Windows Tweaking

ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">got some Qs</div> ok, basic thing I am looking for is if any one knows how to force windows to never loose focus on my curent window (exept for when I tell it to).

And yes I can link this to NS <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

If I just finished a nice big DL (like the 2.0 trailer) and I happen to be typing on here and it pops up the stupid msg that it is now transfering the file from my temp dir to where it should be, and I hit enter. No more file (stupid windows <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->)

so, any one?

TY
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    That is a very interesting question. I have never heard of any such specific app for the file transfer, although you could use things like Mercury Tools and Visual Test, used for simulating load and 'driving' desktops, to handle such a thing. A simple window 'defocuser'...

    It would be super simple to write an app designed to prevent 'OMG NOOOOOOO' closing of the IE file fransfer dialog. Do me a favor and take a screenshot of the dialog as it is doing it's transfer and post it up here (just need to see the precise title text so I'd have a handle to open), and I will make a quickie app that deals with this. Would be useful to have for myself, actually...
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    mm kay lets see if this worked (try one failed, try 2 failed, oh right files prob to large, ok that worked <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->)
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    ....

    well I had phopto shop open (sry couldn't resist <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->)
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  • PhyPhy Join Date: 2003-03-01 Member: 14163Members
    This is more of a programming thing. The windows API has a few extensions that can make a window always stay on top and switch to that window (W2K/XP has transparency, ooooooo...), but you have to have a proggy to call it and it gets a lil complicated (process handles and such). I havent seen any programs that do that that you can download though.
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    as a continuation

    what I was thinking is that there has to be a way to intercept (and squash) any attempts to change my focus off of one window on to another. I meen IF there is some sorta distinguisher between usser entered and machine entered (forinstance checking where te call originated? be it alt/ctrl tab or a mouse click. Or a Program)

    well, yah <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Yah, I will create this app on my lunch tomorrow. Super simple. Check back then...
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