Orange Highlighting of Applications Awaiting Response Drives Me Cr

[Guest]

How can I turn this off. I'm not sure what the feature is called but let's
say I'm working in Photoshop and somebody sends me an Instant Message via
AIM. Let's also say I've already got the AIM chat window open with this
person and I've simply minimized it. When they send me a new message it
doesn't pop the window up, but it does make the taskbar come up (from hidden)
and the AIM window in the task bar blinks orange until I click it.

This happens with any application that wants me to respond to it or
something when it's not the active application. how can I turn this off!?

Here is a link to a screenshot I've taken so you can see what I'm talking
about. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

http://angelleye.no-ip.com/temp/highlight.jpg

Thanks!

Drew

 

[Wesley Vogel]

It's called Focus.

TweakUI
[+] General
Focus

Focus
[[Enables to user to "prevent applications from stealing focus" from the
window you are working in. Instead, their taskbar icon will flash to
indicate that the application is trying to get your attention.]]

[[When an application needs your attention-or when it simply wants to annoy
you-it steals the focus from the application in which you're currently
working. This leads to frustration as you flip back and forth between
windows. The settings in the Focus category prevent that scenario by causing
applications to flash their taskbar buttons to get your attention rather
than stealing focus from the application in the foreground.]]
----

Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

----

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Value Name: ForegroundFlashCount
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 - X
0 = taskbar button flashes until you click it
1 thru X = flashes the number of times for value set

Value Name: ForegroundLockTimeout
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 00030d40
The default value is 0x00030D40 (200000)
This value is the time in milliseconds before Windows XP allows an
application to steal the focus from the foreground application. To convert
200000 to seconds, divide it by 1000 (200 seconds).

Microsoft® Windows® XP Registry Guide
Chapter 5 Mapping Tweak UI
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/sampchap/6232.asp

 

[Guest]

Well, actually I already had that turned on. The only 2 options it gives
though are to flash a certain number of times or to just flash until you
click it. Either way, it's gonna pop up the task bar and it will remain
orange until you click on it. Still VERY annoying. How can I turn this off
completely???

Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

It's called Focus.

TweakUI
[+] General
Focus

Focus
[[Enables to user to "prevent applications from stealing focus" from the
window you are working in. Instead, their taskbar icon will flash to
indicate that the application is trying to get your attention.]]

[[When an application needs your attention-or when it simply wants to annoy
you-it steals the focus from the application in which you're currently
working. This leads to frustration as you flip back and forth between
windows. The settings in the Focus category prevent that scenario by causing
applications to flash their taskbar buttons to get your attention rather
than stealing focus from the application in the foreground.]]
----

Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

----

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Value Name: ForegroundFlashCount
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 - X
0 = taskbar button flashes until you click it
1 thru X = flashes the number of times for value set

Value Name: ForegroundLockTimeout
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 00030d40
The default value is 0x00030D40 (200000)
This value is the time in milliseconds before Windows XP allows an
application to steal the focus from the foreground application. To convert
200000 to seconds, divide it by 1000 (200 seconds).

Microsoft® Windows® XP Registry Guide
Chapter 5 Mapping Tweak UI
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/sampchap/6232.asp

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

How can I turn this off. I'm not sure what the feature is called but
let's say I'm working in Photoshop and somebody sends me an Instant
Message via AIM. Let's also say I've already got the AIM chat window
open with this person and I've simply minimized it. When they send
me a new message it doesn't pop the window up, but it does make the
taskbar come up (from hidden) and the AIM window in the task bar
blinks orange until I click it.

This happens with any application that wants me to respond to it or
something when it's not the active application. how can I turn this
off!?

Here is a link to a screenshot I've taken so you can see what I'm
talking about. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

http://angelleye.no-ip.com/temp/highlight.jpg

Thanks!

Drew

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Set it 1.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Well, actually I already had that turned on. The only 2 options it
gives though are to flash a certain number of times or to just flash
until you click it. Either way, it's gonna pop up the task bar and
it will remain orange until you click on it. Still VERY annoying.
How can I turn this off completely???

Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

It's called Focus.

TweakUI
[+] General
Focus

Focus
[[Enables to user to "prevent applications from stealing focus" from
the window you are working in. Instead, their taskbar icon will
flash to indicate that the application is trying to get your
attention.]]

