winapi - Starting a windows-application with focus -


i'm writing small windows application in visual c++ without mvc. small, contains 1 textfield, ok-button , cancel-button.

the application started background-process when user starts printing. when opening application doesn't focus, isn't visible.

for user it's importend application directly in focus, have lease clicks possible use it.

i tried many many things application in focus:

setwindowpos(hwnd, hwnd_topmost, 0, 0, 0, 0, swp_nomove | swp_nosize); setforegroundwindow(hwnd); showwindow(hwnd, sw_restore); setfocus(hwnd); 

i repeated calls in timer. of doesn't work. found remarks on msdn:

the system restricts processes can set foreground window. process can set foreground window if 1 of following conditions true:

the process foreground process. process started foreground process. process received last input event. there no foreground process. foreground process being debugged. foreground not locked (see locksetforegroundwindow). foreground lock time-out has expired (see spi_getforegroundlocktimeout in systemparametersinfo). no menus active. 

anybody knows workaround this?

there no workaround this. whole point of new windows behavior prevent applications bringing foreground on own , being nuisance. in case, suggest using notification icon , showing balloon message when necessary instead of window. however, in case notification icon can hidden user , there no workaround, same reason above.


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