For some reason after the latest update to FireFox it seems that the browser does not close every time.  Thanks to cogier's caps lock example I figured out how to check to see if FireFox is running or not, and to kill it if it is.  The program is very simple, if FF is running the program will tell you it is, then the kill button will be enabled.  Then just click the Kill FireFox button and the program is shut down completely.


You will nee to create a Label and two buttons. I used BuExit, BuKillFox names for
the buttons and Label1 for the text box.  Feel free to modify the program to your tastes.

I mean, sure, you could just use the task manager to do this… but why not do it in Gambas?  

I look at it this way.  If you have $2000.00 worth of tools why use a breaker bar to break loose the lug nuts on you car when you can use a impact wrench.   I have done it with the task manager, and a script from the command line. But it's more fun making things work with Gambas.  Gambas is just another tool to make computing life much easier.  I use to program with VB1-6, and while it was good tool  Gambas is much better tool at doing things.

cage said

Feel free to modify the program to your tastes.

…without using Shell:

 That looks very interesting but I get an error when I run it.  Can you tell me how and I need to make it work?

cage said

… but I get an error when I run it.

Where ?

 Okay got it working but now it always shows Fire Fox as not running.  In other words wid.Count always equals zero.  Not sure what desktop or Distro your are using but I am using Arch Linux with a XFCE desktop.  I never used the gb.desktop before and would really like to learn and understand it.  It looks like an interesting way to do things.

I use Linux Mint 19.2 Tina - Desktop: Cinnamon 4.2.4

However you can also try using the other two parameters of the Desktop.FindWindow() function.

 Thanks vuott for the information.  It's weird but I tried it again today and for some reason it works fine.  Really strange.  Anyone that uses this way of vuott needs to know that you have to install gb.desktop and gb.image to make it work.  I found that when installing those components to save the project and reload it. I think that was my problem as to why it wasn't working correctly.  After reloading the project it worked fine.

cage said

I look at it this way.  If you have $2000.00 worth of tools why use a breaker bar to break loose the lug nuts on you car when you can use a impact wrench.   I have done it with the task manager, and a script from the command line. But it's more fun making things work with Gambas.  Gambas is just another tool to make computing life much easier.  I use to program with VB1-6, and while it was good tool  Gambas is much better tool at doing things.

For me, it is often more fun to use the less than ideal tool to get the job done, just to show that it can be done.

"I am endeavoring, ma'am, to construct a mnemonic memory circuit using stone knives and bearskins."

 :ugeek:

"I am endeavoring, ma'am, to construct a mnemonic memory circuit using stone knives and bearskins."

So how is your mnemonic memory circuit project coming along?