Paul, Your AppHide/AppUnhide sounds perfect. I will try it.
Thank you, Bill Vlahos > On Mar 30, 2020, at 7:58 PM, Paul McClernan via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > (Sorry, hit send too soon). > You can easily use AppleScript mixed with LiveCode script to change focus > to another app: > > *do *"tell application "& quote& "PhotoShop"& quote& " to activate"as > AppleScript > > You could also use AppHide / AppUnhide from my LCB Library macOSTools > to minimize your stack which automatically switches to whatever the next > running app is. See the test stack, which uses the above AppleScript to > switch focus back to LiveCode after the AppHide command. > Download from here: > https://github.com/PaulMcClernan/LCB_macOSTools > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 10:49 PM Paul McClernan <paulmccler...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> You can easily use AppleScript mixed with LiveCode script to change focus >> to another app >> >> On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 5:18 PM Bill Vlahos via use-livecode < >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> I have a stack that needs to hide itself so a different window (other >>> application) is now the frontmost window so my application can use >>> AppleScript keystroke command to enter information into the other window. >>> >>> When I issue the command hide this stack my application window disappears >>> but doesn’t lose focus. The target application that was behind my floating >>> window doesn’t become the frontmost application. >>> >>> The documentation in 9.5.1 says that hide stack is not supported in >>> 64bit. What is the alternative for MacOS X 64bit to temporarily hide my >>> application? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> Bill Vlahos >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode