Windows raise widget

Windows.md

@@ -13,30 +13,41 @@ details.
 The background process (the primary instance) can bring its windows to the
 foreground if it is allowed by the current foreground process (the secondary
 instance). To bypass this `SingleApplication` must be initialized with the
-`allowSecondary` parameter set to `true` and the `options` parameter must
-include `Mode::SecondaryNotification`, See `SingleApplication::Mode` for more
-details.
+`allowSecondary` parameter set to `true` .
 
-Here is an example:
+If the widget is minimized to Windows task bar, `QWidget::raise()` or
+`QWidget::show()` can not bring it to the front, you have to use Windows API
+`ShowWindow()` .
+
+Here is an example, you can find this project in the example directory:
 
 ```cpp
-if( app.isSecondary() ) {
+SingleApplication app(argc, argv, true);
+if ( app.isSecondary() ) {
     // This API requires LIBS += User32.lib to be added to the project
     AllowSetForegroundWindow( DWORD( app.primaryPid() ) );
+
+    objApp.sendMessage("SHOW_WINDOW");
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
-if( app.isPrimary() ) {
-    QObject::connect(
-        &app,
-        &SingleApplication::instanceStarted,
-        this,
-        &App::instanceStarted
-    );
-}
+QWidget* widget = new QWidget;
+
+QObject::connect(&app, &SingleApplication::receivedMessage,
+                 widget, [widget] () { RaiseWidget(widget); } );
 ```
 
 ```cpp
-void App::instanceStarted() {
-    QApplication::setActiveWindow( [window/widget to set to the foreground] );
+void RaiseWidget(QWidget* widget) {
+
+    HWND hwnd = (HWND)widget->winId();
+
+    // check if widget is minimized
+    if (::IsIconic(hwnd)) {
+        ::ShowWindow(hwnd, SW_RESTORE);
+    }
+
+    ::SetForegroundWindow(hwnd);
 }
 ```

examples/windows_raise_widget/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.7.0)
+
+project(windows_raise_widget LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
+set(CMAKE_WIN32_EXECUTABLE TRUE)
+
+if (NOT DEFINED ENV{CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH})
+  set (ENV{CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH} "C:/Qt/Qt5.12.10/5.12.10/msvc2017_64")
+endif ()
+
+# SingleApplication base class
+set(QAPPLICATION_CLASS QApplication)
+add_subdirectory(../.. SingleApplication)
+
+find_package(Qt${QT_DEFAULT_MAJOR_VERSION} COMPONENTS Core Widgets REQUIRED)
+
+add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} main.cpp)
+
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} SingleApplication::SingleApplication user32.lib)

examples/windows_raise_widget/main.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+#include <Windows.h>
+
+#include <QWidget>
+
+#include "singleapplication.h"
+
+void RaiseWidget(QWidget* pWidget);
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+
+    SingleApplication app(argc, argv, true);
+
+    if (app.isSecondary()) {
+
+        AllowSetForegroundWindow( DWORD( app.primaryPid() ) );
+
+        app.sendMessage("SHOW_WINDOW");
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    QWidget* widget = new QWidget;
+
+    QObject::connect(&app, &SingleApplication::receivedMessage,
+                     widget, [widget] () { RaiseWidget(widget); } );
+    widget->show();
+
+    return app.exec();
+}
+
+void RaiseWidget(QWidget* widget) {
+
+    HWND hwnd = (HWND)widget->winId();
+
+    if (::IsIconic(hwnd)) {
+        ::ShowWindow(hwnd, SW_RESTORE);
+    }
+
+    ::SetForegroundWindow(hwnd);
+}

examples/windows_raise_widget/windows_raise_widget.pro

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Single Application implementation
+include(../../singleapplication.pri)
+DEFINES += QAPPLICATION_CLASS=QApplication
+
+QT += widgets
+SOURCES += main.cpp
+LIBS += User32.lib