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Stylo

i'm trying to move the focus from one window to other but i have few problems.
i killed the focus to the focused window and then set the focus to the window i wanted
well it was a little wierd though, it did set the focus on the window i wanted
but it was also still focused on the previous window as well, i saw the cusor on the new window (which means that this window got the focus)
but when i wanted to write something in it nothing of the keyboard keys was responsing (like there was no keyboard focus) :S i hope you understood the problem XD

lurc · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 1:17 pm Post subject:

SetFocus
The SetFocus function sets the keyboard focus to the specified window.
- http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms646312(VS.85).aspx

SetActiveWindow
The SetActiveWindow function activates a window.
- http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms646311(VS.85).aspx

SetForegroundWindow
The SetForegroundWindow function puts the thread that created the specified window into the foreground and activates the window. Keyboard input is directed to the window, and various visual cues are changed for the user.
- http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms633539(VS.85).aspx

Stylo · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 1:31 pm Post subject:

awesome!! thx
but when i wanna write something on the window that got the focus with postMessage:
PostMessage(hwnd,0x102,0x5A,0); // 0x102 = wm_char, 0x5A = 'z'
nothing is written to the window (it's notepad btw)

lurc · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject:

Notepad is the window, so when you send text using WM_CHAR its being sent to its WINDOW but what you want to send text to is its EDIT control Wink

So using FindWindow and FindWindowEx you won't even need to Set any focus.

Symbol · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 2:11 pm Post subject:

Sending messages doesn't require the window to be focused, but you can simply send message to the foreground window. (HWND parameter - GetForegroundWindow() Razz

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Stylo · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject:

oh now i got it thank you very much guys
but how can i know the name of the edit class on each window?
for example the messenger is it still "EDIT" ? or it can be changed?

Symbol · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 2:23 am Post subject:

In C++ there aren't that many options Razz

Stylo · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 2:31 am Post subject:

ok so from what i can see here the name of class for TextBox will be Edit, on every window?
when i get the handle to the conversation window in MSN i call FindWindowEx(hwnd,NULL,"Edit",NULL);
i get nothing :\

Symbol · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 3:02 am Post subject:

The class name isn't edit then.
I told you how you can get the class name.

tombana · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 3:04 am Post subject:

MSN is like an exception I think. The conversation window doesn't have any child windows for some reason. MSN just made their own type of textboxes or something.
By the way, if you want the (class)names of windows and child windows, I recommend AutoItWindowInfo. It's a little tool that comes with AutoIt. (You can find it on google, it's free)

hcavolsdsadgadsg · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 3:17 am Post subject:

Stylo · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 3:27 am Post subject:

i used spy ++ already but it cant find the edit window :S
i'm using winspector spy not spy ++ i think they're the same
but all i get from that is DirectUIHWND
anyway i'll try to get the class name through the functions that symbol post before.. i hope i'll get it Confused

tombana · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 4:15 am Post subject:

When I tried to write to the msn window I had the same problem, it'll say DirectUIHWND and no child windows...

Stylo · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 4:33 am Post subject:

x0r that's what i ment to
but what you have in your picture is the edit class for notepad
i'm looking for the msn conversation window one Surprised