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[quark]

If you're not using the main window anyway, you could just minimize XMPlay to the tray, and then use the info window hotkey when you want - when you do, it'll be on top.

Well, this kind of special navigation isn't very user friendly. Switching between windows should work universally in every program, e.g. with ALT + TAB. Hiding windows away like the info window is today leaves me pressing the info window hotkey two times to get the window focused, which isn't exactly optimal. :p

But, if you do as BoggyB tips you to:

Define a set of WM_USER + x messages for controlling XMPlay from other applications. A possible use for them (off the top of my head) is to drive XMPlay with a gamepad by using a small VB prog to capture gamepad actions and send messages to XMPlay.

it would be possible to make plugins to XMPlay, which I then could make myself. My own homegrown info window would be just fine, if it's difficult to change the existing one to fit my needs.

[Ian @ un4seen]

Well, this kind of special navigation isn't very user friendly. Switching between windows should work universally in every program, e.g. with ALT + TAB. Hiding windows away like the info window is today leaves me pressing the info window hotkey two times to get the window focused, which isn't exactly optimal. :p

You should not have to press the hotkey twice, as when XMPlay is minimized to tray, the info window should stay on top when opened. So it really isn't any more effort than pressing ALT+TAB... and you don't even have to press ALT+TAB multiple times to scroll through the list of running program either

[quark]

Well, Ian, the problem isn't wether the info window is visible or not, it's about focus. To get focus to the info window, I either have to use the mouse, or double-press the hotkey. It would be a better solution to be able to press ALT + TAB instead, that's all I'm saying.

ALT + TAB doesn't do anything good today as the info window doesn't have its own taskbar button.

[Ralesk]

Well, no.

if you have minimised the XMPlay, there will be NO info window.  One time the global hotkey will bring the info window (guess, preferable a playlist) AND bring it in focus.  You don't have to touch the mouse or anything.  Do what you want in the window, press the hotkey again so it goes away (makes more sense when the xmplay is tray-minimised or in mini mode, thus, always on top), and then your previous program will get the focus back...

[Tsorovan]

I think you are all misunderstanding him.
He's got the info window visible, he's working in other programs. He wants info window focus without hitting the global hotkey twice (don't know why, because alt+tab would be much slower, but oh well...).

[Pike84]

Could be, but misunderstood or not, if you do as Ralesk says, there won't be pressing the info window hotkey twice. If you're working on some other stuff, why would you need the info window visible anyway?

[quark]

I often need the info window open when sorting and cleaning in my song collection. I have the info window open besides a Windows Explorer window in which I delete and move songs. I know I can permanently delete songs directly from the info window, but firstly it isn't possible wihtout using the mouse, and secondly I can't do all the stuff I need to do (move, rename, sort, etc).

If the info window was a proper window with a taskbar button, I could switch between it and my Windows Explorer window without any hazzle. Now I have to press the info-window-hotkey-button twice every time I need to go to the info Window. It's a pain in the ass, but not more than I can live with.