WinActivate($hwnd2) activates but not focuses background window

[gyaani]

#include <WinAPISys.au3>
#include <WinAPISysWin.au3>

#include <WinAPISys.au3>
#include <WinAPIvkeysConstants.au3>

#include <misc.au3>

HotKeySet ( "#y" , "temp" )
While 1
        Sleep(100)
WEnd


Func temp()

    $hwnd1 = WinGetHandle("[ACTIVE]")
    Sleep(300)
    $hwnd2 = _WinAPI_GetWindow ($hwnd1, $GW_HWNDNEXT   )
    Sleep(300)
    WinActivate($hwnd2)
    Sleep(300)
    Send ("win2")
    Sleep(100)
    WinActivate($hwnd1)
    Send ("original win ")

EndFunc

What the above is supposed to : Activate next window according to 'window order' / alt tab order. Send keys.  Activate original window. Send keys

FOr this I get the hwnd of current window and next window with wingethandle and _WinAPI_GetWindow respectively.

Attempting to activate and focus second window with: WinActivate($hwnd2), doesn't work completely. The window does get activated , but doesn't have focus. As in, some windows like notepad2 are able to receive Ctrl+v , but not other keys. Most windows are not able to receive any keys.

To replicate , first window can be anything - Notepad, firefox with address bar having focus. Second window: scite editor, notepad2.

I do not understand what's wrong here . I think _WinAPI_GetWindow doesn't get a 'proper' hwnd of the background window ?

 

Any ideas please ? Thanks

PS: All I want to do is alt+tab . Simple send keys was being unreliable for me.

 

[gyaani]

_WinAPI_GetWindow ($hwnd1, $GW_HWNDNEXT   ) is indeed the problem. It does not  return the handle of the  next window, but something else.

Any other way to focus last window ? OR send ALt+tab

Edited June 8, 2019 by gyaani

[AoRaToS]

Have you tried using WinActive() in case the send command is being sent before the window actually becomes active?

Also, _WinAPI_GetWindow ($hwnd1, $GW_HWNDNEXT) will return as explained in Function Reference -> " $GW_HWNDNEXT - The retrieved handle identifies the window below the specified window in the Z order.
        If the specified window is a topmost window, the handle identifies the topmost window below the specified window.
        If the specified window is a top-level window, the handle identifies the top-level window below the specified window.
        If the specified window is a child window the handle identifies the sibling window below the specified window. "

So it is not always the next window...

Edited June 8, 2019 by AoRaToS

[AoRaToS]

Maybe something like this works?

Global $count = 0

HotKeySet ("+{F7}" , "temp")

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func temp()
    $count = $count + 1
    $WindowList = WinList()
    Local $NewWindowList[100][10]
    $newcount = 1
    For $i = 1 To $WindowList[0][0]
        If $WindowList[$i][0] <> "" And BitAND(WinGetState($WindowList[$i][1]), 2) Then
            $NewWindowList[0][0] = $newcount
             $NewWindowList[$newcount][0] = ($WindowList[$i][0])
            $NewWindowList[$newcount][1] = ($WindowList[$i][1])
            $newcount = $newcount + 1
        EndIf
    Next
    If $count > $NewWindowList[0][0] then $count = 1
    WinActivate($NewWindowList[$count][1])
EndFunc

 

Edited June 8, 2019 by AoRaToS

[gyaani]

Perfect! you are a life saver man/woman.

I fine tuned your function to toggle between 2 windows and eliminate focusing the desktop

Func temp1()
    ;$count = $count + 1
    $count = 2
    $WindowList = WinList()

    Local $NewWindowList[100][10]
    $newcount = 1
    For $i = 1 To $WindowList[0][0]
        If $WindowList[$i][0] <> "" And $WindowList[$i][0] <> "Program Manager" And BitAND(WinGetState($WindowList[$i][1]), 2) Then
            $NewWindowList[0][0] = $newcount
             $NewWindowList[$newcount][0] = ($WindowList[$i][0])
            $NewWindowList[$newcount][1] = ($WindowList[$i][1])
            $newcount = $newcount + 1
        EndIf
    Next

    If $count > $NewWindowList[0][0] then $count = 1
        WinActivate($NewWindowList[$count][0])
EndFunc

Next order of business is to emulate alt+tab further. So +F7 F7 focuses the third window. Like alt+tab tab focuses the third window. Alt+tab tab tab focuses 4th window and so on ..

Any ideas on how to go about it ?