DisplayFusion RSS: Script to bring a different window to the front https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=0193459f-cbd3-76c2-ac51-41a5846642f8 DisplayFusion RSS: Script to bring a different window to the front Thu, 21 May 2026 15:06:10 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=0193459f-cbd3-76c2-ac51-41a5846642f8 RE: Script to bring a different window to the front https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/script-to-bring-a-different-window-to-the-front/?ID=0193459f-cbd3-76c2-ac51-41a5846642f8#7 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 13:37:13 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/script-to-bring-a-different-window-to-the-front/?ID=0193459f-cbd3-76c2-ac51-41a5846642f8#7 DisplayFusion The restore function won't actually bring it to the front, you'll need to focus the window first. Try using this line instead:

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BFS.Window.Focus(windowHandle);


and then add another line to re-focus the main Autocad window after ]]> RE: Script to bring a different window to the front https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/script-to-bring-a-different-window-to-the-front/?ID=0193459f-cbd3-76c2-ac51-41a5846642f8#6 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:33:54 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/script-to-bring-a-different-window-to-the-front/?ID=0193459f-cbd3-76c2-ac51-41a5846642f8#6 DisplayFusion I changed the code a little to streamline, but it's still not working.

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using System;
using System.Drawing;

// The 'windowHandle' parameter will contain the window handle for the:
//   - Active window when run by hotkey
//   - Trigger target when run by a Trigger rule
//   - TitleBar Button owner when run by a TitleBar Button
//   - Jump List owner when run from a Taskbar Jump List
//   - Currently focused window if none of these match
public static class DisplayFusionFunction
{
    public static void Run(IntPtr windowHandle)
    {
        // Find the AutoCAD text window
        IntPtr windowhandle = BFS.Window.GetWindowByText("AutoCAD Text*");

        // Bring the AutoCAD text window to the front if AutoCAD has the focus
        BFS.Window.Minimize(windowHandle);
        BFS.Window.Restore(windowHandle);
    }
}
]]> RE: Script to bring a different window to the front https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/script-to-bring-a-different-window-to-the-front/?ID=0193459f-cbd3-76c2-ac51-41a5846642f8#5 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:32:49 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/script-to-bring-a-different-window-to-the-front/?ID=0193459f-cbd3-76c2-ac51-41a5846642f8#5 DisplayFusion Neither of the functions are working. ]]> RE: Script to bring a different window to the front https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/script-to-bring-a-different-window-to-the-front/?ID=0193459f-cbd3-76c2-ac51-41a5846642f8#4 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:41:36 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/script-to-bring-a-different-window-to-the-front/?ID=0193459f-cbd3-76c2-ac51-41a5846642f8#4 DisplayFusion Is that function currently pulling the text window to the front, or is that part failing as well? ]]> RE: Script to bring a different window to the front https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/script-to-bring-a-different-window-to-the-front/?ID=0193459f-cbd3-76c2-ac51-41a5846642f8#3 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:42:54 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/script-to-bring-a-different-window-to-the-front/?ID=0193459f-cbd3-76c2-ac51-41a5846642f8#3 DisplayFusion
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You want the text window brought to the front, but the main Auto Cad window to have focus?


Yep, exactly. ]]> RE: Script to bring a different window to the front https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/script-to-bring-a-different-window-to-the-front/?ID=0193459f-cbd3-76c2-ac51-41a5846642f8#2 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 13:25:58 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/script-to-bring-a-different-window-to-the-front/?ID=0193459f-cbd3-76c2-ac51-41a5846642f8#2 DisplayFusion You want the text window brought to the front, but the main Auto Cad window to have focus? ]]> Script to bring a different window to the front https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/script-to-bring-a-different-window-to-the-front/?ID=0193459f-cbd3-76c2-ac51-41a5846642f8 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:12:01 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/script-to-bring-a-different-window-to-the-front/?ID=0193459f-cbd3-76c2-ac51-41a5846642f8 DisplayFusion Hi all,

I'm trying to use triggers and functions to bring the autocad text window to the front when the main AutoCAD window gets the focus. I have my text window on a second monitor that sometimes gets covered by PDF files or emails.

I have a trigger to run this function when the AutoCAD window gets the focus. But I don't wnat the text window to keep the focus. It doesn't seem to be working and I can't figure out why. Any thoughts?

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using System;
using System.Drawing;

// The 'windowHandle' parameter will contain the window handle for the:
//   - Active window when run by hotkey
//   - Trigger target when run by a Trigger rule
//   - TitleBar Button owner when run by a TitleBar Button
//   - Jump List owner when run from a Taskbar Jump List
//   - Currently focused window if none of these match
public static class DisplayFusionFunction
{
    public static void Run(IntPtr windowHandle)
    {
        // Find the AutoCAD text window
        IntPtr [] windowhandle = BFS.Window.GetWindowsByText("AutoCAD Text Window*");

        // Bring the AutoCAD text window to the front if AutoCAD has the focus
        bool ok1 = BFS.Window.Minimize(windowHandle);
        bool ok2 = BFS.Window.Restore(windowHandle);
    }
}
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