Re: [platform-swt-dev] swt / shell focus

[Steve_Northover@xxxxxxx]

In general, Windows does not allow applications that are not in the 
foreground to bring shells to the top.  To do so would steal focus
from the window that the user is currently interacting with (ie. typing).
We've all experienced this.

In future, questions like this belong in eclipse tools.  This is the "gorry
SWT implementation details" mailing list.  Thanks.

Steve

"Frank Jania" <fjania@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: platform-swt-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx 02/20/02 04:03 PM Please respond to platform-swt-dev

To:        platform-swt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx         cc:                 Subject:        [platform-swt-dev] swt / shell focus

i am trying to get a shell that i am displaying to get
focus over all other applications, not just the application
that created it. i'm developing on a win32 platform with
swt 1137.

i've tried forceFocus() and setFocus(), but both of those
only seem to work to bring the shell above other windows
from that application, not other applications.

any insight?

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