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

["Stefan Pietsch" <pietsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry! I meant Shell.forceActive()

"Stefan Pietsch" <pietsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> 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
> >
> >
>
>