code:

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;Used bbChecker as a source to test steal focus thingie
Break on CLS
$m = CreateObject("kixtart.form")
$m.caption = "Steal Focus - Main"
$m.width = 200
$m.height = 100
$m.Left = ($m.screen.width - $m.width) / 2
$m.top = ($m.screen.height - $m.height) / 2
$fbe = $m.button("Exit",60,50,80,20)
$fbe.onclick = "$$m.visible = 0"
$Loop = $m.timer(5000)
$Loop.ontimer="$$loop.interval=0 update() $$loop.interval=5000"
$m.visible=1
;$m.show
While $m.visible $x=Execute($m.doevents) Loop
Exit 0
Function update()
;$rc=MessageBox("Update function called","KiXtart message",64,2)
Call @scriptdir+"\b.kix"
EndFunction  

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code:

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 Break on CLS
$p = CreateObject("kixtart.form")
$p.caption = "Steal Focus - Child"
$p.width = 200
$p.height = 100
$p.Left = ($p.screen.width - $p.width) / 2 + 50
$p.top = ($p.screen.height - $p.height) / 2 + 100
$pfbe = $p.button("Exit",60,50,80,20)
$pfbe.onclick = "$$p.visible = 0"
$pLoop = $p.timer(2000)
$pLoop.ontimer="$$ploop.interval=0 $$p.visible=0"
$p.visible=1
;$p.Show
;$p.ShowInTaskbar = 0
$p.TopMost = 1
While $p.visible $y=Execute($p.doevents) Loop
Exit 0 

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• Start IE
• Start a.kix
• Activate IE; still no stealing...
• Click "Steal Focus - Main" in taskbar
• Focus gets stolen every time child pops up
• Click the taskbar "Steal..." twice again (see main going to taskbar)
• Focus not stolen