"wildcards" ??? How do they work?

**RPM_VR4** · 08-02-2005, 12:11 AM

Hey... how do you use the new "wildcards" feature for window titles in external.xml? I saw it in your Change log for 1.4, but a MP3Car search for "wildcards" turned up nothing.

**veetid** · 08-02-2005, 12:31 AM

you just don't have to use the entire window name... you could put "Notepad" and it would find notepad. Before you would have had to put "Untitled - Notepad"....

david

**RPM_VR4** · 08-02-2005, 12:37 AM

Ok, cool. I was picturing just being able to replace the "registered tradmark" logo with a "?" or something. I was hoping you supported "*" at the end for partial matches, but just always finding partial matches is better anyway (though not exactly "wildcards"

).

BTW: How do you do it? Do you loop through the entire window list, or is there a "partial match" API call? As an author of SKINbedder, this is of intrest to me

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PS: Do you search for an exact match first (you don't want it to grab the wrong window when you have specified the complete name)?

**veetid** · 08-02-2005, 12:40 AM

I have to loop through of the window names, there is no api call for partial search... I currently take the first occurrence the string appears in...

david

**RPM_VR4** · 08-02-2005, 12:52 AM

I've seen users of other front-ends (RR I believe) request that it first checks for an exact match before searching for partials. This can be a problem especially when you have explorer windows open because you are adjusting a programs settings. You might as well add in the one call to FindWindow before looping through the process list IMHO. It may provide some very small speed increase too if the user did enter the full name.

Edit: Also loop through the list backwards from newest PID to oldest PID if you can easily do that.

**theheel** · 08-02-2005, 01:00 AM

now this feature i like.. im finally able to embedd netstumber .. thanks david

**veetid** · 08-02-2005, 01:12 AM

Originally Posted by RPM_VR4

I've seen users of other front-ends (RR I believe) request that it first checks for an exact match before searching for partials. This can be a problem especially when you have explorer windows open because you are adjusting a programs settings. You might as well add in the one call to FindWindow before looping through the process list IMHO. It may provide some very small speed increase too if the user did enter the full name.

Edit: Also loop through the list backwards from newest PID to oldest PID if you can easily do that.

both good ideas...

david