[[When an application needs your attention-or when it simply wants
to annoy you-it steals the focus from the application in which
you're currently working. This leads to frustration as you flip back
and forth between windows. The settings in the Focus category
prevent that scenario by causing applications to flash their taskbar
buttons to get your attention rather than stealing focus from the
application in the foreground.]] ----

Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

----

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Value Name: ForegroundFlashCount
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 - X
0 = taskbar button flashes until you click it
1 thru X = flashes the number of times for value set

Value Name: ForegroundLockTimeout
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 00030d40
The default value is 0x00030D40 (200000)
This value is the time in milliseconds before Windows XP allows an
application to steal the focus from the foreground application. To
convert 200000 to seconds, divide it by 1000 (200 seconds).

Microsoft® Windows® XP Registry Guide
Chapter 5 Mapping Tweak UI
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/sampchap/6232.asp

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

How can I turn this off. I'm not sure what the feature is called
but let's say I'm working in Photoshop and somebody sends me an
Instant Message via AIM. Let's also say I've already got the AIM
chat window open with this person and I've simply minimized it.
When they send me a new message it doesn't pop the window up, but
it does make the taskbar come up (from hidden) and the AIM window
in the task bar blinks orange until I click it.

This happens with any application that wants me to respond to it or
something when it's not the active application. how can I turn this
off!?

Here is a link to a screenshot I've taken so you can see what I'm
talking about. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

http://angelleye.no-ip.com/temp/highlight.jpg

Thanks!

Drew

 

[Guest]

That still makes the task bar pop up and stay on top of everything until you
click that. I hide my taskbar for a reason and I hate that it always just
pops itself right back up because of other applications.

If there's any other way to just turn this darn thing off I'd much
appreciate it. I'd like an "ignore other applications" option. The only
application I want to do anything is the one I have active. Why is that so
hard to accomplish?

Any other information would be aweseome. Thanks!

Set it 1.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Well, actually I already had that turned on. The only 2 options it
gives though are to flash a certain number of times or to just flash
until you click it. Either way, it's gonna pop up the task bar and
it will remain orange until you click on it. Still VERY annoying.
How can I turn this off completely???

Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

It's called Focus.

TweakUI
[+] General
Focus

Focus
[[Enables to user to "prevent applications from stealing focus" from
the window you are working in. Instead, their taskbar icon will
flash to indicate that the application is trying to get your
attention.]]

[[When an application needs your attention-or when it simply wants
to annoy you-it steals the focus from the application in which
you're currently working. This leads to frustration as you flip back
and forth between windows. The settings in the Focus category
prevent that scenario by causing applications to flash their taskbar
buttons to get your attention rather than stealing focus from the
application in the foreground.]] ----

Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

----

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Value Name: ForegroundFlashCount
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 - X
0 = taskbar button flashes until you click it
1 thru X = flashes the number of times for value set

Value Name: ForegroundLockTimeout
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 00030d40
The default value is 0x00030D40 (200000)
This value is the time in milliseconds before Windows XP allows an
application to steal the focus from the foreground application. To
convert 200000 to seconds, divide it by 1000 (200 seconds).

Microsoft® Windows® XP Registry Guide
Chapter 5 Mapping Tweak UI
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/sampchap/6232.asp

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In DRUAngell <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
How can I turn this off. I'm not sure what the feature is called
but let's say I'm working in Photoshop and somebody sends me an
Instant Message via AIM. Let's also say I've already got the AIM
chat window open with this person and I've simply minimized it.
When they send me a new message it doesn't pop the window up, but
it does make the taskbar come up (from hidden) and the AIM window
in the task bar blinks orange until I click it.

This happens with any application that wants me to respond to it or
something when it's not the active application. how can I turn this
off!?

Here is a link to a screenshot I've taken so you can see what I'm
talking about. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

http://angelleye.no-ip.com/temp/highlight.jpg

Thanks!

Drew

 

[Bob I]

Don't start programs you don't want working in the background is what
most of us use to prevent this problem.

That still makes the task bar pop up and stay on top of everything until you
click that. I hide my taskbar for a reason and I hate that it always just
pops itself right back up because of other applications.

If there's any other way to just turn this darn thing off I'd much
appreciate it. I'd like an "ignore other applications" option. The only
application I want to do anything is the one I have active. Why is that so
hard to accomplish?

