Focus question

[Terry Judd]

On 24/06/2011 09:16 AM, "Bill Vlahos" <bvlahos at mac.com> wrote:

> I figured out what the problem is but I can't figure out a workaround.
> 
> I call an applescript embedded in a field on the preOpenCard Card script.
>    do field "blahblah" as applescript
> 
> Is there a way to kick my app to the front? I even tried to run an AppleScript
> to active the program but that doesn't work either.

Telling Applescript to activate your standalone should work but perhaps you
need to give the other process some time to complete first, so how about at
the end of your preOpenCard sript...

send "focusMe" to me in 2 secs" # or some other length of time

on focusMe
    put <appName> into myAppName
    put merge("tell application [[myAppName]] to activate") into tScript
    do tScript as applescript
end focusMe

HTH,

Terry...

> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Bill Vlahos
> 
> On Jun 22, 2011, at 7:50 PM, Bill Vlahos wrote:
> 
>> I retested it and the windowshape property doesn't matter. It must be
>> something else. 
>> 
>> Bill
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Jun 22, 2011, at 6:47 PM, Bill Vlahos <bvlahos at mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I set it in the IDE before saving the standalone.
>>> 
>>> Bill
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Jun 22, 2011, at 2:41 PM, Mark Schonewille
>>> <m.schonewille at economy-x-talk.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Bill,
>>>> 
>>>> Do you set the windowShape property when the stack opens?
>>>> 
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>>>> On 22 jun 2011, at 22:10, Bill Vlahos wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I've created a Mac app which uses the Windowshape property. It works fine
>>>>> except that it opens either behind other windows or, even if it is the
>>>>> frontmost window, still doesn't actually have focus. I have to click
>>>>> anywhere on the window and then I can click on the button to get started.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I want it to open in front over everything and be ready for button clicks.
>>>>> 
>>>>> What is wrong?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Bill Vlahos
>>>> 
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Dr Terry Judd | Senior Lecturer in Medical Education
Medical Education Unit
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The University of Melbourne