FireFox Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 (edited) Hi,I want to know how to keep the main window focused/active when I interact with the child window (i.e: type text on a textbox in the child gui)Maybe it's a kind of gui style but I havn't found.Br, FireFox. Edited May 10, 2011 by FireFox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaFu Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Something like this? #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> $hParent = GUICreate("My GUI",220,220,100,100) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) $hChild = GUICreate("Child", 220, 220, 400, 100, Default, Default, $hParent) GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 10, 10, 200, 200) GUISetState(@SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE) GUIRegisterMsg($WM_ACTIVATE, "WM_ACTIVATE") ; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed While 1 $msg = GUIGetMsg() If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop WEnd GUIDelete() Func WM_ACTIVATE($hWnd, $msg, $wParam, $lParam) Switch $hWnd Case $hChild If $wParam Then WinActivate($hParent) EndIf EndSwitch Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG EndFunc ;==>WM_ACTIVATE 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...
FireFox Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 @KaFu I can't type text in the child input GUI... Br, FireFox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted May 10, 2011 Moderators Share Posted May 10, 2011 FireFox,You cannot have more than one GUI "active" at a time - this is a perfectly understandable Windows limitation. So you cannot have the main GUI "active" if you want to type in the child. But you can keep the main GUI "responsive" - i.e. its controls will action when pressed. Take a look at the Managing Multiple GUIs tutorial in the Wiki. M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFox Posted May 10, 2011 Author Share Posted May 10, 2011 FireFox,You cannot have more than one GUI "active" at a time - this is a perfectly understandable Windows limitation. So you cannot have the main GUI "active" if you want to type in the child. But you can keep the main GUI "responsive" - i.e. its controls will action when pressed. Take a look at the Managing Multiple GUIs tutorial in the Wiki. M23hmm I was sure I have seen it somewhere... anyway thanks for your reply guys.Br, FireFox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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