Any other information would be aweseome. Thanks!

:

Set it 1.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Well, actually I already had that turned on. The only 2 options it
gives though are to flash a certain number of times or to just flash
until you click it. Either way, it's gonna pop up the task bar and
it will remain orange until you click on it. Still VERY annoying.
How can I turn this off completely???

Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

:


It's called Focus.

TweakUI
[+] General
Focus

Focus
[[Enables to user to "prevent applications from stealing focus" from
the window you are working in. Instead, their taskbar icon will
flash to indicate that the application is trying to get your
attention.]]

[[When an application needs your attention-or when it simply wants
to annoy you-it steals the focus from the application in which
you're currently working. This leads to frustration as you flip back
and forth between windows. The settings in the Focus category
prevent that scenario by causing applications to flash their taskbar
buttons to get your attention rather than stealing focus from the
application in the foreground.]] ----

Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

----

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Value Name: ForegroundFlashCount
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 - X
0 = taskbar button flashes until you click it
1 thru X = flashes the number of times for value set

Value Name: ForegroundLockTimeout
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 00030d40
The default value is 0x00030D40 (200000)
This value is the time in milliseconds before Windows XP allows an
application to steal the focus from the foreground application. To
convert 200000 to seconds, divide it by 1000 (200 seconds).

MicrosoftÃ,® WindowsÃ,® XP Registry Guide
Chapter 5 Mapping Tweak UI
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/sampchap/6232.asp

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In DRUAngell <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:

How can I turn this off. I'm not sure what the feature is called
but let's say I'm working in Photoshop and somebody sends me an
Instant Message via AIM. Let's also say I've already got the AIM
chat window open with this person and I've simply minimized it.
When they send me a new message it doesn't pop the window up, but
it does make the taskbar come up (from hidden) and the AIM window
in the task bar blinks orange until I click it.

This happens with any application that wants me to respond to it or
something when it's not the active application. how can I turn this
off!?

Here is a link to a screenshot I've taken so you can see what I'm
talking about. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

http://angelleye.no-ip.com/temp/highlight.jpg

Thanks!

Drew

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Open TweakUI
[+] General
Focus

UNCHeck: Prevent applications from stealing focus

Or...

UNCHeck: Flash taskbar button until I click on it

and set

Flash taskbar button 1 times

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

That still makes the task bar pop up and stay on top of everything
until you click that. I hide my taskbar for a reason and I hate that
it always just pops itself right back up because of other
applications.

If there's any other way to just turn this darn thing off I'd much
appreciate it. I'd like an "ignore other applications" option. The
only application I want to do anything is the one I have active. Why
is that so hard to accomplish?

Any other information would be aweseome. Thanks!

Set it 1.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

Well, actually I already had that turned on. The only 2 options it
gives though are to flash a certain number of times or to just flash
until you click it. Either way, it's gonna pop up the task bar and
it will remain orange until you click on it. Still VERY annoying.
How can I turn this off completely???

Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

:

It's called Focus.

TweakUI
[+] General
Focus

Focus
[[Enables to user to "prevent applications from stealing focus"
from the window you are working in. Instead, their taskbar icon
will flash to indicate that the application is trying to get your
attention.]]

[[When an application needs your attention-or when it simply wants
to annoy you-it steals the focus from the application in which
you're currently working. This leads to frustration as you flip
back and forth between windows. The settings in the Focus category
prevent that scenario by causing applications to flash their
taskbar buttons to get your attention rather than stealing focus
from the application in the foreground.]] ----

Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

----

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Value Name: ForegroundFlashCount
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 - X
0 = taskbar button flashes until you click it
1 thru X = flashes the number of times for value set

Value Name: ForegroundLockTimeout
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 00030d40
The default value is 0x00030D40 (200000)
This value is the time in milliseconds before Windows XP allows an
application to steal the focus from the foreground application. To
convert 200000 to seconds, divide it by 1000 (200 seconds).

Microsoft® Windows® XP Registry Guide
Chapter 5 Mapping Tweak UI
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/sampchap/6232.asp

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In DRUAngell <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
How can I turn this off. I'm not sure what the feature is called
but let's say I'm working in Photoshop and somebody sends me an
Instant Message via AIM. Let's also say I've already got the AIM
chat window open with this person and I've simply minimized it.
When they send me a new message it doesn't pop the window up, but
it does make the taskbar come up (from hidden) and the AIM window
in the task bar blinks orange until I click it.

