R
r.e.s.
When OE atomatically checks for new messages,
it steals the focus from IE. How can that
be prevented?
it steals the focus from IE. How can that
be prevented?
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ismailp
i don't think you can prevent this.
Internet Explorer has a focus bug, I don't remember how to reproduce
it, but it keeps focus, and you can never get it. i hope you did not
mean this.
Internet Explorer has a focus bug, I don't remember how to reproduce
it, but it keeps focus, and you can never get it. i hope you did not
mean this.
R
r.e.s.
ismailp said:i don't think you can prevent this.
Internet Explorer has a focus bug, I don't remember how to reproduce
it, but it keeps focus, and you can never get it. i hope you did not
mean this.
My problem is that IE will *not* keep the focus when OE checks for
messages.
If I'm viewing an IE window while OE is open in the background,
I'd like to keep the IE window current, rather than get jerked
over to OE just because it's checking for new messages.
D
Don Varnau
Hi,
TweakUI has the option to prevent other applications from stealing focus. It
should work for this. It won't stop other IE windows from stealing focus
when they load.
TweakUI for Win95, 98, ME, 2000
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/powertoys/networking/nttweakui.asp
Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]
TweakUI has the option to prevent other applications from stealing focus. It
should work for this. It won't stop other IE windows from stealing focus
when they load.
TweakUI for Win95, 98, ME, 2000
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/powertoys/networking/nttweakui.asp
Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]
P
PA Bear
Is the machine a laptop?
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MS MVP-Windows (Shell, IE/OE) & Security, AH-VSOP
In Memoriam, MVP Alex Nichol (1935-2005)
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--
OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (Shell, IE/OE) & Security, AH-VSOP
In Memoriam, MVP Alex Nichol (1935-2005)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/nichol.mspx
R
r.e.s.
I'm running winXP (fully updated) and already have TweakUI set
(under General/Focus) to "Prevent Applications from Stealing Focus"
.... but it evidently has no effect on the behaviour as described.
IE cannot steal focus from OE -- instead it blinks on the taskbar
as it should -- but the reverse is happenening regularly, with OE
stealing focus from IE whenever OE checks for new mesages.
(under General/Focus) to "Prevent Applications from Stealing Focus"
.... but it evidently has no effect on the behaviour as described.
IE cannot steal focus from OE -- instead it blinks on the taskbar
as it should -- but the reverse is happenening regularly, with OE
stealing focus from IE whenever OE checks for new mesages.
Don Varnau said:Hi,
TweakUI has the option to prevent other applications from stealing focus.
It
should work for this. It won't stop other IE windows from stealing focus
when they load.
TweakUI for Win95, 98, ME, 2000
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/powertoys/networking/nttweakui.asp
Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]
r.e.s. said:When OE atomatically checks for new messages,
it steals the focus from IE. How can that
be prevented?
R
r.e.s.
PA Bear said:Is the machine a laptop?
No, a desktop running winXP Pro.
That'll be my next stop. Thanks.
P
PA Bear
Are you currently fully up-to-date at Windows Update?
R
r.e.s.
yes
PA Bear said:Are you currently fully up-to-date at Windows Update?
--
~PA Bear
In Memoriam, MVP Alex Nichol (1935-2005)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/nichol.mspx
P
PA Bear
When OE's running in background and this happens, do you have Preview pane
enabled? Contacts pane?
Do you have a Hotmail account running in OE?
Is you anti-virus configured to scan incoming and outgoing mail?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (Shell, IE/OE) & Security
In Memoriam, MVP Alex Nichol (1935-2005)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/nichol.mspx
enabled? Contacts pane?
Do you have a Hotmail account running in OE?
Is you anti-virus configured to scan incoming and outgoing mail?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (Shell, IE/OE) & Security
In Memoriam, MVP Alex Nichol (1935-2005)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/nichol.mspx
T
Travis
What does "steals focus" mean?
Thanks
Thanks
D
Don Varnau
Hi,
It means that, when there are several windows open, another window becomes
the active window. The window you were working with becomes inactive and
ends up behind another window.
Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]
It means that, when there are several windows open, another window becomes
the active window. The window you were working with becomes inactive and
ends up behind another window.
Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]
R
r.e.s.
Well, this seems pretty bizarre ...
Since I do normally have the Preview pane open, I thought
it would be worth disabling it first thing today, so I did.
But then it immediately occurred to me that I should
first open IE and put everything in a configuration that
definitely exhibits the problem, and *then* disable the
Preview pane -- a more-controlled test in other words.
But after re-enabling the Preview pane, I have not been
able to reproduce the problem!! Which is Pretty Strange
if you ask me.
All I can say is thanks for the ideas, and I'll try them
if & when the problem comes back!
Since I do normally have the Preview pane open, I thought
it would be worth disabling it first thing today, so I did.
But then it immediately occurred to me that I should
first open IE and put everything in a configuration that
definitely exhibits the problem, and *then* disable the
Preview pane -- a more-controlled test in other words.
But after re-enabling the Preview pane, I have not been
able to reproduce the problem!! Which is Pretty Strange
if you ask me.
All I can say is thanks for the ideas, and I'll try them
if & when the problem comes back!
R
Robert Aldwinckle
r.e.s. said:When OE atomatically checks for new messages,
it steals the focus from IE. How can that be prevented?
I don't think it does normally.
So we need more information about your setup.
E.g. what all do you have OE doing in the background?
Are you running an anti-virus E-mail scanner?
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R
r.e.s.
Please see my latest post elsewhere in this thread.
P
PA Bear
OK...
r.e.s. said:Well, this seems pretty bizarre ...
Since I do normally have the Preview pane open, I thought
it would be worth disabling it first thing today, so I did.
But then it immediately occurred to me that I should
first open IE and put everything in a configuration that
definitely exhibits the problem, and *then* disable the
Preview pane -- a more-controlled test in other words.
But after re-enabling the Preview pane, I have not been
able to reproduce the problem!! Which is Pretty Strange
if you ask me.
All I can say is thanks for the ideas, and I'll try them
if & when the problem comes back!
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