Try to find specify part of screen with image?

[lolimsoasd]

Erm, the thread title may be misleading. but, if there is, let's say, desktop open. I have different icons there.

Is there way to make a program that check if the specified icon is there?

I was thinking about something like take a screen and see if the pixels are there?

but how to use it etc... is it possible? :D

[random]

Re: Try to find specify part of screen with image?

I'm sure anything is possible within software regions, Just i think that this may take time.

Take a screenshot of your desktop, and then use it to check if it's the same as your current desktop? Isn't that easier?

[lolimsoasd]

Re: Try to find specify part of screen with image?

I'm sure anything is possible within software regions, Just i think that this may take time.

Take a screenshot of your desktop, and then use it to check if it's the same as your current desktop? Isn't that easier?

I mean this:
check where the specified thing is (FireFox icon for example) and then get cordinates of it.
like this:

and it would still find it if the location changes:




So it would "scan" the screen for a part of the icon, and find the location where it is

[eragon sk]

Re: Try to find specify part of screen with image?

isn't it easier to make something that just reads what names are under the icons?

[mencore]

Re: Try to find specify part of screen with image?

Isn't it easier to just scan the desktop folder?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa364419%28v=VS.85%29.aspx

EDIT: May I ask what is the purpose of this? If it's just executing the program, it's a horrible idea to do it this way. Dunno what you're trying to do :D

[lolimsoasd]

Re: Try to find specify part of screen with image?

Isn't it easier to just scan the desktop folder?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa364419%28v=VS.85%29.aspx

EDIT: May I ask what is the purpose of this? If it's just executing the program, it's a horrible idea to do it this way. Dunno what you're trying to do :D

nonono it's not to execute an exe, that was just example :P