https://www.computerhope.com/tips/tip224.htm (The [following] script on this page is based on Windows Desktop Switcher, an open source script hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/pmb6tz/windows-desktop-switcher.)
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; Globals
DesktopCount = 2 ; Windows starts with 2 desktops at boot
CurrentDesktop = 1 ; Desktop count is 1-indexed (Microsoft numbers them this way)
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; This function examines the registry to build an accurate list of the current virtual desktops and which one we're currently on.
; Current desktop UUID appears to be in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\1\VirtualDesktops
; List of desktops appears to be in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VirtualDesktops
;
mapDesktopsFromRegistry() {
global CurrentDesktop, DesktopCount
; Get the current desktop UUID. Length should be 32 always, but there's no guarantee this couldn't change in a later Windows release so we check.
IdLength := 32
SessionId := getSessionId()
if (SessionId) {
RegRead, CurrentDesktopId, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SessionInfo\%SessionId%\VirtualDesktops, CurrentVirtualDesktop
if (CurrentDesktopId) {
IdLength := StrLen(CurrentDesktopId)
}
}
; Get a list of the UUIDs for all virtual desktops on the system
RegRead, DesktopList, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VirtualDesktops, VirtualDesktopIDs
if (DesktopList) {
DesktopListLength := StrLen(DesktopList)
; Figure out how many virtual desktops there are
DesktopCount := DesktopListLength / IdLength
}
else {
DesktopCount := 1
}
; Parse the REG_DATA string that stores the array of UUID's for virtual desktops in the registry.
i := 0
while (CurrentDesktopId and i < DesktopCount) {
StartPos := (i * IdLength) + 1
DesktopIter := SubStr(DesktopList, StartPos, IdLength)
OutputDebug, The iterator is pointing at %DesktopIter% and count is %i%.
; Break out if we find a match in the list. If we didn't find anything, keep the
; old guess and pray we're still correct :-D.
if (DesktopIter = CurrentDesktopId) {
CurrentDesktop := i + 1
OutputDebug, Current desktop number is %CurrentDesktop% with an ID of %DesktopIter%.
break
}
i++
}
}
;
; This functions finds out ID of current session.
;
getSessionId()
{
ProcessId := DllCall("GetCurrentProcessId", "UInt")
if ErrorLevel {
OutputDebug, Error getting current process id: %ErrorLevel%
return
}
OutputDebug, Current Process Id: %ProcessId%
DllCall("ProcessIdToSessionId", "UInt", ProcessId, "UInt*", SessionId)
if ErrorLevel {
OutputDebug, Error getting session id: %ErrorLevel%
return
}
OutputDebug, Current Session Id: %SessionId%
return SessionId
}
;
; This function switches to the desktop number provided.
;
switchDesktopByNumber(targetDesktop)
{
global CurrentDesktop, DesktopCount
; Re-generate the list of desktops and where we fit in that. We do this because
; the user may have switched desktops via some other means than the script.
mapDesktopsFromRegistry()
; Don't attempt to switch to an invalid desktop
if (targetDesktop > DesktopCount || targetDesktop < 1) {
OutputDebug, [invalid] target: %targetDesktop% current: %CurrentDesktop%
return
}
; Go right until we reach the desktop we want
while(CurrentDesktop < targetDesktop) {
Send ^#{Right}
CurrentDesktop++
OutputDebug, [right] target: %targetDesktop% current: %CurrentDesktop%
}
; Go left until we reach the desktop we want
while(CurrentDesktop > targetDesktop) {
Send ^#{Left}
CurrentDesktop--
OutputDebug, [left] target: %targetDesktop% current: %CurrentDesktop%
}
}
;
; This function creates a new virtual desktop and switches to it
;
createVirtualDesktop()
{
global CurrentDesktop, DesktopCount
Send, #^d
DesktopCount++
CurrentDesktop = %DesktopCount%
OutputDebug, [create] desktops: %DesktopCount% current: %CurrentDesktop%
}
;
; This function deletes the current virtual desktop
;
deleteVirtualDesktop()
{
global CurrentDesktop, DesktopCount
Send, #^{F4}
DesktopCount--
CurrentDesktop--
OutputDebug, [delete] desktops: %DesktopCount% current: %CurrentDesktop%
}
; Main
SetKeyDelay, 75
mapDesktopsFromRegistry()
OutputDebug, [loading] desktops: %DesktopCount% current: %CurrentDesktop%
; User config!
; This section binds the key combo to the switch/create/delete actions
LWin & 1::switchDesktopByNumber(1)
LWin & 2::switchDesktopByNumber(2)
LWin & 3::switchDesktopByNumber(3)
LWin & 4::switchDesktopByNumber(4)
LWin & 5::switchDesktopByNumber(5)
LWin & 6::switchDesktopByNumber(6)
LWin & 7::switchDesktopByNumber(7)
LWin & 8::switchDesktopByNumber(8)
LWin & 9::switchDesktopByNumber(9)
;CapsLock & 1::switchDesktopByNumber(1)
;CapsLock & 2::switchDesktopByNumber(2)
;CapsLock & 3::switchDesktopByNumber(3)
;CapsLock & 4::switchDesktopByNumber(4)
;CapsLock & 5::switchDesktopByNumber(5)
;CapsLock & 6::switchDesktopByNumber(6)
;CapsLock & 7::switchDesktopByNumber(7)
;CapsLock & 8::switchDesktopByNumber(8)
;CapsLock & 9::switchDesktopByNumber(9)
;CapsLock & n::switchDesktopByNumber(CurrentDesktop + 1)
;CapsLock & p::switchDesktopByNumber(CurrentDesktop - 1)
;CapsLock & s::switchDesktopByNumber(CurrentDesktop + 1)
;CapsLock & a::switchDesktopByNumber(CurrentDesktop - 1)
;CapsLock & c::createVirtualDesktop()
;CapsLock & d::deleteVirtualDesktop()
; Alternate keys for this config. Adding these because DragonFly (python) doesn't send CapsLock correctly.
;^!1::switchDesktopByNumber(1)
;^!2::switchDesktopByNumber(2)
;^!3::switchDesktopByNumber(3)
;^!4::switchDesktopByNumber(4)
;^!5::switchDesktopByNumber(5)
;^!6::switchDesktopByNumber(6)
;^!7::switchDesktopByNumber(7)
;^!8::switchDesktopByNumber(8)
;^!9::switchDesktopByNumber(9)
;^!n::switchDesktopByNumber(CurrentDesktop + 1)
;^!p::switchDesktopByNumber(CurrentDesktop - 1)
;^!s::switchDesktopByNumber(CurrentDesktop + 1)
;^!a::switchDesktopByNumber(CurrentDesktop - 1)
;^!c::createVirtualDesktop()
;^!d::deleteVirtualDesktop()
