Logging Windows operations? Moving application to virtual desktop?

[kgschlosser]

Its not a plugin. so do not pay attention to it. just use the code on the first page of this topic.

[dan Edens]

well it's not really a plugin yet. This is just a drop into a pyhon script and run at the moment. Once I get the initial connection bits working then a plugin can be developed.

No idea how to set the guid for a plugin tbh^

Not sure what you mean by that..

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eg.RegisterPlugin(
    name = "Virtual Desktops",
    author = "Kgschlosser",
    version = "0.0.004",
    guid = "{C2F03A33-21F5-47FA-B4BB-156362A2F239}",
    canMultiLoad = False,
    url = "http://eventghost.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&p=53389#p53389",
    description = "Creates events based on Virtual desktop interactions.",

)

You have it in the register plugin.

if you mean to get a new GUID.

GUID Generator is a good place.

Yes! that is what I meant. Thanks I've been stuck here 4 plugins I want to make. Basically I'm just learning what guid really is other than a number I google what to do with whenever i see it .

[dan Edens]

I tried downloading the plug-in and adding it to EG. It wouldn't show up in the list of installed plugins so I tried changing the guide but it still isn't showing. I'm still getting a feel for windows 10 so maybe I'm doing something wrong

O dude sorry I was making a joke. Really wasn't clear my bad. It's the first steps towards a plugin is all. I'll make sure you know if and when it get's done.

[jachin99]

No worries about the plugin not working. Kevin, I get this error now

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from ctypes.wintypes import HRESULT, HWND, BOOL, POINTER, DWORD, INT, UINT, LPVOID, ULONG

import comtypes
import ctypes
from comtypes import helpstring, COMMETHOD
from comtypes.GUID import GUID

REFGUID = POINTER(GUID)
REFIID = REFGUID
ENUM = INT
IID = GUID
INT32 = ctypes.c_int32
INT64 = ctypes.c_int64


CLSID_ImmersiveShell = GUID(
    '{C2F03A33-21F5-47FA-B4BB-156362A2F239}'
)

CLSID_IVirtualNotificationService =  GUID(
    '{A501FDEC-4A09-464C-AE4E-1B9C21B84918}'
)



class HSTRING__(ctypes.Structure):
    _fields_ = [
        ('unused', INT),
    ]

HSTRING = POINTER(HSTRING__)



class EventRegistrationToken(ctypes.Structure):
    _fields_ = [
        ('value', INT64)
    ]

class AdjacentDesktop(ENUM):
    LeftDirection = 3
    RightDirection = 4


class ApplicationViewOrientation(ENUM):
    ApplicationViewOrientation_Landscape = 0
    ApplicationViewOrientation_Portrait = 1


class TrustLevel(ENUM):
    BaseTrust = 0
    PartialTrust = BaseTrust + 1
    FullTrust = PartialTrust + 1


IID_IInspectable = GUID(
    '{AF86E2E0-B12D-4C6A-9C5A-D7AA65101E90}'
)


class IInspectable(comtypes.IUnknown):
    _case_insensitive_ = True
    _idlflags_ = []
    _iid_ = IID_IInspectable
    _methods_ = [
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method GetIids')],
            HRESULT,
            'GetIids',
            (['out'], POINTER(ULONG), 'iidCount'),
            (['out'], POINTER(POINTER(IID)), 'iids'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method GetRuntimeClassName')],
            HRESULT,
            'GetRuntimeClassName',
            (['out'], POINTER(HSTRING), 'className'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method GetTrustLevel')],
            HRESULT,
            'GetTrustLevel',
            (['out'], POINTER(TrustLevel), 'trustLevel'),
        ),
    ]


IID_IApplicationViewConsolidatedEventArgs = GUID(
    '{514449EC-7EA2-4DE7-A6A6-7DFBAAEBB6FB}'
)

class IApplicationViewConsolidatedEventArgs(IInspectable):
    _case_insensitive_ = True
    _iid_ = IID_IApplicationViewConsolidatedEventArgs
    _idlflags_ = []
    _methods_ = [
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method get_IsUserInitiated')],
            HRESULT,
            'get_IsUserInitiated',
            (['retval', 'out'], POINTER(BOOL), 'value'),
        ),
    ]


