Showing (unhiding) an always-on-top window without it grabbing focus

[ZoScr]

On certain events, my AutoIt script positions its hidden window (which includes $WS_POPUP, $WS_EX_TOPMOST & $WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW), then unhides it via GUISetState(@SW_SHOW).

Whatever non-AutoIt application previously had the focus loses the focus to my AutoIt script. This is undesireable to me.

Is there a way to prevent this? Or a way to instantly activate the window that previously had the focus?

My script basically pops up a balloon (but can't use ToolTip or TrayTip because of the nature of the content) and I want to be able to see it when it comes up (hence the always-on-top attribute) but not have it interfere with whatever else I'm doing.

Any suggestions? I searched the forum a bit but didn't come up with anything.

Thanks!

[SmOke_N]

If Not WinActive('My Script') Then WinActivate('My Script')

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[ZoScr]

That's the opposite of what I'm looking for. The problem is, my script is taking the focus upon my unhiding it, and I don't want it to. I want up there and visible but not activated.

I've been trying this out:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...533;entry197848

The results are interesting, but disappointing. When my script processes the WM_ACTIVATEAPP, in the situation in question (when the app grabs the focus on its own, without being clicked), when wParam correctly indicates TRUE, lParam oddly contains 0.

lParam will have data in it when I take the app back away from my app (and thus wParam is FALSE), and will also have data when I cause my app to get focus by clicking on it. But, just a 0 when I need data the most.

I played around with a Windows message spying utility for a bit, and it seemed to see data in the lParam field in that case. So, a mystery...

[ZoScr]

I seem to have solved my problem with a little bit of a hack:

I determined that only the GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) call was grabbing the focus (and not my calls to WinMove() or WinSetTrans()).

So, instead of calling GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) to unhide and GUISetState(@SW_HIDE) to hide, now I instead leave the window unhidden, and toggle the transparency between 0 (invisible) and my desired value. This seems to be working!

[marfdaman]

Seems you already found a solution, but I think this is what you want:

GuiSetState(@SW_SHOWNA)

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Displays the window in its current size and position. This value is similar to @SW_SHOW, except the window is not activated.

Note: I've not tested this.

Alzo

[PsaltyDS]

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