KiXforms

[Joe66]

Hi,

I would like to create something like "onboardkeyboard" with KiXforms.
Task is, to have buttons with defined actions (i.e. Sendkeys).
Problem is: when I have an open application, for example notepad, and now want to klick on a button on KiXform which sends keystrokes, how can I make it happen in notepad? At the moment of "click the button", my form has the focus and notepad is in the backround.
So what I want is to let KiXforms start (the window is visible) but not beeing focused.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks in advance!

[enahsyemotp]

Have you tried the built in kixtart function SetFocus()?

Usually you can do a SetFocus("test.txt - Notepad") or whatever the title of the notepad is. This will bring it to the foreground.

[Joe66]

thanks for reply!
No that will not fit my request. I have defined a lot of complex commands and keycombinations with AutoHotkey. When I use different apps, my input comes mostly with mouse. And then I have to press Function keys for the Autohotkey-Commands. So the idea is, to have something like an onscreen keyboard which automatically inserts the selected things into my active application.
The active applications are more than one and differ in usage (web based, remote, local app). So the input of my KiXforms shall send the output to "the last app which was active before the click in KiXforms".

Any idea?

[enahsyemotp]

What happens if you send the keys Alt+Tab? Would it change to the last active window?

[enahsyemotp]

Or another option is to send the keys Alt+ESC. This rotates through open windows. Just a couple ideas.

[enahsyemotp]

Tested them both, the Alt+Tab does not seem to work as I would expect. But the Alt+Esc does. Give it a shot, unless I'm still not understanding the problem.