouse.rcMonitor.top << "\n";
//std::cout << "Right: " << monitorInfoOfMouse.rcMonitor.right << "\n";
//std::cout << "Bottom: " << monitorInfoOfMouse.rcMonitor.bottom << "\n";
std::cout << "Calculating the offsets\n";
//todo calculate the difference between both monitors
std::cout << "Getting the current window position\n";
RECT rectSourcePosition;
if(!GetWindowRect(hForegroundWindow, &rectSourcePosition)){
std::cout << "Could not get the current window position\n";
std::cout << "Press a key to exit\n";
std::getchar();
return 0;
}
std::cout << "Source window position: ";
displayRect(rectSourcePosition.left, rectSourcePosition.top, rectSourcePosition.right, rectSourcePosition.bottom);
std::cout << "\n";
// old: monitorInfoOfForegroundWindow
// new: monitorInfoOfMouse
int xOffset = monitorInfoOfMouse.rcMonitor.left - monitorInfoOfForegroundWindow.rcMonitor.left;
int yOffset = monitorInfoOfMouse.rcMonitor.top - monitorInfoOfForegroundWindow.rcMonitor.top;
RECT rectDestinationPosition;
rectDestinationPosition.top = rectSourcePosition.top + yOffset;
rectDestinationPosition.bottom = rectSourcePosition.bottom + yOffset;
rectDestinationPosition.left = rectSourcePosition.left + xOffset;
rectDestinationPosition.right = rectSourcePosition.right + xOffset;
std::cout << "Destination window position: ";
displayRect(rectDestinationPosition.left, rectDestinationPosition.top, rectDestinationPosition.right, rectDestinationPosition.bottom);
std::cout << "\n";
bool repaint = true;
if (!MoveWindow(hForegroundWindow,
rectDestinationPosition.left,
rectDestinationPosition.top,
rectSourcePosition.right - rectSourcePosition.left,
rectSourcePosition.bottom - rectSourcePosition.top,
repaint)) {
std::cout << "Could not move the window to its new location\n";
std::cout << "Press a key to exit\n";
std::getchar();
return 0;
}
else {
std::cout << "The foreground window was moved successfully to its new location!\n";
flash(hForegroundWindow);
}
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
std::cout << "All done, enjoy & press a key to exit\n";
std::getchar();
return 0;
}
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