Thanks to everyone who responded. First of all, making the console the "real" home page isn't an option - we use the homepage for important notifications and access to other applications.
The real driver behind this is that the existing functionality simply opens a new copy of the console, meaning that the users end up with a large number of open consoles when they actually only need one. The suggestion re capturing and restoring the "state" of the console is a good one - but I think it might be overkill in this instance. Setting focus to the console form (bring to front) would have been *exactly* what the user wanted, but closing old copies before opening a new one will probably suffice. Incidentally, we're running 6.3 with Windows clients. On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:57:03 -0400, Carey Matthew Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Chris, > >Be warned, browser A != browser B. You may find that some browsers and >or browser settings will not let your window "steal focus" or other >such browser tricks. (pop-up blockers like to disable this ability in >particular.) > >I am not sure what your trying to achieve, but here are a few random thoughts... > >1) On close of "console" submit a record for the user to "hold the >state" of the console at the time of close. Then on "open" do a set >field action to "reset" the state. That might allow you to not keep >the console open and still "know" what the form's condition was >"last". (So you can use a Button with a simple Window Open action.) > >2) You could close all "other" windows that do not mach your concept >of the window ID from the Global field. But you might also end up with >no windows too. (not sure if that would force the user back to the >Home Page or just close the session/browser. A possibly interesting >side effect.) > > >If you can be more detailed about what your trying to do then maybe >more ideas would surface from the group? > >Good luck. > >-- >Carey Matthew Black >Remedy Skilled Professional (RSP) >ARS = Action Request System(Remedy) > >Solution = People + Process + Tools >Fast, Accurate, Cheap.... Pick two. >Never ascribe to malice, that which can be explained by incompetence. > > > >On 8/23/06, Chris Abell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi all >> >> I'm attempting to reproduce the functionality provided by the Home Page >> button for a form that *isn't* (and cannot be) the home page. For reasons >> of brevity it shall hereafter be referred to as "the console". >> >> Best I can come up with is the following: >> >> 1. Capture the window id of the console in a Global field on window open >> 2. When one of the "go to console" buttons is clicked, send >> a "CloseWindow" event to the current console (using aforementioned id). >> 3. Open a new console. >> >> Ideally I'd like to be able to send an event that would cause the console >> to steal focus (i.e. move to front) so that current console information >> (row selection etc) is retained. >> >> Has anyone ever done anything like this? Can you suggest an alternative >> approach? >> >> Thanks >> >> Chris >> >> _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at http://www.wwrug.org
