aj1234 Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 i'm trying to open the file menu of an out of focus window, however i can't get it to work. if i'm looking at the application, i can see the menu opens for a brief moment and then closes (less than half a second), so i'm thinking it has something to do with the key speed? i've tried using "SendKeyDelay" and "SendKeyDownDelay" but can't get it to work. does anyone has a solution for it? thanks.
aj1234 Posted February 19, 2011 Author Posted February 19, 2011 let me clarify - i don't need the menu to show, but need to select the sub menu option, which is a login window. so the combination is ALT+F+L.
bogQ Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) Can you show the code and provide more info on that win like picture with the menu? did you try WinMenuSelectItem? Edited February 19, 2011 by bogQ 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.
aj1234 Posted February 19, 2011 Author Posted February 19, 2011 i'm away from my pc right now, but i've simply used the controlSend function - it does work if the window is focused, so the code is correct. the menu is probably not a standard window control as there is no info when viewing with autoit window info. i've even tested it with paint, so if you can give me a working code for paint, it will probably be good enough for me.
aj1234 Posted February 20, 2011 Author Posted February 20, 2011 ok, so to summarize - i need a working code for opening a sub-menu item in the file menu of paint (as an example), while the window is out of focus. if anyone can help me, it would be much appreciated!
aj1234 Posted February 20, 2011 Author Posted February 20, 2011 searching through the forums and google, it looks like it's an impossible task without having the window focused?
aj1234 Posted February 20, 2011 Author Posted February 20, 2011 by the way, sending a key to an out of focus window does work, so maybe i'm missing something here?
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