Is it possible to control another process’ dialog from code?
I want to answer a simple yes|no dialog, which is opened by another program from my own code.
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Is it possible to control another process’ dialog from code?
I want to answer a simple yes|no dialog, which is opened by another program from my own code.
This is possible, as this is what UI testing frameworks like dogtail do. Giving a look at the ATK (Accessibility ToolKit) may give you aditionnal hints. I think this is what dogtail uses. However, the accessibility framework will need to be enabled to use this technique. Here’s the developer’s guide for the ATK.