Whats the difference between WinSetOnTop and WinActivate?

[Burgaud]

I have this Multiple ToolTip routine (modified from GtaSpider) :

func CreateToolTip($name, $x, $y, $width=200, $height=15, $style=0x01, $bgcolor=0xC0C0C0, $fontsize=10, $fontface="Arial Narrow", $fontcolor=0x0)
    ;modified from GtaSpider

    local $handle[3]
    $handle[0] = GUICreate($name, $width, $height, $x, $y, 0x80000000, 128) ;$WS_POPUP = -2147483648, $WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW = 128
    GUISetBkColor($bgcolor)

    $handle[1] = GUICtrlCreateLabel($name, 5, 1, $width, $height, $style)   ;Create label with styled text
    GUICtrlSetFont ($handle[1], $fontsize, 300, 0, $fontface, 5)
    GUICtrlSetColor($handle[1], $fontcolor)

    GUISetState(@SW_HIDE, $handle[0])       ;No Show
    WinSetOnTop($handle[0], "", 1)          ;OnTop
    WinSetTrans($handle[0], "", 255)        ;Transparency

    $handle[2] = 0
    return($handle)
endfunc

func PrintToolTip(ByRef $handle, $text, $timeout=5000)
    GUISwitch($handle[0])
    GUICtrlSetData($handle[1], $text)
    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $handle[0])       ;Show
    $handle[2] = SetTimeOut($timeout)
endfunc

I am currently using it as a periodic popup messenger on windows while I do programming, browsing and other tasks.

The problem is, whenever my script fires off a message, I lost focus on the active window. Is it because of the WinSetOnTop option?

Must I have these two lines to restore/preserve the active window?

func PrintToolTip(ByRef $handle, $text, $timeout=5000)
    local $h = WinGetHandle("[ACTIVE]") 
    GUISwitch($handle[0])
    GUICtrlSetData($handle[1], $text)
    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $handle[0])       ;Show
    $handle[2] = SetTimeOut($timeout)
    WinActivate($h)
endfunc

Or is there some better way of doing it?

What are the differences between WinActivate and WinSetOnTop ?
And how does GUISetState($SW_SHOW, handle)  and WinSetTrans affect them too.
These eludes me.

Thanks.
 

 

[careca]

WinSetOnTop in my experience doesn't steal focus, difference to the WinActivate is that WinActivate sets as active, and winsetontop may appear over other windows, but you can continue doing work wherever you are.

GUISetState($SW_SHOW, handle)  either that or hide, so it affects in a way that you either see them or you dont. LOL

Same for transparency

[Burgaud]

Which of these codes "steals" focus then?
WinSetOnTop
WinSetTrans
GUISwitch
GUICtrlSetData
GUISetState

In my 1st script, I dont use WinActivate to "steal" focus.

 

 

PS: my 2nd version made the script SLOW...

local $h = WinGetHandle("[ACTIVE]")

made it slow?

Edited January 9, 2018 by Burgaud

[careca]

Are you saying that one of those functions is stealing focus? Maybe so, im not sure.

May i suggest, instead of hide/show, you make it show, and then winmove the window away from desktop view instead of hiding, and bring it to view again when you want it to show.

You can move the window to some "ridiculous" resolution like X=7000 and leave y as is, or change Y and leave X or change both, whatever you feel like.

As for what function is making it steal focus from other windows, just coment it, one at a time and check results, if i had to guess, i wouldn't.

PS: that bit shouldn't make the script slow, never seen it slow scripts down. was it the only change?

Edited January 9, 2018 by careca