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I am getting crazy, what ever I do, this script steals the focus every time the timer event runs. I tried to get the active window handle and reset it, but this doesnt work reliable :-( Any ideas?

Func desktask()
    Local $aPos = WinGetPos("[CLASS:TFrmDeskTask]")
    if $aPos[0] <> 1680 Then
       Local $hWnd = WinGetHandle("[CLASS:TFrmDeskTask]")
       WinMove($hWnd, "", 1680, 220)
    EndIf
EndFunc

For $I = 1 To 99999999999999999
   Sleep (5000)
     If WinExists("[CLASS:TFrmDeskTask]") then desktask()
 Next

Thank you so much for your help!!

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Welcome to the forum.

Please be more specyfic:

  • Stealing focus from Window ? Control ?
  • Which window ? This one which you move ?
  • "Every time the timers event runs" ? You mean after call this function desktask() ?
  • What is your OS ?

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Resetting the active window works for me ...

Func desktask()
    $a = WinGetHandle("[active]")
    Local $aPos = WinGetPos("test1")
    if $aPos[0] <> 1680 Then
       Local $hWnd = WinGetHandle("test1")
       WinMove($hWnd, "", 1680, 220)
    EndIf
    WinActivate($a)
EndFunc
 
For $I = 1 To 99999999999999999
   Sleep (1500)
     If WinExists("test1") then desktask()
Next
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Thank you so much for your help. I am sorry, but your correction steals the focus too.

  • Stealing focus from Window ? Control ?

Window, so the cursor prompt disappears, for example in a messanger window

  • Which window ? This one which you move ?

I move a program gui calles "DeskTask", every other window looses focus in the given time interval

  • "Every time the timers event runs" ? You mean after call this function desktask() ?

Yes

  • What is your OS ?

Win 7 Enterprise 64bit

 

Is there an alternative to the WinMove() that doesnt activate the window?

Edited by TimBehrendt
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Use ControlGetFocus, to grab the control of the [active] window prior to moving, and then set that ClassNN in ControlFocus after the move.

If it's a browser, you would need to get the .activeelement, or something like that, off the dom object.  Google it.

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