Using "Input" Function with "WinActive" Topic is solved

[SirSocks]

Hello,
Request: I would like the ability to type inside a gui, when the gui is the active window.
Issue: When the gui is not active, it still grabs the first character. (see gif below)
Question: How can I type inside the active gui window and resume normal typing when the gui is not active?

Notice how the letter "H" gets stuck in the gui.

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#Persistent
#SingleInstance Force
SingleKey := ""
SetTimer, DisplayLabel, on

Gui,add,text, w300 vMyTextVar,
gui, show, w300,Text_Window
return

DisplayLabel:
If WinActive("Text_Window")
{
Input, SingleKey, L1,
DisplayText .= SingleKey
GuiControl,, MyTextVar, %DisplayText%
}
Return

~Backspace::
If WinActive("Text_Window")
{
Length := StrLen(DisplayText)
Length--
DisplayText := SubStr(DisplayText, 1, Length)
GuiControl,, MyTextVar, %DisplayText%
}
Return

~Esc::
ExitApp

[mikeyww]

It sounds like you want to activate a window without clicking on it. You can use MouseGetPos to determine which window is under the mouse, and then activate that window.

[boiler]

Try this, which checks to see if the GUI is still active after getting the keystroke, and if not, it simply sends it to whatever window is active instead.

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#Persistent
#SingleInstance Force
SingleKey := ""
SetTimer, DisplayLabel, on

Gui,add,text, w300 vMyTextVar,
gui, show, w300,Text_Window
return

DisplayLabel:
If WinActive("Text_Window")
{
Input, SingleKey, L1,
If !WinActive("Text_Window")
{
	Send, % SingleKey
	return
}
DisplayText .= SingleKey
GuiControl,, MyTextVar, %DisplayText%
}
Return

~Backspace::
If WinActive("Text_Window")
{
Length := StrLen(DisplayText)
Length--
DisplayText := SubStr(DisplayText, 1, Length)
GuiControl,, MyTextVar, %DisplayText%
}
Return

~Esc::
ExitApp

[SirSocks]

@boiler Thank you so much! I truly appreciate your help.