thanks a lot guys! I'll probably use Jon's code.
2014-07-22 18:11 GMT-03:00 Jon Swindells <jon_swinde...@fastmail.fm>: > if si's built in events arent' cutting the proverbial mustard i'd go > with simple win32 funcs. > > simplest possible ones i could think of: > > > import win32gui > > > # callback > def enum_handler(hwnd, lParam): > wt = win32gui.GetWindowText(hwnd) > # if soft is minimized to task bar > if win32gui.IsIconic(hwnd) and 'Autodesk Softimage' in wt: > #if your timing is tight, probably better to use this callback > # to store the pid, hwnd for future access > #-> _, pid = win32process.GetWindowThreadProcessId(hwnd) > # although you'd still need to enum the pid->hwnd. dunno without > testing > print 'soft is minimized, abandon all hope!' > > win32gui.EnumWindows(enum_handler, None) > > > # OR - > > def softimage_has_focus(): > ## script editor will count as focused. probably no need to call > # GetParent if running in a plug > # -> par_hwnd = win32gui.GetForegroundWindow() > par_hwnd = win32gui.GetParent(win32gui.GetForegroundWindow()) > if 'Autodesk Softimage' in win32gui.GetWindowText(par_hwnd): > return True > > return False > > > if softimage_has_focus(): > print 'hullo Soft' > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > -- > Jon Swindells > jon_swinde...@fastmail.fm > > > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2014, at 11:58 PM, Matt Lind wrote: > > The View object has an siViewState that can be checked if you can find a > way to tuck your event into a PPG of some sort. Otherwise, you’re probably > looking at something in the WSH (Windows Script Host) API which should be > accessible from inside any scripted code. > > > > Matt > > > > > > *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Fabricio Chamon > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 22, 2014 5:53 AM > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > *Subject:* Application focus ? > > > Hey experts, > > > is it possible to know wether xsi app has focus ? I have a timer script > that fires up some alerts, but want to run only if softimage is not > minimized. I took a look at Application object and didn't find anything > related.. > > > thanks > > >
