/// <summary>
/// Creates a new Desktop object with the same desktop open.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>Cloned desktop object.</returns>
public object Clone()
{
// make sure object isnt disposed.
var desktop = new Desktop();
// if a desktop is open, make the clone open it.
if (IsOpen) desktop.Open(DesktopName);
return desktop;
}
/// <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.
bool result;
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>
/// Sets the desktop of the calling thread.
/// NOTE: Function will fail if thread has hooks or windows in the current desktop.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="desktop">Desktop to put the thread in.</param>
/// <returns>True if the threads desktop was successfully changed.</returns>
public static bool SetCurrent(Desktop desktop)
{
// set threads desktop.
if (!desktop.IsOpen) return false;
return SetThreadDesktop(desktop.DesktopHandle);
}
/// <summary>
/// Opens the current input desktop.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>If successful, a Desktop object, otherwise, null.</returns>
public static Desktop OpenInputDesktop()
{
// open the desktop.
var desktop = new Desktop();
var result = desktop.OpenInput();
// somethng went wrong.
if (!result) return null;
return desktop;
}
/// <summary>
/// Opens a desktop.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">The name of the desktop to open.</param>
/// <returns>If successful, a Desktop object, otherwise, null.</returns>
public static Desktop OpenDesktop(string name)
{
// open the desktop.
var desktop = new Desktop();
var result = desktop.Open(name);
// somethng went wrong.
if (!result) return null;
return desktop;
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the name of a given desktop.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="desktop">Desktop object whos name is to be found.</param>
/// <returns>If successful, the desktop name, otherwise, null.</returns>
public static string GetDesktopName(Desktop desktop)
{
// get name.
if (desktop.IsOpen) return null;
return GetDesktopName(desktop.DesktopHandle);
}