This happens with any application that wants me to respond to it
or something when it's not the active application. how can I
turn this off!?

Here is a link to a screenshot I've taken so you can see what I'm
talking about. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

http://angelleye.no-ip.com/temp/highlight.jpg

Thanks!

Drew

 

[Guest]

That's exactly how I have it setup right now. It makes the task-bar pop up
and highlights the thing orange but just sits there like that until I click
it. If I set the flash thing then it actually makes the orange highlight
blink at me a number of times. With one it just baically stays solid.

Open TweakUI
[+] General
Focus

UNCHeck: Â Prevent applications from stealing focus

Or...

UNCHeck: Â Flash taskbar button until I click on it

and set

 Flash taskbar button 1 times

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

That still makes the task bar pop up and stay on top of everything
until you click that. I hide my taskbar for a reason and I hate that
it always just pops itself right back up because of other
applications.

If there's any other way to just turn this darn thing off I'd much
appreciate it. I'd like an "ignore other applications" option. The
only application I want to do anything is the one I have active. Why
is that so hard to accomplish?

Any other information would be aweseome. Thanks!

Set it 1.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In DRUAngell <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Well, actually I already had that turned on. The only 2 options it
gives though are to flash a certain number of times or to just flash
until you click it. Either way, it's gonna pop up the task bar and
it will remain orange until you click on it. Still VERY annoying.
How can I turn this off completely???

Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

:

It's called Focus.

TweakUI
[+] General
Focus

Focus
[[Enables to user to "prevent applications from stealing focus"
from the window you are working in. Instead, their taskbar icon
will flash to indicate that the application is trying to get your
attention.]]

[[When an application needs your attention-or when it simply wants
to annoy you-it steals the focus from the application in which
you're currently working. This leads to frustration as you flip
back and forth between windows. The settings in the Focus category
prevent that scenario by causing applications to flash their
taskbar buttons to get your attention rather than stealing focus
from the application in the foreground.]] ----

Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

----

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Value Name: ForegroundFlashCount
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 - X
0 = taskbar button flashes until you click it
1 thru X = flashes the number of times for value set

Value Name: ForegroundLockTimeout
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 00030d40
The default value is 0x00030D40 (200000)
This value is the time in milliseconds before Windows XP allows an
application to steal the focus from the foreground application. To
convert 200000 to seconds, divide it by 1000 (200 seconds).

Microsoft® Windows® XP Registry Guide
Chapter 5 Mapping Tweak UI
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/sampchap/6232.asp

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In DRUAngell <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
How can I turn this off. I'm not sure what the feature is called
but let's say I'm working in Photoshop and somebody sends me an
Instant Message via AIM. Let's also say I've already got the AIM
chat window open with this person and I've simply minimized it.
When they send me a new message it doesn't pop the window up, but
it does make the taskbar come up (from hidden) and the AIM window
in the task bar blinks orange until I click it.

This happens with any application that wants me to respond to it
or something when it's not the active application. how can I
turn this off!?

Here is a link to a screenshot I've taken so you can see what I'm
talking about. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

http://angelleye.no-ip.com/temp/highlight.jpg

Thanks!

Drew

 

[Guest]

Yes, well in a single-tasking enviornment this is great. However, today many
millions of computer users have discovered the great joy of what we like to
call multi-tasking!

The main issue is AIM. And of course I have to this open in the
background...just to use it! Anytime somebody sends me a message it HAS to
popup in one way or another because of this "feature." If I close each IM
then of course it will pop up on my screen again when they send a new
message. If I simply minimize the IM window then it pops up the orange bar
as shown the screenshot I provided in my original post.

Also, at work I use dual monitors. In this case of course I have more than
one application open and working...that's kinda the point. And the problem
arises here as well. I'm constantly having to click the stupid applications
to make the "focus" go away from them and allow my taskbar to hide itself
away again.

While I appreciate your obvious sarcasm you might want to try and make sure
it at least makes sense next time.

Don't start programs you don't want working in the background is what
most of us use to prevent this problem.

