<![CDATA[Interface with applications on Linux]]>I am designing a program (call it A) to interface with another third-party application (call it B). How could program A determine window information about program B? In particular, is it possible to detect specific menus or buttons of program B? By "detect" I mean at least determine the screen position of such.

Thanks for any ideas!

]]>https://forum.qt.io/topic/20421/interface-with-applications-on-linuxRSS for NodeSun, 06 Sep 2026 21:19:32 GMTSun, 07 Oct 2012 17:42:23 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Interface with applications on Linux on Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:03:52 GMT]]>If A is a pure C++ program (It uses only SL functions) you can use pipe or UNIX domain socket for the IPC. If both A and B are Qt applications you can use Qt Socket (QtNetwork module) or Qt D-Bus.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/153999https://forum.qt.io/post/153999Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:03:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Interface with applications on Linux on Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:25:24 GMT]]>You can use IPC (Inter-Process Communication) to exchange information between your application and to determine what ever you need. "Qt has a module for D-BUS that may be useful":http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/QtDBus.html.

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