Simple hWnd Viewer

8 votes
Version: 
v0.13
Date Updated: 
05/28/2018
Author Name: 
Pixamoon

This is just simple tool to check window element handle - hwnd under mouse pointer.

I did it some time ago to test reading info from ListBox but it can be used it to inspect UI elements you need to work with later.

Note: This tool is can be useful only for people who writes maxscripts.

Changelog:
v0.14
 - added Resume button
v0.12
 - added up to 10 parents info

Best,
Pixamoon

 

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simple_hwnd_viewer_v0.14.ms4.45 KB

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pixamoon's picture

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Ah, nice, thanks,

Will try to implement it to get python widgets under a mouse too.

Here is just code to set Material Rendering Level:

(
 
  local ctypes = python.import "ctypes"
  local QtWidgets = python.import "PySide2.QtWidgets"
 
  actionMan.executeAction 0 "63578"
  windows.processPostedMessages()
 
  local viewPref = ctypes.windll.user32.GetActiveWindow() as IntegerPtr
 
  local widget = QtWidgets.QWidget.find viewPref
  --local widgetChildren = widget.children() as array
 
 
  local combo_box
  local ok_button
 
  fn find_material_combo widget = 
  (
    for w in (widget.children() as array) where w != undefined while combo_box == undefined or ok_button == undefined do
    (
      if matchpattern (w as string) pattern:"*QComboBox*" and \
         matchpattern ((w.parentWidget()) as string) pattern:"*QGroupBox*" and \
         (w.parentWidget()).title() == "Additional Parameters" and \
         w.findText("Basic Material") > -1 \
      then
      (
        combo_box = w
      )
      else
      (
        if ok_button == undefined and matchpattern (w as string) pattern:"*button*" and tolower (w.text()) == "ok" do ok_button = w
 
        find_material_combo w
      )
    )
  )
 
  find_material_combo widget
 
  if combo_box != undefined do combo_box.setCurrentIndex 0 -- set index as you need (0 - based)
 
  if ok_button != undefined do ok_button.click()
 
  ok
)

Best,

Swordslayer's picture

Here you go

This will give you the children of the Per-View Preferences widget:

(
	local ctypes = python.import "ctypes"
	local QtWidgets = python.import "PySide2.QtWidgets"
 
	actionMan.executeAction 0 "63578"
	windows.processPostedMessages()
	local viewPref = ctypes.windll.user32.GetActiveWindow() as IntegerPtr
 
	local widget = QtWidgets.QWidget.find viewPref
	local widgetChildren = widget.children() as array
)

You can call python help command on those that you care about to find out more, say

	local builtin = python.import "__builtin__"
	builtin.help widgetChildren[1]
pixamoon's picture

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Hi,

I didn't try with QT panel yet,

Will try to get info from that and let you know.

Best,
Pixmaoon

tasurnin's picture

Really nice tool, Do you ever

Really nice tool,
Do you ever try to do the same with the new QT panel (max 2018)?
I need to change some parameters(material Rendering Level) for the "viewport per-view Settings" but the command UIAccessor.GetChildWindows for this windows is empty.

Thanks

pixamoon's picture

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Ha, cool addition, thanks man :)

Swordslayer's picture

Nice script

Couldn't resist and added some more info to the printout:

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hWndUnderMouse.ms 3.74 KB
kyle108's picture

cool idea, I'm going to use

cool idea, I'm going to use this quite a bit.

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