That still makes the task bar pop up and stay on top of everything until you
click that. I hide my taskbar for a reason and I hate that it always just
pops itself right back up because of other applications.

If there's any other way to just turn this darn thing off I'd much
appreciate it. I'd like an "ignore other applications" option. The only
application I want to do anything is the one I have active. Why is that so
hard to accomplish?

Any other information would be aweseome. Thanks!

:

Set it 1.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In DRUAngell <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:

Well, actually I already had that turned on. The only 2 options it
gives though are to flash a certain number of times or to just flash
until you click it. Either way, it's gonna pop up the task bar and
it will remain orange until you click on it. Still VERY annoying.
How can I turn this off completely???

Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

:


It's called Focus.

TweakUI
[+] General
Focus

Focus
[[Enables to user to "prevent applications from stealing focus" from
the window you are working in. Instead, their taskbar icon will
flash to indicate that the application is trying to get your
attention.]]

[[When an application needs your attention-or when it simply wants
to annoy you-it steals the focus from the application in which
you're currently working. This leads to frustration as you flip back
and forth between windows. The settings in the Focus category
prevent that scenario by causing applications to flash their taskbar
buttons to get your attention rather than stealing focus from the
application in the foreground.]] ----

Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

----

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Value Name: ForegroundFlashCount
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 - X
0 = taskbar button flashes until you click it
1 thru X = flashes the number of times for value set

Value Name: ForegroundLockTimeout
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 00030d40
The default value is 0x00030D40 (200000)
This value is the time in milliseconds before Windows XP allows an
application to steal the focus from the foreground application. To
convert 200000 to seconds, divide it by 1000 (200 seconds).

MicrosoftÃ,® WindowsÃ,® XP Registry Guide
Chapter 5 Mapping Tweak UI
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/sampchap/6232.asp

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In DRUAngell <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:

How can I turn this off. I'm not sure what the feature is called
but let's say I'm working in Photoshop and somebody sends me an
Instant Message via AIM. Let's also say I've already got the AIM
chat window open with this person and I've simply minimized it.
When they send me a new message it doesn't pop the window up, but
it does make the taskbar come up (from hidden) and the AIM window
in the task bar blinks orange until I click it.

This happens with any application that wants me to respond to it or
something when it's not the active application. how can I turn this
off!?

Here is a link to a screenshot I've taken so you can see what I'm
talking about. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

http://angelleye.no-ip.com/temp/highlight.jpg

Thanks!

Drew

 

[Bob I]

If you DON'T WANT the IM PROGRAM responding TURN IT to DND for crying
out loud! Sheesh. Seems you don't have the ability to focus on the task
at hand much less "multitask". Learn to use/set the features properly.
You don't gouge the ringer out of the phone with a screwdriver to make
it stop ringing do you?!?!? And by the way dual monitors does NOT
increase the number of programs you can run. It merely increases the
"desktop screen area" as would using a larger monitor. Good day.

Yes, well in a single-tasking enviornment this is great. However, today many
millions of computer users have discovered the great joy of what we like to
call multi-tasking!

The main issue is AIM. And of course I have to this open in the
background...just to use it! Anytime somebody sends me a message it HAS to
popup in one way or another because of this "feature." If I close each IM
then of course it will pop up on my screen again when they send a new
message. If I simply minimize the IM window then it pops up the orange bar
as shown the screenshot I provided in my original post.

Also, at work I use dual monitors. In this case of course I have more than
one application open and working...that's kinda the point. And the problem
arises here as well. I'm constantly having to click the stupid applications
to make the "focus" go away from them and allow my taskbar to hide itself
away again.

While I appreciate your obvious sarcasm you might want to try and make sure
it at least makes sense next time.

:

Don't start programs you don't want working in the background is what
most of us use to prevent this problem.

DRUAngell wrote:

That still makes the task bar pop up and stay on top of everything until you
click that. I hide my taskbar for a reason and I hate that it always just
pops itself right back up because of other applications.

If there's any other way to just turn this darn thing off I'd much
appreciate it. I'd like an "ignore other applications" option. The only
application I want to do anything is the one I have active. Why is that so
hard to accomplish?

Any other information would be aweseome. Thanks!

