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Breta · Guest

Is there any opposite of WinAcitvate??

sinkfaze · Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 139

Why (or when) would you need an opposite of WinActivate, for example?
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Breta · Guest

Technically does it extist? somehow to deactivate? what window default system switch first?
i thougt about that and maybe it would switch to last previous active window. But i still don't know how to do that.. Can you help me?

sinkfaze · Joined: 18 Mar 2008 Posts: 139

As an actual code title, WinDeactivate does not exist. The purpose of WinActivate is to bring a window to the front, you can't really push a window to the back per se. This article may be of interest to help in effect deactivate the active window:

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Lexikos · Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 2737 Location: Australia, Qld

Marcos · Guest

Hi,

thank you for the tips.

I actually have this question:

Is it possible to take the focuss off the active window, so that the window stays in front of others but its caption buttons _[]x are not focused (stop glowing) ?

WinSet ? Something with ControlFocus ?

Please help, thank you !

- Marcos Rolling Eyes

Lexikos · Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 2737 Location: Australia, Qld

Do you mean to leave the window active but let it appear inactive, or to deactivate it but leave it in front of other windows?

Guest · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:28 am Post subject: Re: focuss off the active window

Guest · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:39 am Post subject:

Cool, quick replying !

I mean to make the foremost window, such as my browser with this forum, inactive and at the same time staying on top of others.

Ok, just click on an empty spot in your task tray and see what happens to your foremost window (it stays unchanged but becomes inactive) - this is what I want to do but without the Click command. I do have the need, can tell later, it'll take me time.

If I should screenshot what I mean, let me know plz.

Lexikos · Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 2737 Location: Australia, Qld

Guest · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:51 am Post subject:

I have tried the code suggested:

[Moderator's note: Removed unnecessary quote to make the thread easier to read.]

and it draws the script's window with start/exit - but I would like simple current active window deactivation.

[ Moderator!: Removed abnormal font size ]

Thank you all for participating !

Guest · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:55 am Post subject:

Guest · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:18 am Post subject:

P.S. My explanation for the need, shortly:

In Vista, I do fllip 3D a lot. When I release Win, I often get a short visual overlaying with the image of the window from which I started to flip, which looks bad for my eyes, kind of flashing. But when I first click on taskbar and then flip, there's no problem.

Ok, I should write a script like:

^Tab::
WinActivate, ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
run rundl32 dwmapi #105
return

One more questions, pl :

^Tab::
WinActivate, ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
^#Tab - how can I send ^#Tab if Send command does not work to start Aero Flip, and I do not like run rundl32 dwmapi #105 cause it spins my HDD
return

Guest · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:53 pm Post subject:

After a while of suffering, it came up as simple as that :