Force GUI Window to Never to Gain Focus..?

[cypher175]

Is there anyway to Force a GUI Window or GUI Process to Never to Gain Focus..??

so if you have a script running in the GUI window and you have some other windows open over the GUI window no matter what happens in the GUI window it wont take away the focus from any other open windows..??

is there any code or function for this type of thing..??

[Melba23]

cypher175,

No doubt someone cleverer will come up with a way to intercept the FOCUS message, but I have used this short snippet of code to prevent a newly created GUI stealing focus. You might be able to do something similar for your GUI if you can identify the moments in the script when it tries to grab the focus:

$hCurrWnd = _WinAPI_GetForegroundWindow()
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hMy_GUI)
WinActivate($hCurrWnd, "")

Not perfect I know - but it might do until you get a more comprehensive solution.

M23

[ResNullius]

Building on Melba23's idea:

#include <WinApi.au3>
Global Const $WS_EX_NOACTIVATE = 0x08000000

$hCurrWnd = _WinAPI_GetForegroundWindow()
$hMy_GUI = GUICreate("TEST",500,500,-1,-1,-1, $WS_EX_NOACTIVATE)
$btn = GUICtrlCreateButton("OK",100,100)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hMy_GUI)
WinActivate($hCurrWnd, "")

GuiSetState()
While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case -3
            Exit
        Case $btn
            MsgBox(0,"","Clicked")
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Edited May 9, 2009 by ResNullius

[ProgAndy]

You don't need the WinAPI

Global Const $WS_EX_NOACTIVATE = 0x08000000

$hMy_GUI = GUICreate("TEST",500,500,-1,-1,-1, $WS_EX_NOACTIVATE)
$btn = GUICtrlCreateButton("OK",100,100)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE, $hMy_GUI)

GuiSetState()
While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case -3
            Exit
        Case $btn
            MsgBox(0,"","Clicked")
    EndSwitch
WEnd

[ResNullius]

You don't need the WinAPI

Thanks ProgAndy!

[Yashied]

I wrote in the search bar at the AutoIt forum "GUI without focus" and the first results is the answer to this question. I do not understand why there is a search, if no one uses. 95% of the responses to my questions, I find it using search. Maybe it makes sense to write something like "Start Guide for AutoIt Search Engine".

[CodyBarrett]

no doubt

[Melba23]

ProgAndy,

Thanks for that - but where did you find it?

Yashied,

I agree with your comments about searching and it is always one of the tips I give to new members. But I must say that using Search succesfully can require a bit of luck - if you do not choose the right search terms it can be very frustrating. :-(

I find the Advanced Search much more useful, particularly if I am searching for something I know is there and have a vague memory of the thread contributors.

M23

[torels]

Here is what trancexxx came up with in a topic I made to ask a similar question

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=93630

the code in particular is:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>


Global $hGui = GUICreate("Click-through topmost GUI", -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, BitOR($WS_EX_TOPMOST, $WS_EX_TRANSPARENT, $WS_EX_LAYERED)) ; you can omit WS_EX_LAYERED
;WinSetTrans($hGui, 0, 170) This was needed in my case
GUISetState()


While 1
    If GUIGetMsg() = -3 Then Exit
WEnd