:



Set it 1.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In DRUAngell <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:


Well, actually I already had that turned on. The only 2 options it
gives though are to flash a certain number of times or to just flash
until you click it. Either way, it's gonna pop up the task bar and
it will remain orange until you click on it. Still VERY annoying.
How can I turn this off completely???

Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

:



It's called Focus.

TweakUI
[+] General
Focus

Focus
[[Enables to user to "prevent applications from stealing focus" from
the window you are working in. Instead, their taskbar icon will
flash to indicate that the application is trying to get your
attention.]]

[[When an application needs your attention-or when it simply wants
to annoy you-it steals the focus from the application in which
you're currently working. This leads to frustration as you flip back
and forth between windows. The settings in the Focus category
prevent that scenario by causing applications to flash their taskbar
buttons to get your attention rather than stealing focus from the
application in the foreground.]] ----

Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

----

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Value Name: ForegroundFlashCount
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 - X
0 = taskbar button flashes until you click it
1 thru X = flashes the number of times for value set

Value Name: ForegroundLockTimeout
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 00030d40
The default value is 0x00030D40 (200000)
This value is the time in milliseconds before Windows XP allows an
application to steal the focus from the foreground application. To
convert 200000 to seconds, divide it by 1000 (200 seconds).

MicrosoftÃf,Ã,® WindowsÃf,Ã,® XP Registry Guide
Chapter 5 Mapping Tweak UI
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/sampchap/6232.asp

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In DRUAngell <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:


How can I turn this off. I'm not sure what the feature is called
but let's say I'm working in Photoshop and somebody sends me an
Instant Message via AIM. Let's also say I've already got the AIM
chat window open with this person and I've simply minimized it.
When they send me a new message it doesn't pop the window up, but
it does make the taskbar come up (from hidden) and the AIM window
in the task bar blinks orange until I click it.

This happens with any application that wants me to respond to it or
something when it's not the active application. how can I turn this
off!?

Here is a link to a screenshot I've taken so you can see what I'm
talking about. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

http://angelleye.no-ip.com/temp/highlight.jpg

Thanks!

Drew

 

[Guest]

First, I DO want the IM responding...I simply don't want to have it bringing
my task bar up everytime it does. Talk about a simple task you can't even
read what I'm saying here.

I NEVER said dual monitors allow more programs....I said I have one
application open on one monitor and another on the other. As ignorance comes
into play, I can see how you'd mis-understand this. I'm simply talking about
the application windows! When I've got an application that I'm working in
open on the left side and the application I have open ont he right side does
something it makes the task bar pop up and highlight orange. THIS IS
ANNOYING and turning it off won't fix it because I NEED THE APPLICATIONS
OPEN! I work in them!

If you DON'T WANT the IM PROGRAM responding TURN IT to DND for crying
out loud! Sheesh. Seems you don't have the ability to focus on the task
at hand much less "multitask". Learn to use/set the features properly.
You don't gouge the ringer out of the phone with a screwdriver to make
it stop ringing do you?!?!? And by the way dual monitors does NOT
increase the number of programs you can run. It merely increases the
"desktop screen area" as would using a larger monitor. Good day.

Yes, well in a single-tasking enviornment this is great. However, today many
millions of computer users have discovered the great joy of what we like to
call multi-tasking!

The main issue is AIM. And of course I have to this open in the
background...just to use it! Anytime somebody sends me a message it HAS to
popup in one way or another because of this "feature." If I close each IM
then of course it will pop up on my screen again when they send a new
message. If I simply minimize the IM window then it pops up the orange bar
as shown the screenshot I provided in my original post.

Also, at work I use dual monitors. In this case of course I have more than
one application open and working...that's kinda the point. And the problem
arises here as well. I'm constantly having to click the stupid applications
to make the "focus" go away from them and allow my taskbar to hide itself
away again.

While I appreciate your obvious sarcasm you might want to try and make sure
it at least makes sense next time.

:

Don't start programs you don't want working in the background is what
most of us use to prevent this problem.

DRUAngell wrote:


That still makes the task bar pop up and stay on top of everything until you
click that. I hide my taskbar for a reason and I hate that it always just
pops itself right back up because of other applications.

If there's any other way to just turn this darn thing off I'd much
appreciate it. I'd like an "ignore other applications" option. The only
application I want to do anything is the one I have active. Why is that so
hard to accomplish?

Any other information would be aweseome. Thanks!

