[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: How to get a window to front in SWT?

["Stefan Pietsch" <pietsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Joerg,

I think you have to call Shell.setActive()

Bye Stefan

"Joerg Baumgaertel" <jb2.403@xxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Hi,
>
> does anybody know how to get a window in SWT to Front ?
> The equivalent AWT command is 'window.toFront()'.
>
> Currently in front is a foreign application window.
> I want Eclipse to open a requested source
> code and to get the Workbench with the editor to front
> on top of the foreign application window.
> The behaviour is like to reach a breakpoint.
>
> Source code looks like here yet
> ..
> final IType type = (IType) match.getElement();
> final Display display = Display.getDefault();
> display.syncExec(new Runnable() {
>   public void run() {
>     try {
>       IEditorPart part= EditorUtility.openInEditor(type, true);
>       EditorUtility.revealInEditor(part, type);
>       display.getActiveShell().setActive(); // !!! ...
>       // ... here i need a toFront() instead but how to do that?
>     } catch (Exception e){
>       e.printStackTrace();
>     };
>   }
> });
> ..
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Regards,
> Joerg
>
>