preventing applications stealing focus

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Is there any way to control whether or not applications can steal focus?

For example I find it most annoying when I'm navigating the start menu
and some program that decided it wanted to get focus and I lose the
start menu. Same happens if I'm renaming a file. Suddenly the file gets
it's name changed to half of the text I was trying to enter to name it. I
just find myself shouting at the mo??erfu??er of a program that did it.

I hope this will at least be possible in Longhorn.
 
d said:
Is there any way to control whether or not applications can steal
focus?
For example I find it most annoying when I'm navigating the start menu
and some program that decided it wanted to get focus and I lose the
start menu. Same happens if I'm renaming a file. Suddenly the file
gets it's name changed to half of the text I was trying to enter to
name it. I just find myself shouting at the mo??erfu??er of a program
that did it.
I hope this will at least be possible in Longhorn.
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Surprises me you knew the terminology but could not find the answer....
Prevent Programs from Stealing Focus (Line 66)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Afraid to use a VBS (Don't be, Kelly rules!) - then you can do the same with
TweakUI..
Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Also, check this out..
Programs May Start, Quit, Lose, and Gain Focus Randomly:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313176

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Thanks Shenan, I've installed that Line66 focus-stealing preventer, I'll
see if it helps after a reboot (it doesn't without a reboot).

~ d d
 
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