PRB: Application Loses Focus or Opens Minimized on Startup

Application.Visible = .F.
				

Application.Visible = .F.
				

MORE INFORMATION

The "Application.Visible = .F." line hides the main Visual FoxPro window. The reason the application loses focus and appears to open minimized is related to the sequence of events. Because the form's Init event sets the application's Visible property to false, the application is hidden and focus returns to the last active object or application. Even though the application no longer has focus, the code continues executing as a background process.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a program called Runhide.prg, and paste the following code:

   oLost = CREATEOBJECT('NOFOCUS')
   oLost.Show()
   READ EVENTS
   RETURN
   
   DEFINE CLASS noFocus AS FORM
       AutoCenter = .T.
       Height  = 450
       Width   = 640
       Caption = "Lost Focus Form"
       Visible = .T.
       ShowWindow = 2
       WindowType = 0
   
       ADD OBJECT frmcaption AS frmcap WITH Top=225, Left=220
   
       PROCEDURE Init
           Application.Visible = .F.
       ENDPROC
   
       PROCEDURE Click()
           ThisForm.Release
           CLEAR EVENTS
           Application.Visible = .T.
       ENDPROC
   ENDDEFINE
   
   DEFINE CLASS frmcap AS LABEL
       FontName = "Arial"
       FontSize = 10
       FontBold = .T.
       Caption = "Click anywhere on the form to close"
       Visible = .T.
       AutoSize = .T.
   ENDDEFINE
   					

2. At a command prompt, type the following command:

   DO RUNHIDE

3. To hide the main Visual FoxPro window while the application retains focus, create a program called Nohide.prg, and paste the following code:

   oNotLost = CREATEOBJECT('NOFOCUS')
   oNotLost.Show()
   READ EVENTS
   RETURN
   
   DEFINE CLASS hasFocus AS FORM
       AutoCenter = .T.
       Height  = 450
       Width   = 640
       Caption = "Has Focus Form"
       Visible = .T.
       ShowWindow = 2
       WindowType = 0
   
       ADD OBJECT frmcaption AS frmcap WITH Top=225, Left=220
   
       PROCEDURE Activate
           Application.Visible = .F.
       ENDPROC
   
       PROCEDURE Click()
           ThisForm.Release
           CLEAR EVENTS
           Application.Visible = .T.
       ENDPROC
   ENDDEFINE
   
   DEFINE CLASS frmcap AS LABEL
       FontName = "Arial"
       FontSize = 10
       FontBold = .T.
       Caption = "Click anywhere on the form to close"
       Visible = .T.
       AutoSize = .T.
   ENDDEFINE
   					

4. At a command prompt, type the following command:

   DO NOHIDE