Rob and all,
I solved the problem (with some help from MikeR on the progdigy.com
forum) by using a combination of making my window Topmost
(HWND_TOPMOST), and finding the the Powerpoint Show's handle to call
windows.SetForegroundWindow(h). That sets Powerpoint to foreground
with every timer tick
kc0fcp wrote:
AFIK, Powerpoint knows nothing about my program. I don't know why the
presentation pauses - it seems to be a built-in characteristic of PPT.
I reviewed all the show setup options in PPT and didn't see anything
about pausing for other windows, though.
Apparently, PowerPoint
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kc0fcp wrote:
AFIK, Powerpoint knows nothing about my program. I don't know why the
presentation pauses - it seems to be a built-in characteristic of PPT.
I reviewed all the show setup options in PPT and didn't see anything
about pausing for other
Hi, kc0fcp
I wonder if this is a Delphi thing or a Windows thing. I have noticed
that when any application losses focus, then the Windows are not
updated. For example, if you have an active progress gauge and go and do
something else, the gauge apparently stops. It does not restart even if
Bobby Clarke wrote:
I wonder if this is a Delphi thing or a Windows thing.
It's neither. It's a PowerPoint thing.
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=powerpoint+pauses+loses+focus
I have noticed
that when any application losses focus, then the Windows are not
updated. For example, if you
Hi Charlie,
I am facing a similar situation, where I write javascript codes
through my application, that wil interact with Acrobat Reader or
Viewer. My dilemna is that the Javascript is loaded only when Acrobat
reader is started. So, I need to kill the Acrobat Reader process, and
restart a
Hi Emmanuel,
I really think that your program could help, if you don't mind
sharing it with me. TIA.
I'm sending to you private mail box. I'll zip it up. I've put in several items:
(1) exe to get running processes - visible and invisible - handles, Win
classes, Win Title Thread ID
(2) Code
Bobby Clarke wrote:
Rob Kennedy wrote:
Are you sure you're not using Windows 3.1?
XP is only at SP2. v3.1 isn't out yet!
Windows 3.1 was released over 14 years ago. :)
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Rob
Rob,
Thanks for the reply. My program is not started by PPT, nor does it
start PPT. The application is in a lobby kiosk. A PPT slide show runs
in an infinite loop. Twice a day, my app is supposed to appear on top
of the running PPT slide show and announce an event and show a
countdown timer. When
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