[python-win32] Using WMI to listen to window creation and destruction

[Ram Rachum]

I'm trying to make a script that goes to recently opened folders, by
listening to which folders were opened and closed.

I guess I'll use good old EnumWindows. Thanks for your help Tim.

On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 12:23 AM, Tim Roberts <timr at probo.com> wrote:

> Ram Rachum wrote:
> > "Are you really looking to monitor the creation of new top-level
> > windows, which means the creation of new processes?"
> >
> > Does that apply to explorer windows? (i.e. when you open a new
> > folder.) Because that's what I'd like to listen to.
>
> No.  Those are just subwindows opened within the Explorer process.
>
> What are you REALLY trying to do?  What's the overall goal?  Explorer
> has an extensive shell extension interface that let you participate in
> many actions, but opening new folders is not one of them.
>
>     https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/cc144067
>
> Remember, you can open a new folder without opening a new window
>
> --
> Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
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