nuki Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 hey guys, i got a bit complicated topic i got a game wich i run in window mode, but it only refreshes while the window is active that means, if i open my browser for example the game window freezes till i get it active again the game doesnt freeze, just the graphics but i want to keep watching the game while i do other things so is it possible to "lie" to a window that its active while its actually not? thanks for any help in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuki Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 bump need some help fast, really ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 You could try something with WinActivate in some kind of loop but that will cause you to lose focus of the other application. I am not sure if you can actually tell the window it's active but not actually make it active... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuki Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 yea but thats what i asked for *g* i dont need winactivate ty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 (edited) I understand this is not what you want, I just try to help you keep this topic alive and made a suggestion. You don't sound very grateful, go and search the documentation yourself... Edited February 21, 2010 by d4ni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuki Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 I understand this is not what you want, I just try to help you keep this topic alive and made a suggestion. You don't sound very grateful, go and search the documentation yourself...sry if it didnt sound somehow, it wasnt meant to -__-still need an answer please! anyone?greets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developers Jos Posted February 21, 2010 Developers Share Posted February 21, 2010 Correct me if I am wrong but you have supplied the answer to your own question so why bother posting it here and be impatient about it? This is the AutoIt3 forum... no miracles can be expected here. Jos SciTE4AutoIt3 Full installer Download page - Beta files Read before posting How to post scriptsource Forum etiquette Forum Rules Live for the present, Dream of the future, Learn from the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuki Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 Correct me if I am wrong but you have supplied the answer to your own question so why bother posting it here and be impatient about it?This is the AutoIt3 forum... no miracles can be expected here.Joshow did i answer it? :Si want to "emulate" the active flag or something ... dunno how to call iti want more than 2 windows to be active at the same time...i want a window to think its active, even its not actuallyi think this is possible somehow greetings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developers Jos Posted February 21, 2010 Developers Share Posted February 21, 2010 i think this is possible somehow Windows can only have one window that has the focus so keep on dreaming but this is NOT an AutoIt3 Script/syntax question.Jos SciTE4AutoIt3 Full installer Download page - Beta files Read before posting How to post scriptsource Forum etiquette Forum Rules Live for the present, Dream of the future, Learn from the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuki Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 (edited) it mustn be shown as active for the user, but the program must think its active... im very sure thats possible somehow and i bet in some c++ forums or whatever someone could tell me how to do it but im asking if its possible with autoit, and thats why its autoit related too please only post if you know how to do it, or if u know a hint wich would help me to go on, or if you know exactly 100% its definately not possible in any way or programming language *g* thanks in advance Edited February 21, 2010 by nuki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowmore Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 As Jos has said its definitely not possible to have more than 1 window active in windows. If you are so convinced it is possible why not show us all how to do it. "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots. So far, the universe is winning."- Rick Cook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuki Posted February 21, 2010 Author Share Posted February 21, 2010 well the reason that i think it is, because its possible too to reverse alot of programs and do alot of tricks, and in cracking and whatever there are alot of possibilities to make a program "think" it got something or not... plus, i believe almost everything programmed can be reversed or tricked out somehow... i guess thats why i believe its possible please don't post if you just wanna be unkind and have no clue, thanks ps: if its not possible with any windows api thing or anything "legit" or whatever, and you mean that by "its not possible" i probably should ask somewhere else then =) greets, and thanks for this very kind and helping support! if you're too annoyed of it, let it be cya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0ddie Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 do the graphics freeze when you set the window to be always on top? Valik Note Added 19 October 2006 - 08:38 AMAdded to warn level I just plain don't like you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogQ Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 This isnt autoit question and if it is... ...so nuki your asking for someone to reverse or crack or to show you how to do it? Do yourself a favor and next time think before you write and try google on virtual pc or vmware. TCP server and client - Learning about TCP servers and clients connectionAu3 oIrrlicht - Irrlicht projectAu3impact - Another 3D DLL game engine for autoit. (3impact 3Drad related) There are those that believe that the perfect heist lies in the preparation.Some say that it’s all in the timing, seizing the right opportunity. Others even say it’s the ability to leave no trace behind, be a ghost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaFu Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 As Jos has said its definitely not possible to have more than 1 window active in windows. If you are so convinced it is possible why not show us all how to do it.I'm not quiet sure... maybe it's possible to create a second active window on another desktop? Was already tempted to start experimenting with the CreateDesktop function ... OS: Win10-22H2 - 64bit - German, AutoIt Version: 3.3.16.1, AutoIt Editor: SciTE, Website: https://funk.eu AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer (2022-Nov-26) BIC - Batch-Image-Cropper (2023-Apr-01) COP - Color Picker (2009-May-21) DCS - Dynamic Cursor Selector (2024-Feb-16) HMW - Hide my Windows (2018-Sep-16) HRC - HotKey Resolution Changer (2012-May-16) ICU - Icon Configuration Utility (2018-Sep-16) SMF - Search my Files (2023-Jun-03) - THE file info and duplicates search tool SSD - Set Sound Device (2017-Sep-16) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somdcomputerguy Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 so is it possible to "lie" to a window that its active while its actually not?Well alot of things are possible, maybe even an active window running in here, Windows Virtual PC, which is not the active window on the PC it's running on, but probably not.. - Bruce /*somdcomputerguy */ If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuki Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 do the graphics freeze when you set the window to be always on top?yesThis isnt autoit question and if it is......so nuki your asking for someone to reverse or crack or to show you how to do it? Do yourself a favor and next time think before you write and try google on virtual pc or vmware.well this counts for you too.. think b4 you write smth i said people who crack stuff are finding ways to "lie" to programs too to get them running... i never wanted to crack anything or wanted help for that, that was just an example... my aim is to watch a game wich is running 2 times... and i want to watch both windows in window mode next to each other at the same time >.> but the problem is, that the windows are freezing while they are not active, until they are active again, so i can watch just one game window at a time.and yes, this is an autoit related question cuz im pretty sure its possible at all, and my question is, if its possible with autoit too Well alot of things are possible, maybe even an active window running in here, Windows Virtual PC, which is not the active window on the PC it's running on, but probably not..i dont want to use 3rd party apps, nor virtual pc's .... just want to tell a window its active while its not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOne Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Hmm I always thought games were for playing rather than watching. Perhaps you might better get some help or ideas if you post up the miracle code you are certain of, in whatever languge you are certain it exists. AutoIt Absolute Beginners Require a serial Pause Script Video Tutorials by Morthawt ipify Monkey's are, like, natures humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Robertson Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 (edited) Jos is right. There's no way to do it without ruining your Windows kernel. Next time listen to the developers. They know what they are talking about. I also second the "games are for playing, not for watching" motion. Edited February 22, 2010 by Richard Robertson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOne Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 If it were me wanting something like this, I would be looking into wrapping the two games in a gui somehow, making that gui the active window. AutoIt Absolute Beginners Require a serial Pause Script Video Tutorials by Morthawt ipify Monkey's are, like, natures humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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