:



Set it 1.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In DRUAngell <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:


Well, actually I already had that turned on. The only 2 options it
gives though are to flash a certain number of times or to just flash
until you click it. Either way, it's gonna pop up the task bar and
it will remain orange until you click on it. Still VERY annoying.
How can I turn this off completely???

Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

:



It's called Focus.

TweakUI
[+] General
Focus

Focus
[[Enables to user to "prevent applications from stealing focus" from
the window you are working in. Instead, their taskbar icon will
flash to indicate that the application is trying to get your
attention.]]

[[When an application needs your attention-or when it simply wants
to annoy you-it steals the focus from the application in which
you're currently working. This leads to frustration as you flip back
and forth between windows. The settings in the Focus category
prevent that scenario by causing applications to flash their taskbar
buttons to get your attention rather than stealing focus from the
application in the foreground.]] ----

Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

----

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Value Name: ForegroundFlashCount
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 0 - X
0 = taskbar button flashes until you click it
1 thru X = flashes the number of times for value set

Value Name: ForegroundLockTimeout
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 00030d40
The default value is 0x00030D40 (200000)
This value is the time in milliseconds before Windows XP allows an
application to steal the focus from the foreground application. To
convert 200000 to seconds, divide it by 1000 (200 seconds).

MicrosoftÃf,Ã,® WindowsÃf,Ã,® XP Registry Guide
Chapter 5 Mapping Tweak UI
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/books/sampchap/6232.asp

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In DRUAngell <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:


How can I turn this off. I'm not sure what the feature is called
but let's say I'm working in Photoshop and somebody sends me an
Instant Message via AIM. Let's also say I've already got the AIM
chat window open with this person and I've simply minimized it.
When they send me a new message it doesn't pop the window up, but
it does make the taskbar come up (from hidden) and the AIM window
in the task bar blinks orange until I click it.

This happens with any application that wants me to respond to it or
something when it's not the active application. how can I turn this
off!?

Here is a link to a screenshot I've taken so you can see what I'm
talking about. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

http://angelleye.no-ip.com/temp/highlight.jpg

Thanks!

Drew

 

[Rock]

How can I turn this off. I'm not sure what the feature is called but let's
say I'm working in Photoshop and somebody sends me an Instant Message via
AIM. Let's also say I've already got the AIM chat window open with this
person and I've simply minimized it. When they send me a new message it
doesn't pop the window up, but it does make the taskbar come up (from hidden)
and the AIM window in the task bar blinks orange until I click it.

This happens with any application that wants me to respond to it or
something when it's not the active application. how can I turn this off!?

Here is a link to a screenshot I've taken so you can see what I'm talking
about. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

http://angelleye.no-ip.com/temp/highlight.jpg

Thanks!

Drew

Don't know if this will do what you want but have you tried the edit on
Kelly's site, line 66, "Prevent Programs from Stealing Focus"?
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

 

[inspired888]

Hello,
I realise the message I have replied to dates back to 2004 or a lon
time ago anyway.

I have a problem similar to what "DRUAngell" was trying to sort out...

Namely...that my task bar goes out of autohide due to applicatio
buttons on the taskbar flashing or something along those lines.

I've tried now many ways to stop this... but it is persistent. I've no
got it to the point where the taskbar does not remain permanently out o
the screen, but it still pops out and sits there for perhaps 20 seconds
It will do this even when no particular application needs my attention
Actually even while I am writing this message here in firefox th
taskbar pops out every now and then, with the Firefox butto
highlighted, sits there for perhaps 20 secs and goes away again.
The same thing happens with whatever app I am working in at th
time...Outlook, Word, etc. The button of that app will be highlighte
and make the taskbar sit there.

I'd really like to get rid of this behaviour. I've tried all th
suggestions on http://www.mcse.ms/message1511190.html and also in thi
thread.

Does any one have any suggestions? I'd greatly appreciate it.

With thanks,

Jonathan

Well, actually I already had that turned on. The only 2 option
it gives
though are to flash a certain number of times or to just flash unti
you
click it. Either way, it's gonna pop up the task bar and it wil
remain
orange until you click on it. Still VERY annoying. How can I tur
this off
completely???

Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

:
[vbcol=seagreen]

It's called Focus.

TweakUI
[+] General
Focus

Focus

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inspired88