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Subject: How can I open Fritz GUI as an active window?

Author: William Penn

Date: 09:06:01 02/17/06


How can I open Fritz GUI as an active window?
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The target line in my windows shortcut's properties reads as follows:

"C:\Program Files\ChessBase\ChessProgram8\ChessProgram8.exe" -engine

The -engine switch at the end makes the Fritz GUI open automatically in the
"Play Shredder" GUI module, bypassing the "Playchess.com" option. That's what I
want. I never use playchess.com.

However a side effect of using the -engine switch is that it opens the GUI as an
inactive window. None of the GUI commands will work until I click inside the
window with the mouse, which makes it active (brings it into the foreground).
That may not seem very important, but it has become an annoyance after
performing hundreds of extra mouse clicks!?

Is there any way to make this GUI open as an active window, while automatically
bypassing the unwanted Playchess.com option? For example there might be a switch
to add to the shortcut target command that will do this trick, but I've googled
and can't find it (if it exists).

Thanks a bunch. :)
WP

P.S. Is this off topic? I never know anymore.



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