Bring Calculator window to top Topic is solved

[cnwinger]

I am using AHK to solve the Win10 issue where every time I hit the calcualtor button on my keyboard, a new calcualtor instance opens up.

The AHK code I have works to limit Win10 to a single instance of calculator.exe, but fails to bring it to the top in front of other windows unless I hit the button 2 times. The "WinActivate" command works if calc is already open, but not when opening it for the first time. Is there an easy way to fix this?


IfWinExist Calculator
WinActivate
else
Run calculator://
WinActivate calculator
return

[hasantr]

I am using AHK to solve the Win10 issue where every time I hit the calcualtor button on my keyboard, a new calcualtor instance opens up.

The AHK code I have works to limit Win10 to a single instance of calculator.exe, but fails to bring it to the top in front of other windows unless I hit the button 2 times. The "WinActivate" command works if calc is already open, but not when opening it for the first time. Is there an easy way to fix this?


IfWinExist Calculator
WinActivate
else
Run calculator://
WinActivate calculator
return

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IfWinNotExist
	Run calculator://
WinActivate calculator
return

[cnwinger]

I am using AHK to solve the Win10 issue where every time I hit the calcualtor button on my keyboard, a new calcualtor instance opens up.

The AHK code I have works to limit Win10 to a single instance of calculator.exe, but fails to bring it to the top in front of other windows unless I hit the button 2 times. The "WinActivate" command works if calc is already open, but not when opening it for the first time. Is there an easy way to fix this?


IfWinExist Calculator
WinActivate
else
Run calculator://
WinActivate calculator
return

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IfWinNotExist
	Run calculator://
WinActivate calculator
return

Thank you, but this code doesn't fix the original problem in Windows10 as far as I can tell - I end up with multiple instances of the calculator button if I press the calculator button (that is linked to the .ahk) multiple times.

[hasantr]

I am using AHK to solve the Win10 issue where every time I hit the calcualtor button on my keyboard, a new calcualtor instance opens up.

The AHK code I have works to limit Win10 to a single instance of calculator.exe, but fails to bring it to the top in front of other windows unless I hit the button 2 times. The "WinActivate" command works if calc is already open, but not when opening it for the first time. Is there an easy way to fix this?


IfWinExist Calculator
WinActivate
else
Run calculator://
WinActivate calculator
return

Code: Select all

IfWinNotExist
	Run calculator://
WinActivate calculator
return

Thank you, but this code doesn't fix the original problem in Windows10 as far as I can tell - I end up with multiple instances of the calculator button if I press the calculator button (that is linked to the .ahk) multiple times.

Ahh sorry.

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IfWinNotExist Calculator
	Run calculator://
WinActivate calculator
return

[cnwinger]

Working great. Thanks!

[cnwinger]

Having the same issue with this new code in Win10. For some reason the calc window isn't brought to the top - it just flashes orange in the taskbar. no matter how many times I press the button tied to the autohotkey script. It always seems to be under my current window - so if I minimize my active window, it's there on top of all my other windows.

Is there some reason this is happening?

[GEV]

WinActivate --> Remarks
Window titles and text are case sensitive

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IfWinNotExist Calculator
	Run calculator://
; WinWait Calculator, , 3
; If not ErrorLevel
WinActivate Calculator

[cnwinger]

WinActivate --> Remarks
Window titles and text are case sensitive

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IfWinNotExist Calculator
	Run calculator://
; WinWait Calculator, , 3
; If not ErrorLevel
WinActivate Calculator

Thanks...Same issue though. I think I have narrowed this down - it seems to only happen with Firefox. Calc on top -> close Calc -> switch to another Firefox tab -> open Calc. Calc is not brought to the front. It always stays under Firefox if I have switched to a different tab before opening Calc. No idea what is causing this. Possibly a Firefox about:config setting?

[GEV]

It doesn't happen to me with Firefox.

[gregster]

it seems to only happen with Firefox

Do you have a tab open in Firefox with Calculator in its wintitle (like this topic, along with SetTitleMatchMode 2 probably) when this happens?
That would explain it.