Kill app with key and switch focus

[martinconroy]

Hi,
Tried looking at the scripting of this but finding a little daunting so wondering if anyone can help?

I use Kodi and am launching Chrome in Kiosk mode using Advanced launcher. What I would like to do is to press the Esc on my keyboard to kill the Chrome process (i.e. replicate Alt+F4) and then return focus to Kodi.

I'm confused as to:
a) whether I need to use EventGhost to launch Chrome itself
b) whether I can bind a key ONLY when a certain app (Chrome) is running - i.e. so Esc doesn't always replicate Alt+F4
c) how to ensure Kodi is then put in focus

The closer someone can get me to a final solution would be appreciated. I'm better at deciphering a final solution to work things out that put together from scratch!

Really appreciate any help offered.

[martinconroy]

Actually I bizarrely stumbled upon a solution to this and it seems perfect. For those who might find it of use my XML is below

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<EventGhost Version="1722" Guid="{6C9000B6-FD67-403B-A817-238AF3742D68}" Time="1460498954.99">
    <Autostart Name="Autostart" Expanded="True">
        <Plugin Identifier="Task" Guid="{D1748551-C605-4423-B392-FB77E6842437}" File="Task">
            gAIpLg==
        </Plugin>
        <Plugin Identifier="Keyboard" Guid="{59CBD10F-C1D8-4ADB-999B-9B76BA360F1F}" File="Keyboard">
            gAKIhXEALg==
        </Plugin>
    </Autostart>
    <Macro Name="Kill Chrome and switch to Kodi" Expanded="True">
        <Event Name="Keyboard.Escape" />
        <Action>
            Window.FindWindow(u'chrome.exe', None, None, None, None, None, False, 0.0, 0)
        </Action>
        <Action>
            Window.Close()
        </Action>
        <Action>
            Window.FindWindow(u'Kodi.exe', None, None, None, None, None, False, 0.0, 0)
        </Action>
        <Action>
            Window.BringToFront()
        </Action>
    </Macro>
</EventGhost>

[martinconroy]

In fact - have now updated further to only have Chrome killed with Escape when Kodi is running:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<EventGhost Version="1722" Guid="{67DA3FC9-AE0E-4EBD-827B-FF69A853CC1E}" Time="1460549750.76">
    <Autostart Name="Autostart">
        <Plugin Identifier="Task" Guid="{D1748551-C605-4423-B392-FB77E6842437}" File="Task">
            gAIpLg==
        </Plugin>
        <Plugin Identifier="Keyboard" Guid="{59CBD10F-C1D8-4ADB-999B-9B76BA360F1F}" File="Keyboard">
            gAKIhXEALg==
        </Plugin>
        <Action>
            EventGhost.DisableItem(XmlIdLink(5))
        </Action>
    </Autostart>
    <Macro Name="Enable Chrome killer when Kodi launched">
        <Event Name="Task.Activated.Kodi" />
        <Action>
            EventGhost.EnableItem(XmlIdLink(5))
        </Action>
    </Macro>
    <Macro Name="Disable Chrome killer when Kodi closed" Expanded="True">
        <Event Name="Task.Destroyed.Kodi" />
        <Action>
            EventGhost.DisableItem(XmlIdLink(5))
        </Action>
    </Macro>
    <Macro Name="Kill Chrome and switch to Kodi" id="5">
        <Event Name="Keyboard.Escape" />
        <Action>
            Window.FindWindow(u'chrome.exe', None, None, None, None, None, False, 0.0, 0)
        </Action>
        <Action>
            Window.Close()
        </Action>
        <Action>
            Window.FindWindow(u'Kodi.exe', None, None, None, None, None, False, 0.0, 0)
        </Action>
        <Action>
            Window.BringToFront()
        </Action>
    </Macro>
</EventGhost>