Active window and mouse location

[Douglas Ruisaard]

More specifically, if I increase the "wait", the desired windows comes to the foreground, the wait expires and then it "retreats" back behind the other window(s) to its original placement.  Neat trick for a timed "pop-up" window.  Without the "false" reset, the window remains as the foreground window FOREVER... blocking any other windows or pop-up (e.g. "answer") windows if they appear behind this foreground window.  THAT in turn means that you have to kill the foreground window in order to proceed.... so don't try this trick at home, kids!

Nonetheless, an interesting command.. one which I will consider using in another place and time.

Thanks again,
Doug

Douglas Ruisaard
Trilogy Software
(250) 573-3935

> Hmm. Not sure whats up then.  doing the systemwindow trick pops things to the front for me from behind
> a browser of whatever happens to be in front, so no clue why it won't work for you.  (unless the
> window that it is behind is a system window itself)
> 
> On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 3:34 PM, Douglas Ruisaard via use-livecode < use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Thanks, Mike... but this doesn't make my LC screen active... it does
> > flicker it but leaves it in buried under the top window.
> >
> > I'll check out those links, Lagi... thanks for the research....
> >
> > Thanks to Bob und Klaus for the "Launch" suggestion ... however, I
> > don't want to open, launch or startup anything, I just need the LC
> > window which is displaying the card processing to become the top-most
> > window ... so I'm not sure exactly what I would use as the "document" in the launch command.
> > I will, however, keep this in mind for other purposes.
> >
> > As expected, a VERY simple, one-line script to AutoHotKey did the trick...
> > which can be compiled into a standalone executable... and then shell'd to.
> > Only thing is that it isn't cross-platform... windows only.  If I find
> > the time, I'll try Bob's suggestion for the Apple.
> >
> > Many Thanks!
> > Doug
> >
> >
> > Douglas Ruisaard
> > Trilogy Software
> > (250) 573-3935
> >
> > >
> > > While the solution is not perfect, you can have your script set the
> > > systemwindow of stack "stackname" to true wait 1 tick set the
> > > systemwindow of stack "stackname" to false
> > >
> > > (Saw this on the forums at one time or another, think the thanks go
> > > to
> > Lagi)
> > >
> > > The only negative of this method is the flicker as it goes system,
> > > then back again.
> > >
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