Help with $GUI_EVENT_?

[LarryK]

I am a real noob here, but I have searched for something like this and can't find it...

I have a GUI that I would like to close when it loses focus. There is not a GUI constant for this in GUIConstantsEx.au3, so is there a way to capture this event? For example, it would look something like:

If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_LOSEFOCUS Then ExitLoop

Thank you for your help!

Larry

[jvanegmond]

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$GUI = GUICreate("Close if focus is lost", 400, 400)
GUISetState()


While 1
    If Not WinActive($GUI) Then
        Exit
    EndIf
    
    
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    If $nMsg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then
        Exit
    EndIf
WEnd

[LarryK]

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$GUI = GUICreate("Close if focus is lost", 400, 400)
GUISetState()
While 1
    If Not WinActive($GUI) Then
        Exit
    EndIf
    
    
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    If $nMsg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then
        Exit
    EndIf
WEnd

This works "sort of". Because it's not a windows event, you have to click another window and hold it long enough to have the GUI loop one more time for it to tell that it's no longer active. If you don't hold the click long-enough, my GUI just takes the focus again and keeps on going.

[Alek]

maybe

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$GUI = GUICreate("Close if focus is lost", 400, 400)
GUISetState()
do 
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
until $nMsg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE or not WinActive($GUI)
exit

Edited April 12, 2007 by Alek

[LarryK]

Thank you Manadar and Alek! Alek, I used your second example and it works perfectly!

Larry