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[mrhobbeys]

I have a virtual box that I run scripts in mostly converting files or grabbing information from the web and putting it into excel sheets. As of right now I run my virtual box and then minimize it while I do other things with my computer. I would like to set the virtual box to seemless mode and be able to watch the scripts in action without disturbing them.

So is there a way to block input to a specific window? Has anyone tried this before?

Thanks

[LazyMan]

You could try hooking shell window activations, checking if your specific window was just activated, and then activating the Program Manager if so. :?:

[mrhobbeys]

I hate to take my own topic OT....

But that is sweet!!!! Show me more. I want some more stuff like experiment 4 in that post. I want to know more about what is going on in some windows!

[LazyMan]

I'm glad you found the link interesting.

I tried my suggestion for Notepad. It's not perfect, but perhaps it will suit your needs:

DllCall("RegisterShellHookWindow", UInt, A_ScriptHwnd)
MsgNum := DllCall("RegisterWindowMessage", Str, "SHELLHOOK")
OnMessage(MsgNum, "BlockInputFromNotepad")

Return

BlockInputFromNotepad(wParam, lParam)
{
   If ( wParam = 4 ) ; HSHELL_WINDOWACTIVATED
   {
      WinGetTitle Title, ahk_id %lParam%
      If ( Title = "Untitled - Notepad" )
            WinActivate Program Manager
   }
}