private static void WatchDesktop()
{
while (true)
{
try
{
using (var inputDesktop = new Desktop())
{
inputDesktop.OpenInput();
if (!inputDesktop.DesktopName.Equals(_lastDesktop))
{
if (inputDesktop.Show() && Desktop.SetCurrent(inputDesktop))
{
Console.WriteLine($"Desktop switched from {_lastDesktop} to {inputDesktop.DesktopName} on thread {Desktop.GetCurrentThreadId()}");
_lastDesktop = inputDesktop.DesktopName;
_lastDesktopInput = inputDesktop;
CurrentDesktop = inputDesktop;
}
else
{
var errorMessage = new Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()).Message;
Console.WriteLine(errorMessage);
_lastDesktopInput?.Close();
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(ex.Message, ex);
}
Thread.Sleep(1000);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Switches to the specified desktop.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">Name of desktop to switch input to.</param>
/// <returns>True if desktops were successfully switched.</returns>
public static bool Show(string name)
{
// attmempt to open desktop.
var result = false;
using (var d = new Desktop())
{
result = d.Open(name);
// something went wrong.
if (!result)
{
return(false);
}
// attempt to switch desktops.
result = d.Show();
}
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Switches to the specified desktop.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">Name of desktop to switch input to.</param>
/// <returns>True if desktops were successfully switched.</returns>
public static bool Show(string name)
{
// attmempt to open desktop.
var result = false;
using (var d = new Desktop())
{
result = d.Open(name);
// something went wrong.
if (!result) return false;
// attempt to switch desktops.
result = d.Show();
}
return result;
}
