Bring Firefox to front

[guinness]

Didn't think of that KaFu, thanks.

[Docfxit]

#include <array.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

$aHwnds_Firefox = WinList("[CLASS:MozillaWindowClass]")
_ArrayDisplay($aHwnds_Firefox)

$hWnd = WinGetHandle('[CLASS:MozillaWindowClass]')
$hWnd_RootOwner = _WinAPI_GetAncestor($hWnd, $GA_ROOTOWNER)
WinActivate($hWnd_RootOwner)

That totally solved the problem. This is great.

Thank you very very much. I've been working on this for a long time. This fixed it.

Thank you,

Docfxit

[guinness]

Great. Next time I will remember to ask the OP if they've checked the root owner. Firefox is strange.

[KaFu]

You're welcome, always a pleasure .

[rossnixon]

 

That totally solved the problem. This is great.

Thank you very very much. I've been working on this for a long time. This fixed it.

Thank you,

Docfxit

 

I've just tried the same thing, using KaFu's code. But it doesn't bring Firefox to the front. I just get an array that appears to be a list of Firefox tabs, i think.

[KaFu]

I've added the _ArrayDisplay() only to demonstrate that Firefox has several windows and you need to identify the right one you want to bring to the front... strangely enough, this code does not work for me now too, I've used it successfully on Win7, now on Win8 it does not bring FF to the front ... but this one does.

$aHwnds_Firefox = WinList("[CLASS:MozillaWindowClass]")
For $i = 1 to $aHwnds_Firefox[0][0]
    if $aHwnds_Firefox[$i][1] then WinActivate($aHwnds_Firefox[$i][0])
Next

Edited January 12, 2014 by KaFu

[VAN0]

The problem with using [CLASS:MozillaWindowClass], is that Firefox is not the only program that has this class. Anything Mozilla made could be affected http://www.mozilla.org/about/mozilla-based/ At least Thunderbird does.

Edited May 18, 2014 by VAN0

[johnmcloud]

Just check the title:

; Johnmcloud - 2014
If Not ProcessExists("firefox.exe") Then Exit
$hFirefox = WinGetHandle("[REGEXPTITLE:(?i)(.* - Mozilla Firefox);CLASS:MozillaWindowClass]")
ConsoleWrite("HANDLE: " & $hFirefox & @CRLF)
WinActivate($hFirefox)

Or if you want to use the KaFu version:

WinList("[REGEXPTITLE:(?i)(.* - Mozilla Firefox);CLASS:MozillaWindowClass]")

Edited May 18, 2014 by johnmcloud

[BrewManNH]

The problem with using [CLASS:MozillaWindowClass], is that Firefox is not the only program that has this class. Anything Mozilla made could be affected http://www.mozilla.org/about/mozilla-based/ At least Thunderbird does.

That's a normal "problem" with any window that you're accessing by the class. Just because there are sometimes going to be numerous windows sharing the same class doesn't mean it's not the right way to do it. Supposing you were trying to access a notepad window, occasionally you're going to have more than one open at a time. Your code needs to make sure you're talking to the right one.

[VAN0]

Just check the title:

; Johnmcloud - 2014
If Not ProcessExists("firefox.exe") Then Exit
$hFirefox = WinGetHandle("[REGEXPTITLE:(?i)(.* - Mozilla Firefox);CLASS:MozillaWindowClass]")
ConsoleWrite("HANDLE: " & $hFirefox & @CRLF)
WinActivate($hFirefox)

Or if you want to use the KaFu version:

WinList("[REGEXPTITLE:(?i)(.* - Mozilla Firefox);CLASS:MozillaWindowClass]")

When it comes to Firefox this method is also not 100% proof. For example I don't have anything that says it's Firefox in my Firefox' title. I use extension that allows me to change it.

 

That's a normal "problem" with any window that you're accessing by the class. Just because there are sometimes going to be numerous windows sharing the same class doesn't mean it's not the right way to do it. Supposing you were trying to access a notepad window, occasionally you're going to have more than one open at a time. Your code needs to make sure you're talking to the right one.

By no means I meant to sound like this was a wrong way to do it. I just pointed out, that in case of Firefox this method is not 100% working...

If I have a full path to firefox.exe how would get list of all processes or threads or windows this process has? Perhaps we could go from this direction.

[johnmcloud]

Like this?

; Johnmcloud - 2014
Local $PID

Local $aFirefox = ProcessList("firefox.exe")
For $i = 1 To $aFirefox[0][0]
    $PID = $aFirefox[$i][1]
    ExitLoop
Next

;~ Original post by Kafu
Local $aHwnds_Firefox = WinList("[CLASS:MozillaWindowClass]")
For $i = 1 To $aHwnds_Firefox[0][0]
    If $aHwnds_Firefox[$i][0] <> "" Then
        ConsoleWrite("TITLE: " & $aHwnds_Firefox[$i][0] & @CRLF)
        ConsoleWrite("HANDLE: " & $aHwnds_Firefox[$i][1] & @CRLF)
        If $aHwnds_Firefox[$i][1] And WinGetProcess($aHwnds_Firefox[$i][1]) = $PID Then
            WinActivate($aHwnds_Firefox[$i][0])
        EndIf
    EndIf
Next

Obv is there are more then one process with different PIDs you need to create an array of PIDs and check that array in loop with WinGetProcess

Edited May 19, 2014 by johnmcloud

[VAN0]

That works much better, doesn't conflict with Thunderbird. Thanks.

But what if you don't know the class, if you only have PID and/or HWND, path to .exe? Just use empty WinList() ?

Edited May 19, 2014 by VAN0