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Re: Can't switch between Firefox windows using a window.show menu.

--- In power-pro@yahoogroups.com, "brucexs" <bswitzer@...> wrote:
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> --- In power-pro@yahoogroups.com, "buster_v_davenport" <buster_v_davenport@>
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> > Sorry about that, I'm on WinXP SP3 and Firefox 3.5. And, yes, Notepad does
work. Using active buttons on a bar also works as well.
> >
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> Make sure setup|advanced|others "show all windows of a task when
> it is activated" is unchecked.

I'm having the same issue, also with Firefox 3.5.

It works only if the "show all windows..." setting is CHECKED.

However, I know that setting to be incompatible with other things.

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What does the setting do? Any way to apply to Firefox only?

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Sheri

Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:52 am

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I'm trying to make a window.show menu using the following command: window.show("menux =firefox") This way if more than one Firefox window is active a list is...	buster_v_davenport buster_v_dav...	Jul 12, 2009 6:10 pm
... It works on my config under XP SP2. If you are using a hot key, try from a PowerPro button instead. If that works when the hot key does not, try using...	brucexs	Jul 12, 2009 9:46 pm
I tried the TweakUI setting, didn't change anything. My exact situation is that I'm using a script to check for any instances of Firefox running. If it isn't...	buster_v_davenport buster_v_dav...	Jul 12, 2009 10:27 pm
- ... It sounds like it works for some apps and not others. You did not say what version of Windows or Firefox and whether it works for notepad If it works...	brucexs	Jul 12, 2009 10:58 pm
Sorry about that, I'm on WinXP SP3 and Firefox 3.5. And, yes, Notepad does work. Using active buttons on a bar also works as well. I think I've traced down...	buster_v_davenport buster_v_dav...	Jul 13, 2009 12:01 am
... Make sure setup\|advanced\|others "show all windows of a task when it is activated" is unchecked....	brucexs	Jul 13, 2009 1:24 am
... That did it! Actually, I checked it and now everything seems fine. I'm not sure what that did but it fixed it. Thank you for your assistance and for...	buster_v_davenport buster_v_dav...	Jul 13, 2009 1:57 am
... I'm having the same issue, also with Firefox 3.5. It works only if the "show all windows..." setting is CHECKED. However, I know that setting to be...	Sheri silvermoonwo...	Jul 13, 2009 10:52 am
... The only work around I can suggest is scripting. This checkbox is old win 3.1 functionality which attemtps to show all windows belonging to an exe,...	brucexs	Jul 13, 2009 11:20 am
... Its the first time I'm aware of a difference between the result of clicking an active button vs using a window show menu for task switching....	Sheri silvermoonwo...	Jul 13, 2009 12:11 pm

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