How to make macro focus on app in back ground?

skidrose · Post by **skidrose** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:11 pm

Hi guys,

I make a script to work with noptepad (i use focus , but when i use firefox it not work anymore. Are there any command to let script work with application run in back ground?

Thank

Post by **Marcus Tettmar** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 3:19 pm

To focus something means to give it keyboard/mouse focus and put it in the foreground. The way Windows works means keys and mouse events can only land on applications that are in the foreground. So, no, there is no way to control an app in the background by sending keystrokes/mouse events to it.