[sylpheed:30505] Re: Focus request

[Gene Goldenfeld]

Hiroyuki Yamamoto <hiro-y at kcn.ne.jp> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>On Wed, 6 Dec 2006 10:47:27 -0600
>Gene Goldenfeld <genegold at highstream.net> wrote:
>
>> Many months ago I raised the matter of how screen focus switches to
>> the browser after clicking on an email's link (Win32).  I would
>> prefer an option that allows the focus to stay in Sylpheed if that's
>> possible. As I recall, someone(s) responded that they didn't see the
>> change in focus. I haven't figured out when, but occasionally that's
>> the case here, too. But normally, a link opened goes to the browser.
>> This option is helpful for reading email continuously and for opening
>> multiple links in one or more emails w/o leaving Sylpheed until I'm
>> ready to. Thanks.
>
>I've tried that, but with no success for now.
>
>Technical consideration:
>It seems that calling ShellExecute("open") with SW_SHOWNA or
>SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE will enable it according to the documents, but It
>doesn't work. Please tell me if there are any Win32 API experts here :)

Well I'm not, but before starting with Sylpheed I was using a utility
called Optool, which had focus retention as an option within one's
Windows-based email client. I don't know if its programming is relevant,
but in case it is the developer is Martin Larsen,
martinlarsen_at_bigfoot.com (or optool_at_kreacom.dk).

Gene