IID_IApplicationView = GUID(
    '{D222D519-4361-451E-96C4-60F4F9742DB0}'
)

class IApplicationView(IInspectable):
    _case_insensitive_ = True
    _iid_ = IID_IApplicationView
    _idlflags_ = []
    _methods_ = [
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method get_Orientation')],
            HRESULT,
            'get_Orientation',
            (['retval', 'out'], POINTER(ApplicationViewOrientation), 'value'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method get_AdjacentToLeftDisplayEdge')],
            HRESULT,
            'get_AdjacentToLeftDisplayEdge',
            (['retval', 'out'], POINTER(BOOL), 'value'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method get_AdjacentToRightDisplayEdge')],
            HRESULT,
            'get_AdjacentToRightDisplayEdge',
            (['retval', 'out'], POINTER(BOOL), 'value'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method get_IsFullScreen')],
            HRESULT,
            'get_IsFullScreen',
            (['retval', 'out'], POINTER(BOOL), 'value'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method get_IsOnLockScreen')],
            HRESULT,
            'get_IsOnLockScreen',
            (['retval', 'out'], POINTER(BOOL), 'value'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method get_IsScreenCaptureEnabled')],
            HRESULT,
            'get_IsScreenCaptureEnabled',
            (['retval', 'out'], POINTER(BOOL), 'value'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method put_IsScreenCaptureEnabled')],
            HRESULT,
            'put_IsScreenCaptureEnabled',
            (['in'], BOOL, 'value'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method put_Title')],
            HRESULT,
            'put_Title',
            (['in'], HSTRING, 'value'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method get_Title')],
            HRESULT,
            'get_Title',
            (['retval', 'out'], POINTER(HSTRING), 'value'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method get_Id')],
            HRESULT,
            'get_Id',
            (['retval', 'out'], POINTER(INT32), 'value'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method add_Consolidated')],
            HRESULT,
            'add_Consolidated',
            (['in'], POINTER(IApplicationViewConsolidatedEventArgs), 'handler'),
            (['retval', 'out'], POINTER(EventRegistrationToken), 'token'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method remove_Consolidated')],
            HRESULT,
            'remove_Consolidated',
            (['in',], EventRegistrationToken, 'EventRegistrationToken'),
        ),
    ]

IID_IServiceProvider = GUID(
    '{6D5140C1-7436-11CE-8034-00AA006009FA}'
)


class IServiceProvider(comtypes.IUnknown):
    _case_insensitive_ = True
    _idlflags_ = []
    _iid_ = IID_IServiceProvider
    _methods_ = [
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method QueryService'), 'local', 'in'],
            HRESULT,
            'QueryService',
            (['in'], REFGUID, 'guidService'),
            (['in'], REFIID, 'riid'),
            (['out'], POINTER(LPVOID), 'ppvObject'),
        ),
    ]

IID_IObjectArray = GUID(
    "{92CA9DCD-5622-4BBA-A805-5E9F541BD8C9}"
)

class IObjectArray(comtypes.IUnknown):
    """
    Unknown Object Array
    """
    _case_insensitive_ = True
    _idlflags_ = []
    _iid_ = None

    _methods_ = [
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method GetCount')],
            HRESULT,
            'GetCount',
            (['out'], POINTER(UINT), 'pcObjects'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method GetAt')],
            HRESULT,
            'GetAt',
            (['in'], UINT, 'uiIndex'),
            (['in'], REFIID, 'riid'),
            (['out', 'iid_is'], POINTER(LPVOID), 'ppv'),
        ),
    ]

IID_IVirtualDesktop = GUID(
    '{FF72FFDD-BE7E-43FC-9C03-AD81681E88E4}'
)


class IVirtualDesktop(comtypes.IUnknown):
    _case_insensitive_ = True
    _iid_ = IID_IVirtualDesktop
    _idlflags_ = []
    _methods_ = [
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method IsViewVisible')],
            HRESULT,
            'IsViewVisible',
            (['out'], POINTER(IApplicationView), 'pView'),
            (['out'], POINTER(INT), 'pfVisible'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method GetID')],
            HRESULT,
            'GetID',
            (['out'], POINTER(GUID), 'pGuid'),
        )
    ]


IID_IVirtualDesktopManager = GUID(
    '{A5CD92FF-29BE-454C-8D04-D82879FB3F1B}'
)


class IVirtualDesktopManager(comtypes.IUnknown):
    _case_insensitive_ = True
    _iid_ = IID_IVirtualDesktopManager
    _idlflags_ = []
    _methods_ = [
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method IsWindowOnCurrentVirtualDesktop')],
            HRESULT,
            'IsWindowOnCurrentVirtualDesktop',
            (['in'], HWND, 'topLevelWindow'),
            (['out'], POINTER(BOOL), 'onCurrentDesktop'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method GetWindowDesktopId')],
            HRESULT,
            'GetWindowDesktopId',
            (['in'], HWND, 'topLevelWindow'),
            (['out'], POINTER(GUID), 'desktopId'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method MoveWindowToDesktop')],
            HRESULT,
            'MoveWindowToDesktop',
            (['in'], HWND, 'topLevelWindow'),
            (['in'], REFGUID, 'desktopId'),
        ),
    ]

