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FocusWindow
Version 1.0
June 10, 1993
>>>>>>>>>> THIS PROGRAM IS PUBLIC DOMAIN <<<<<<<<<<
>>>>>>>>>> What is FocusWindow?
FocusWindow is a commodity (requires AmigaDOS 3.0 or higher) that
activates the next window on the current screen, brings it to the front.
In addition, if you're on a autoscrolling or "Super Bitmap" screen,
FocusWindow moves the display to bring the window into view.
>>>>>>>>>> How's this useful?
Well, it gives you the ability to cycle windows with the keyboard.
And, if you're using a "Super Bitmap" screen, FocusWindow will snap the
display to the window location so you don't have to go hunting!
>>>>>>>>>> How does it work?
When you press the key specified in the NEXTWINDOW icon tool type, the
commodity kicks in and does its thing.
>>>>>>>>>> Does this always work?
YES!
>>>>>>>>>> How do I install this utility?
To install, just drop the icon in your WBStartup drawer!
>>>>>>>>>> How do I customize FocusWindow?
From the Shell or CLI...............
FocusWindow NEXTWINDOW/K,FOCUSBACKDROP/S,QUIET/S
NEXTWINDOW is the hotkey you'll use to invoke FocusWindow to do its
thing. It defaults to the left-AMIGA 'B' (or "lcommand b"). When
specifying the key on the command line be sure to enclose it in
quotes!
FOCUSBACKDROP is a switch that allows you to tell FocusWindow to allow
focus to be passed to the backdrop window. If you try this on
Workbench will the Backdrop item checked in the Workbench menu, the
backdrop window will be part of the window cycle. With the option
off, only windows on top of the backdrop are cycled between. Defaults
to FALSE.
QUIET allows you to supress any warnings or error information
FocusWindow outputs if not successful in setting itself up. Defaults
to NOT being quiet. (QUIET=FALSE).
From Workbench......................
Use the Icon/Information menu to gain access to the icon's tooltypes.
The four ToolTypes available are:
DONOTWAIT -- Supported by Workbench. Leave this in so you startup
runs faster (doesn't wait after each command in the startup
drawer).
NEXTWINDOW is the hotkey you'll use to invoke FocusWindow to do its
thing. It defaults to the left-AMIGA 'B' (or "lcommand b"). When
specifying the key on the command line be sure to enclose it in
quotes!
FOCUSBACKDROP is a switch that allows you to tell FocusWindow to allow
focus to be passed to the backdrop window. If you try this on
Workbench will the Backdrop item checked in the Workbench menu, the
backdrop window will be part of the window cycle. With the option
off, only windows on top of the backdrop are cycled between. Defaults
to FALSE.
QUIET allows you to supress any warnings or error information
FocusWindow outputs if not successful in setting itself up. Defaults
to NOT being quiet. (QUIET=FALSE).
>>>>>>>>>> Can I see some startup examples?
From CLI/Shell,
FocusWindow NEXTWINDOW "rawkey shift f10"
-- Starts FocusWindow with the hotkey being a shifted-F10.
From Workbench,
Set your tooltypes to the following:
NEXTWINDOW=rawkey alt f1
FOCUSBACKDROP=FALSE
QUIET=TRUE
-- Starts FocusWindow with a hotkey of ALT-F1, the FOCUSBACKDROP
option turned off so backdrop windows are never activated and the
QUIET option turned on so no errors are reported.
>>>>>>>>>> Where will the error messages appear?
If you run from the CLI/Shell, errors are output to stdout (that is, the
CLI/Shell window). If you start from Workbench, a requester will appear
with the error message. Dropping the icon in the WBStartup drawer is
considered as 'running from Workbench'.
>>>>>>>>>> Who was the great, wonderful, fantastic, brilliant, creative,
>>>>>>>>>> omnipotent Amiga genius who wrote this ultra-advanced
>>>>>>>>>> technological breakthrough software?
John Haubrich (JohnH)
Software Sculptors
Kansas City, MO
Problems? Ideas? Suggestions? Requests?
InterNet: johnh@tyrell.net
>>>>>>>>>> Anything else?
Investment/Loan and recipe-management software are in the works.
Watch for them!