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1. MAXScript: giving dialogs focus / bringing to front

   

   Topic by PatJS · Sep 2013 · Home› Technical Talk

   Hey guys, I'm running into an issue with a script I'm working on. It's for manipulating shells in the Unwrap UVW window, and unfortunately the UV window likes to steal the focus, sending my floating dialog behind it. Since it's an interactive tool, this renders it pretty unusable, especially if the UV window is maximized!…

2. Re: MAXScript: giving dialogs focus / bringing to front

   

   Reply by PatJS · Sep 2013 · Home› Technical Talk

   hey haiddasalami, that ended up being what I did :) here's the specific code for those interested: theParent = windows.getChildHWND 0 "Edit UVWs"createdialog UVMatchRO pos:(mouse.screenpos - [32,32]) parent:theParent[1] when you use getChildHWND you get a bunch of crap, but the first element is the pointer to that window,…

3. Re: MAXScript: giving dialogs focus / bringing to front

   

   Reply by PatJS · Sep 2013 · Home› Technical Talk

   Thanks Bryan, but I already tried that :( I did some more testing, and I realized that the issue is due to the way that the UV dialog works: if you mouseover the UV field (not the controls, though), it automatically steals focus. Is there a solution more elegant than running a timer and constantly stealing focus? What I'm…