CLSID_VirtualDesktopManagerInternal = GUID(
    '{C5E0CDCA-7B6E-41B2-9FC4-D93975CC467B}'
)

IID_IVirtualDesktopManagerInternal = GUID(
    '{F31574D6-B682-4CDC-BD56-1827860ABEC6}'
)
	
# IID_IVirtualDesktopManagerInternal = GUID(
#     '{AF8DA486-95BB-4460-B3B7-6E7A6B2962B5}'
# )

# IID_IVirtualDesktopManagerInternal = GUID(
#     '{EF9F1A6C-D3CC-4358-B712-F84B635BEBE7}'
# )

class IVirtualDesktopManagerInternal(comtypes.IUnknown):
    _case_insensitive_ = True
    _iid_ = IID_IVirtualDesktopManagerInternal
    _idlflags_ = []
    _methods_ = [
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method GetCount')],
            HRESULT,
            'GetCount',
            (['out'], POINTER(UINT), 'pCount'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method MoveViewToDesktop')],
            HRESULT,
            'MoveViewToDesktop',
            (['out'], POINTER(IApplicationView), 'pView'),
            (['out'], POINTER(IVirtualDesktop), 'pDesktop'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method CanViewMoveDesktops')],
            HRESULT,
            'CanViewMoveDesktops',
            (['out'], POINTER(IApplicationView), 'pView'),
            (['out'], POINTER(INT), 'pfCanViewMoveDesktops'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method GetCurrentDesktop')],
            HRESULT,
            'GetCurrentDesktop',
            (['out'], POINTER(POINTER(IVirtualDesktop)), 'desktop'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method GetDesktops')],
            HRESULT,
            'GetDesktops',
            (['out'], POINTER(POINTER(IObjectArray)), 'ppDesktops'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method GetAdjacentDesktop')],
            HRESULT,
            'GetAdjacentDesktop',
            (['out'], POINTER(IVirtualDesktop), 'pDesktopReference'),
            (['in'], AdjacentDesktop, 'uDirection'),
            (['out'], POINTER(POINTER(IVirtualDesktop)), 'ppAdjacentDesktop'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method SwitchDesktop')],
            HRESULT,
            'SwitchDesktop',
            (['in'], POINTER(IVirtualDesktop), 'pDesktop'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method CreateDesktopW')],
            HRESULT,
            'CreateDesktopW',
            (['out'], POINTER(POINTER(IVirtualDesktop)), 'ppNewDesktop'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method RemoveDesktop')],
            HRESULT,
            'RemoveDesktop',
            (['in'], POINTER(IVirtualDesktop), 'pRemove'),
            (['in'], POINTER(IVirtualDesktop), 'pFallbackDesktop'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method FindDesktop')],
            HRESULT,
            'FindDesktop',
            (['in'], POINTER(GUID), 'desktopId'),
            (['out'], POINTER(POINTER(IVirtualDesktop)), 'ppDesktop'),
        ),
    ]


IID_IVirtualDesktopNotification = GUID(
    '{C179334C-4295-40D3-BEA1-C654D965605A}'
)


class IVirtualDesktopNotification(comtypes.IUnknown):
    _case_insensitive_ = True
    _iid_ = IID_IVirtualDesktopNotification
    _idlflags_ = []
    _methods_ = [
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method VirtualDesktopCreated')],
            HRESULT,
            'VirtualDesktopCreated',
            (['in'], POINTER(IVirtualDesktop), 'pDesktop'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method VirtualDesktopDestroyBegin')],
            HRESULT,
            'VirtualDesktopDestroyBegin',
            (['in'], POINTER(IVirtualDesktop), 'pDesktopDestroyed'),
            (['in'], POINTER(IVirtualDesktop), 'pDesktopFallback'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method VirtualDesktopDestroyFailed')],
            HRESULT,
            'VirtualDesktopDestroyFailed',
            (['in'], POINTER(IVirtualDesktop), 'pDesktopDestroyed'),
            (['in'], POINTER(IVirtualDesktop), 'pDesktopFallback'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method VirtualDesktopDestroyed')],
            HRESULT,
            'VirtualDesktopDestroyed',
            (['in'], POINTER(IVirtualDesktop), 'pDesktopDestroyed'),
            (['in'], POINTER(IVirtualDesktop), 'pDesktopFallback'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method ViewVirtualDesktopChanged')],
            HRESULT,
            'ViewVirtualDesktopChanged',
            (['in'], POINTER(IApplicationView), 'pView'),
        ),
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method CurrentVirtualDesktopChanged')],
            HRESULT,
            'CurrentVirtualDesktopChanged',
            (['in'], POINTER(IVirtualDesktop), 'pDesktopOld'),
            (['in'], POINTER(IVirtualDesktop), 'pDesktopNew'),
        ),
    ]


