Launch farr

[xpi3000]

That possibly is very simple, how to open farr (already started with windows) from a button and have it focused for text input?
Currently i do simply start farr with -show, but i always have to click on farr first in order to type in my search query.

And how to i make a button to open the LBC config dialog? I tried by using -config as argument, but that seems to open and close the dialog.
Thanks.

[mouser]

Currently i do simply start farr with -show, but i always have to click on farr first in order to type in my search query.

That sounds like a bug -- i'm not sure why you should have to click on it to start typing -- sounds like possibly an oversight on my part.
Does it have the same behavior no matter how you launch it from a dos box or is it only when you launch it from LBC that it does not get focus?

[xpi3000]

the latter, happens only when launching from LBC.

[xpi3000]

i assigned hotkey ^{F12} in farr for showing, so when using the new sendkey feature in LBC, then it is working as expected.

[xpi3000]

And how to i make a button to open the LBC config dialog? I tried by using -config as argument, but that seems to open and close the dialog.

-xpi3000 (April 19, 2012, 11:11 AM)

i assigned as global hotkey ^{NUMPAD*} (control *) and now use a sendkey button with ^{NUMPAD*}  

[mouser]

Great to see you making use of the new sendkeys function in LBC! Makes me happy I added it.

I will still check into the problem when launching the commandline version via LBC and it losing focus.  What I suspect is that LBC is trying to change focus to the newly launched program, but since it exists after triggering the existing running FARR, you get the result of no window having focus.

[xpi3000]

Great to see you making use of the new sendkeys function in LBC! Makes me happy I added it.

I will still check into the problem when launching the commandline version via LBC and it losing focus.  What I suspect is that LBC is trying to change focus to the newly launched program, but since it exists after triggering the existing running FARR, you get the result of no window having focus.

-mouser (April 19, 2012, 11:41 AM)

i really enjoy your fast support!
so you are closing the running instance of farr when -show is involved? why that? - misread  

One request, could you make the special key instructions textarea autosize?

[mouser]

One request, could you make the special key instructions textarea autosize?

oops, yes will do.

[mouser]

re-download and you should have the autosize fix.

[xpi3000]