Open PDF editor on top of other windows - HOWTO

[ipanini]

Hi,

I'm a avid multi-monitor user.
Hence often times I have plenty of windows open.

I usually set PDF24 to open up prints in PDF24 Editor.
Unfortunately PDF24 windows always open up in the back of other windows,
resulting in not being seen as already open...
(certainly when you intend to gather multiple PDF pages and merge these together)
Also on occassions, even when e.g. part of PDF24 editor's window is visible, even clicking on the visible part does not bring main focus on PDF24's window.

Can this behaviour be modified somewhere? Registry?

Thanks for helping out, and thanks for a magnificent PDF24 Tool!

Erwin

[pdf24]

Can you give me more information about that? I've tested it today, but i can't reproduce the behaviour you explained.

[ipanini]

Yes, I've been confronted with it just yesterday.
Say you have several applications open at the same time.
Non of them is fullscreen.
Now suppose you have these window spread randomly around, but at some point they overlap.
Normal behaviour, when you click any app-window, is for the clicked window to grab focus, and be brought 'fully' to front, partly covering some other app windows.

Now suppose I print to PDF24, the PDF24 editor window pops up (at its previous location) but will not grab focus, so will not be in front.
It's even worse, even when I try to move it in front, it will not let me do so.
Instead, all I can do is move any other covering app-window aside..

Is my explanation more clear now?

Erwin

[pdf24]

Yes it is, but i can't reproduce this behaviour on my pc.
I'll test some things again, hope i can reproduce and fix it.

[ipanini]

Fyi I'm running Win 7...
I'll verify on a 2nd system tonight, but i'm fairly sure I get the same behaviour there.

Erwin

[pdf24]

Ah, now i can see the problem. I'll fix it today. Will be working in next version.

[ipanini]

Due to Win 7?

[pdf24]

Yes, my develop system is windows 7.

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