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Danny Z
Danny Z

Reputation: 669

How do I WinActivate a virtual keyboard program that does not follow traditional window architecture?

I have this program called hot virtual keyboard, and I am trying to WinActivate it. Because its behavior is always on top similar to windows on-screen keyboard, and its existence is in the icon tray, it kind of hangs around in the background (inaccessible via task bar), and I cannot figure out a way for me to bring it to front via AHK.

I have tried:

DetectHiddenWindows, on
#h::WinActivate, ahk_class TMainKeyboardForms

But to no avail it does not bring it to the front. Is there another special method that exists in AHK that brings these type of special windows to the front?

here is how the hot virtual keyboard developers show in other programming languages how they show the window for additional information.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 604

Answers (2)

Forivin
Forivin

Reputation: 15498

DetectHiddenWindows, on
#h::
    WinShow, ahk_class TMainKeyboardForms
Return

Upvotes: 0

Josh Brobst
Josh Brobst

Reputation: 2080

AutoHotkey has a PostMessage command just like the examples given in that link. The main difference is that there's no FindWindow function. Instead, PostMessage in AutoHotkey identifies windows using a WinTitle parameter. The window you need to post messages to has class "TFirstForm" and title "hvkFirstForm", so it can be matched like so:

DetectHiddenWindows On

WM_USER := 0x0400
; Message constants accepted by Hot Virtual Keyboard
WM_CSKEYBOARD := WM_USER + 192
WM_CSKEYBOARDMOVE := WM_USER + 193
WM_CSKEYBOARDRESIZE := WM_USER + 197

; Win+H -> show the keyboard
#h::PostMessage WM_CSKEYBOARD, 1, 0,, hvkFirstForm ahk_class TFirstForm

; Win+J -> Hide the keyboard
#j::PostMessage WM_CSKEYBOARD, 2, 0,, hvkFirstForm ahk_class TFirstForm

Upvotes: 1

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