System focus

New applications I launch don't always have the system focus on startup. For
some, I don't mind them NOT having the focus immediately on startup (and
sitting on the taskbar if I am already working with another application),
but for others I do. Where and what settings/values should I tweak?

Vista Home Basic here. Thanks in advance. //LJ

Whether or not a program will gain focus will depend on whether it requests
it or not. I don't know of any global setting that will "force" focus upon
an opened program.

"LJ" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> New applications I launch don't always have the system focus on startup.
> For some, I don't mind them NOT having the focus immediately on startup
> (and sitting on the taskbar if I am already working with another
> application), but for others I do. Where and what settings/values should I
> tweak?
>
> Vista Home Basic here. Thanks in advance. //LJ

On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:40:24 -0400, "Richard G. Harper"
<> wrote:

>Whether or not a program will gain focus will depend on whether it requests
>it or not. I don't know of any global setting that will "force" focus upon
>an opened program.

Another MS Windows deficiency... and control we had back in x-windows
long ago.

"LJ" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> New applications I launch don't always have the system focus on startup.
> For some, I don't mind them NOT having the focus immediately on startup
> (and sitting on the taskbar if I am already working with another
> application), but for others I do. Where and what settings/values should I
> tweak?
>
> Vista Home Basic here. Thanks in advance. //LJ



You could check the value your have for 'ForegroundLockTimeout' at

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

Mentioned, for example, here

TIP - Stop Applications in Windows Stealing Focus
http://proreviewer.com/2008/04/04/ti...tealing-focus/

The default value is 0, I think.

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Jon