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Hello,

Before I start, I really really searched for the things I ask, perhaps I am just not a good searcher

I have an app which has child window titles that make them undistinguishable when they are minimized. So, in order to find the minimized document you want, you have to open them one by one.

I thought "I could change the title to display the document's name, that'd solve my problem for good"... another solution would be a permanent tooltip or something like that which would display only when the child (document) window is minimized. How can I change the title of the window?

A second question, somewhat related: is it possible to cycle between child windows in an app?

Thanks in advance...

Can't you use the HWND of the windows? They should all be different.

Look into WinGet.

Perhaps with WinSetTitle.

It depends... Is that a regular MDI application? Does it has a Window menu?

It's an MDI application... I am looking into ways of using this valuable advice, I have plenty to explore since I don't even know what the HWND is. It looks to me like an hexadecimal number, I wonder if I can change the title of the control window once I know its HWND

HWND is the window handle. A way of referencing a window. Every window has a HWND. And many things are windows (applications, controls (including input fields, etc). Sometimes text on screen is a window, sometime it is just drawn.

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Another bit of info. Some apps do not function well if you change their window titles. So keep that in mind when you get this done. If things are going nutty, it could be the change in window title.

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