Switching App Without Losing Keyboard/Mouse Focus

[GeekA]

Hi,

 

I can switch between Chrome windows, however, when the switch happens and if I am typing in an application, for example, notepad, the focus goes to the Chrome tab.

Here is my script:

#include <Constants.au3>

AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode", $OPT_MATCHANY) ;2
While 1
WinActivate("[TITLE: ChromeTitle1;CLASS:Chrome_WidgetWin_1]")
Sleep(3000)
WinActivate("[TITLE: ChromeTitle2;CLASS:Chrome_WidgetWin_1]")
Sleep(3000)
WinActivate("[TITLE: ChromeTitle3;CLASS:Chrome_WidgetWin_1]")
Sleep(3000)
WinActivate("[TITLE: ChromeTitle4;CLASS:Chrome_WidgetWin_1]")
Sleep(3000)
WEnd

Is there a way to switch the windows w/o losing the keyboard/mouse focus?

[david1337]

Hi GeekA,

WinActivate will always take the focus.

How about using WinSetState  -> Minimize/Maximize like this, to cycle through your Chrome windows without taking focus:

 

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#include <Constants.au3>

AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode", $OPT_MATCHANY) ;2


$Title1 = "[TITLE: ChromeTitle1;CLASS:Chrome_WidgetWin_1]"
$Title2 = "[TITLE: ChromeTitle2;CLASS:Chrome_WidgetWin_1]"
$Title3 = "[TITLE: ChromeTitle3;CLASS:Chrome_WidgetWin_1]"
$Title4 = "[TITLE: ChromeTitle4;CLASS:Chrome_WidgetWin_1]"


WinSetState($Title1,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)
WinSetState($Title2,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)
WinSetState($Title3,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)
WinSetState($Title4,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)


While 1

WinSetState($Title1,"", @SW_RESTORE)
WinSetState($Title2,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)
WinSetState($Title3,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)
WinSetState($Title4,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)

Sleep(3000)

WinSetState($Title2,"", @SW_RESTORE)
WinSetState($Title1,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)
WinSetState($Title3,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)
WinSetState($Title4,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)

Sleep(3000)

WinSetState($Title3,"", @SW_RESTORE)
WinSetState($Title1,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)
WinSetState($Title2,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)
WinSetState($Title4,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)

Sleep(3000)

WinSetState($Title4,"", @SW_RESTORE)
WinSetState($Title1,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)
WinSetState($Title2,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)
WinSetState($Title3,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)

Sleep(3000)

WEnd

 

- David

[GeekA]

Hi David,

Thank you for the suggestion, since I have two monitors and would to keep the screen on other screens, I modified the code a bit:

While 1

WinSetState($Title1,"", @SW_RESTORE)
WinSetState($Title3,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)

Sleep(30000)

WinSetState($Title2,"", @SW_RESTORE)
WinSetState($Title4,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)

Sleep(30000)

WinSetState($Title3,"", @SW_RESTORE)
WinSetState($Title1,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)

Sleep(30000)

WinSetState($Title4,"", @SW_RESTORE)
WinSetState($Title2,"", @SW_MINIMIZE)

Sleep(30000)

WEnd

This is working fine, however, I still lose the keyboard focus when the screen minimizes/maximizes.

[david1337]

Hi GeekA,

That is weird - when I have this script running, and have notepad opened, I don't lose focus in Notepad.
I can type inside the notepad window, and there is no interruption? 😏

[GeekA]

I have Chrome running in full-screen (F11) mode for the above-mentioned titles, can you please test with a full-screen mode?

Thanks!

Edited October 8, 2019 by GeekA

[david1337]

I just tested with the Chrome windows running in full-screen. Still working!

[GeekA]

You are correct, I tested with notepad, and it is working fine.

I noticed that if I am on the same domain as the domains used for the switch, I lose the focus.