newbie setup help

kricker · Post by **kricker** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:32 am

Things are working really good now. Thanks for all the help! There are just a few little things I need to work out now. I'm off to search thru the forum for answers first.....

kricker · Post by **kricker** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:45 am

Ok a quick search didn't find anything. Here is what I am looking for. When using Meedio I switch to SageTV for tv viewing and playback. I do this with a sendmessage utility which brings SageTV to the front and puts me at the right menu. This is merely a focus change and does not cause an action in EventGhost.This is done thru a menu item in Meedio and not a button on the remote. How can I trigger EventGhost to switch to my SageTV exclusive? Can I send EventGhost a message to switch?

After some more playing around it seems EvenGhost only sees a program as 'activated' if it is clicked on by the mouse. A mere focus change to any program either by sendmessage or alt+tab does nothing. Any chance of someone writing a true 'window focus' plugin?

boykillsworld · Post by **boykillsworld** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 6:38 pm

Ok just add the plugin: Task Create/Switch Events. I have not used your particular set up but whenever I I alt-tab to another app it lists a task.activated or a task.destroyed event. I used this to launch emulators using a free htpc app called GBPVR. I have not used your particular apps but the concept should be the same. In my wiki contribution Cotrolling Your Living room I created an event to launch the program under switch to mode and I enabled the exclusive by using the task.activated event.

Bitmonster · Post by **Bitmonster** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 6:43 pm

@boykillsworld
Kricker has found the solution to his problem at his setup himself here:
http://www.eventghost.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=139

newbie setup help

need plugin: Task Create/Switch Events