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#8 Browser windows to hide when VC inactive
It would be preferable if the browser windows were
hidden when VC loses activation.
I frequently leave VC 'restored' (rather than minimising
it) while going off to other apps to do things, and then if
I hover over the browser windows they appear, which is
very annoying.
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just had a few minutes time and your request sounds
reasonable....
checkout the preview release and let me know if you have
any problems...
<a
href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/esbrowsers/experim
ental.zip?download">
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/esbrowsers/experimental.z
ip?download</a>
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I've tried the experimental.zip, but this has a few problems:
1. If I hover over the browser window to make it appear, and
then Alt+Tab to another app, then the browser window stays
visible, and when I move my mouse out of it, it reactivates
VC which comes to the front.
2. If I minimise VC the browser window gets destroyed, and
therefore doesn't reappear when restoring VC.
3. Sometimes, but not sure exactly when, if I activate or
deactivate VC or the browser window, VC and the browser
window then continually become alternately activated and
deactivated. One time that I can get it to happen is if I click
on the taskbar entry for either the browser window or VC.
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> I've tried the experimental.zip, but this has a few problems
thats why it's called experimental ;)
1) i recognized that also, but there is nothing i can do about
it. The problem lies in the way i had to impelment it:
the addin periodicly checks whether VS gained or lost the
focus. if a change is detected, the approriate event is sent
to the server. since the addin sends a minimize-event every-
time VS looses focus (which also happens when you hold the
mouse over any browser) the server will reject the "minimize-
event", if any browser is still active. if it wouldn't , it behaves
like you explained in 3)...
2) thanks for reporting this.
it seems this happens more often if the VS is minimized via
the minimize-button. if i use the taskbar-button it happens
rarely.. ?!?! to reopen the outline browser, just toogle a file
3) i hope this won't occurre in v0.6.4.2 anymore
let me know if you find any other problems...
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uploaded yet another preview...
2) should be fixed now
3) never seen again with the uploaded preview.
let mek now if you have any problems
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uploaded yet another preview...
i think this final and ready to release
let me know if you have any feedback
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Seems mostly OK, but I've found something not right:
If I open the Custom Filter dialog from the browser window,
then when I move the mouse over the dialog, the browser
window collapses, which re-activates VC, and causes the
dialog to disappear behind VC.
Then, after finding the dialog, and bringing it upgront, when
dismissing the dialog, VC stays inactive.
Hope this helps you!
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hmm... just tried to reproduce it, but on my system
the custom-filter stays on top of everthing else (as
supposed since in OInitDialog a call to SetWinPos is made
to make it a topmost window). even tough you are right
about "VC stays inactive" after the dialog is closed
you might want to checkout experimental 0.6.4.6
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Not sure what's changed, but it's now OK for me with 0.6.4.6.