IID_IVirtualDesktopNotificationService = GUID('{0CD45E71-D927-4F15-8B0A-8FEF525337BF}')


class IVirtualDesktopNotificationService(comtypes.IUnknown):
    _case_insensitive_ = True
    _iid_ = IID_IVirtualDesktopNotificationService
    _idlflags_ = []
    _methods_ = [
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method Register')],
            HRESULT,
            'Register',
            (['in'], POINTER(IVirtualDesktopNotification), 'pNotification'),
            (['out'], POINTER(DWORD), 'pdwCookie'),
        ),
 
        COMMETHOD(
            [helpstring('Method Unregister')],
            HRESULT,
            'Unregister',
            (['in'], DWORD, 'dwCookie'),
        ),
    ]


comtypes.CoInitialize()

pServiceProvider = comtypes.CoCreateInstance(
    CLSID_ImmersiveShell,
    IServiceProvider,
    comtypes.CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER,
)


pDesktopManagerInternal  = comtypes.cast(
    pServiceProvider.QueryService(
        CLSID_VirtualDesktopManagerInternal,
        IID_IVirtualDesktopManagerInternal
    ),
    ctypes.POINTER(IVirtualDesktopManagerInternal)
)

pObjectArray = POINTER(IObjectArray)()

pDesktopManagerInternal.GetDesktops(ctypes.byref(pObjectArray))

count = UINT()
pObjectArray.GetCount(ctypes.byref(count))

for i in range(count):
    pDesktop  = POINTER(IVirtualDesktop)()
    pObjectArray.GetAt(i, IID_IVirtualDesktop, ctypes.byref(pDesktop))

    id = GUID()
    pDesktop.GetID(ctypes.byref(id))

    print(id)

[kgschlosser]

There is a guy that I am working with on getting this going. He has some ctypes and python experience. So it is coming together. It should only be a little while longer before it is finished.

[dan Edens]

There is a guy that I am working with on getting this going. He has some ctypes and python experience. So it is coming together. It should only be a little while longer before it is finished.

Well than this might of been unnecessary, but I tried to make a template to work from on it, going to convert the code you have in there as best i can to fit as i get time this week.

https://github.com/DanEdens/Virtual_Desktops_Plugin

[jachin99]

I just noticed I posted the code and not the error message so sorry about that. Anyway I saw a tidbit about some changes coming to virtual desktops in future builds of windows. Might want to pass it along. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/m ... -desktops/

[kgschlosser]

I know they added the ability to set names to application views the build before last.

They have been adding more and more with each new build of windows 10.

They are on their 9th version of the IApplicationView interface.

[jachin99]

I think they are going to switch to a major/minor release schedule so that might give everyone some relief. A new version of Windows every year still sounds like a lot but at least it's not every six months

[dan Edens]

I know they added the ability to set names to application views the build before last.

They have been adding more and more with each new build of windows 10.

They are on their 9th version of the IApplicationView interface.

Virtual desktops are for me the biggest struggles between my linux and windows machines. I'm really efficient with them on with KDE, but in windows I almost never bother with it because It ends up being more management than it's worth. Being able to control it with EG is going to seriously level the playing field. Because this is NOT ENOUGH SCREENS lol

There's one in the back behind the mains I mostly teamviewer into, and I have a 3 way HDMI splitter velcro'ed for my raspberry pi station

[kgschlosser]

http://eventghost.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=9135

ever looked at this?

[kgschlosser]

https://github.com/kdschlosser/pyWinVirtualDesktop

[dan Edens]

http://eventghost.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=9135

ever looked at this?

I have been meaning too, I'll check it out.


sick! This is going to be so cool.

[dan Edens]

Incase anyone reading this is interested in this awesome project,

There is more conversation to see at this link on github.
https://github.com/DanEdens/Virtual_Des ... n/issues/1

-pops more popcorn furiously-
I'm learning a lot this is truly a gold mine.

[kgschlosser]

glad to see you have found some entertainment. and educational entertainment at that!