I'm using GroupActivate, %string%, R to great effect for managing windows with hotkeys. I've also got the following (very simple) method for saving windows in numbered buffers: scroll lock + number assigns the window to that number; capslock + number activates it.
Code:
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; Saved windows 1-10
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ScrollLock & 1::WinGet, rWindow1, ID, A
ScrollLock & 2::WinGet, rWindow2, ID, A
ScrollLock & 3::WinGet, rWindow3, ID, A
ScrollLock & 4::WinGet, rWindow4, ID, A
ScrollLock & 5::WinGet, rWindow5, ID, A
ScrollLock & 6::WinGet, rWindow6, ID, A
ScrollLock & 7::WinGet, rWindow7, ID, A
ScrollLock & 8::WinGet, rWindow8, ID, A
ScrollLock & 9::WinGet, rWindow9, ID, A
ScrollLock & 0::WinGet, rWindow0, ID, A
CapsLock & 1::WinActivate, ahk_id %rWindow1%
CapsLock & 2::WinActivate, ahk_id %rWindow2%
CapsLock & 3::WinActivate, ahk_id %rWindow3%
CapsLock & 4::WinActivate, ahk_id %rWindow4%
CapsLock & 5::WinActivate, ahk_id %rWindow5%
CapsLock & 6::WinActivate, ahk_id %rWindow6%
CapsLock & 7::WinActivate, ahk_id %rWindow7%
CapsLock & 8::WinActivate, ahk_id %rWindow8%
CapsLock & 9::WinActivate, ahk_id %rWindow9%
CapsLock & 0::WinActivate, ahk_id %rWindow0%
CapsLock & Tab::WinSet, AlwaysOnTop, Toggle, A
Now I would like to have additional features for these saved windows. One that would come in super handy would be a method to put the focus on a specific window without bringing it to the top of the Z-order - somewhat like X-Mouse focus, but with the keyboard instead of the mouse.
WinActivate doesn't really take any parameters, so what I've been doing for now is focusing the window I want to keep on top, using a hotkey to toggle AlwaysOnTop, and then focusing the window I want to type in. It's clumsy. Know a better way?
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