Active window and mouse location

[Klaus major-k]

Hi Bob,

> Am 09.05.2018 um 19:05 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> Here is what I do and it works a peach. Assuming tPath is a valid path to a folder:
> 
>   if tPlatform contains "Win" then
>      replace "/" with "\" in tPath
>      put "explorer " & quote &  tpath & quote into theCmd
>      put shell(theCmd) into theResult
>   else
>      put "property the_path : " & quote & tPath & quote & cr into theCmd
>      put "set the_folder to (POSIX file the_path) as alias" & cr after theCmd
>      put "tell application " & quote & "finder" & quote & cr after theCmd
>      put "activate" & cr after theCmd
>      put "reveal the_folder" & cr after theCmd
>      put "end tell" & cr after theCmd
>      do theCmd as appleScript
>   end if
> 
> This should probably also be in the master library. 

Or maybe this slightly shorter verison:
...
launch document tPath
...

:-D

> Bob S
> 
>> On May 9, 2018, at 08:32 , Douglas Ruisaard via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks, as always, for the responses. Getting old means you forget about the differences between Commands and Functions... but anyway
>> My MAIN question was whether there was a way to get LC to make a desktop window THE active, top-most window... next necessarily the LC's window (in my case) but ANY window for that matter.

Best

Klaus

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