On 18/12/2013 06:35, asmwarrior wrote: > 1. start a Python command line prompt(this is usually to hit the Start > Menu->Python 2.7->Python(command line). > 2. > > type the following text, and hit Enter key. > > |import ctypes| > > 3. > > type the following text, and hit Enter key. > > |ctypes.windll.user32.MessageBoxA(0, "Your text", "Your title", 1)| > > 4. You will see a message box opened, but this message box window is > not activated. > 5. Use the mouse to click on the icon of the message box in task bar to > activate the message box > 6. Close the message box > 7. > > type the text again in the Python prompt shell > > |ctypes.windll.user32.MessageBoxA(0, "Your text", "Your title", 1)| > > 8. Now, the message box is showed activated (the expected behavior)
This isn't related to Python specifically: ctypes is just handing the values you pass straight on to the underlying DLL (here: user32.dll). If you check the MSDN page for the MessageBox function: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms645505(v=vs.85).aspx you can see there's a MB_SETFOREGROUND flag with value 0x00010000L which seems to do what you want. Why the Message box is activated the second time when it isn't the first, I have no idea. But it's Windows which is deciding what to do there, not Python. TJG -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
