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KevanB:
Dear All,

I'm not sure if this is a Multi Commander issue or a Windows10 "feature".

If I copy all the files from one dir. into a dir. in the other pane Multi Commander "loses" the focus on completion and the screen flips to another program running.

If I only copy some files ( ie so that the original directory is not empty)  Multi Commander stays "in focus" and on screen.

Is this a setting I have accidently switch on, Muti Commander's correct method of working, or a W10 feature?

I have tried to find an answer on the net and in these forums but to no avail.

Thank you in advance

Mathias (Author):
I have not seen anything like that.  It is Windows that manage what windows should become active when anohter closes. MC do not do a lot of that it self since apps can't steal focus when they want.

How to you start a copy of files.. Is MC copy files using its own copy operation or does it uses Windows windows copy operation.  (Is the Windows progress dialog shown or MC one ?)

KevanB:
Dear Mathias,

Thank you very much for the reply.

I am using the MC copy - the MC progress screen shows.  It also happens when deleting files.  It seems to be anything that leaves the originating directory empty at the end of the process.  I noticed from looking back through the forum that someone else mentioned this back in Nov'12.

I suspect this is a W10 "feature" as I think it occurs in LibreOffice , but I need to check the circumstances.

I can stop it by altering Core Settings\Filesystem\Copy & Move and Delete options to keep the progress box open after the operation so it not a major issue just a little inconvenient.

Regards,

Kevan

Mathias (Author):
Hmm I have not seen that happen. But I got a faint memory of a similar issue that was fixed by updating graphic drivers..

All file operation are happening in the background in its own thread.. so the main app is not locked. But windows should be able to active MC when windows is closed. But if you move away and are doing other work in other windows during the file operations. Then
It might not work. since windows have already activated another window and the OP does not allow other apps to steal focus from an app that is active. But If you do not do anything MC should be the next windows in the active window stack and it should be active.
Should like a Windows,  I'm running Win10 1809 now and I'm not able to recreate it.  It is a very strange behaviour

Mathias (Author):
Actually I think was able to trigger it sometimes in Win10 1809, but not in 1803,  ( I Think...)  ,   This must be a bug in Windows

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