elektrostudios / dwm-desktop-window-manager-thumbnail-user-control-for-.net

User control for .NET providing DWM (Desktop Window Manager) thumbnail functionalities

ElektroDwmThumbnail

An user control for .NET providing DWM (Desktop Window Manager) thumbnail functionalities

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👋 Introduction

ElektroDwmThumbnail is a .NET user-control written in VB.NET that enables the creation of dynamic real-time preview thumbnails for any window. It utilizes various DWM API functions and is provided as a user-control for easy and user-friendly implementation.

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📝 Requirements

• Visual Studio.

🤖 Getting Started

Download the latest release by clicking here, and use it in Visual Studio.

Usage example in C#:

// Register a DWM thumbnail for the main window of Notepad process.
Process pr = Process.GetProcessesByName("Notepad").SingleOrDefault();
IntPtr? hWnd = pr?.MainWindowHandle;
ElektroDwmThumbnail1.RegisterThumbnail(hWnd);

// Unregister the DWM thumbnail.
ElektroDwmThumbnail1.UnregisterThumbnail();

Usage example in VB.NET:

' Register a DWM thumbnail for the main window of Notepad process.
Dim pr As Process = Process.GetProcessesByName("Notepad").SingleOrDefault()
Dim hWnd As IntPtr? = pr?.MainWindowHandle
ElektroDwmThumbnail1.RegisterThumbnail(hWnd)

' Unregister the DWM thumbnail.
ElektroDwmThumbnail1.UnregisterThumbnail()

Available properties in the control's property grid:

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