Start TabTip in hidden mode. Not appears when ShellExecute

Question

How can I start TabTip.exe without Keyboard appears on screen immediately?
I want start TabTip.exe running on backround and appears when focus on an edit area.

I tryied
ShellExecute(NULL, L"open", L"TabTip.exe", NULL, NULL, SW_HIDE);
but the same result as with SW_SHOW parameter.

After calling ShellExecute, TabTip appears on screen.

Answer 1

Hi, @milistefanos

The method in this thread still works. You need to start tabtip.exe when OnSetFocus and close it when OnKillfocus.
Sample snippet:

void CMFCApplication1Dlg::OnSetfocusEdit1()  
{  
	HWND TabTip = ::FindWindow(L"IPTip_Main_Window", 0);  
	if (!TabTip)  
	{  
		ShellExecute(NULL, L"open", L"C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\microsoft shared\\ink\\TabTip.exe", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOW);  
	}  
	else  
	{  
		TCHAR a[256] = _T("TabTip.exe");  
		DWORD b = 0;  
		GetPidByProcessName(a, &b);  
		KillProcess(b);  
		ShellExecute(NULL, L"open", L"C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\microsoft shared\\ink\\TabTip.exe", NULL, NULL, SW_SHOW);  
	}  
	// TODO: Add your control notification handler code here  
}  
  
  
void CMFCApplication1Dlg::OnKillfocusEdit1()  
{  
	HWND hWnd = ::FindWindow(_T("IPTIP_Main_Window"), _T(""));  
	::PostMessage(hWnd, WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_CLOSE, 0);  
	// TODO: Add your control notification handler code here  
}  

Best regards,

Minxin Yu

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