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Fix start minimized #67

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Fix start minimized.
gonwan Jan 20, 2026
df1557a
Adjust logic for calling show* functions.
gonwan Jan 31, 2026
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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion src/main.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
return 0;
}

mainWindow->show();
mainWindow->launch();

app.connect( &app, SIGNAL( lastWindowClosed() ), &app, SLOT( quit() ) );
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38 changes: 19 additions & 19 deletions src/mainwindow.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ bool MainWindow::hasSameTokenInstance()
QString token;

// argv[0] in Qt is still a program name
for ( int i = 1; i < m_arguments.size(); i++ )
for ( int i = 1; i < m_arguments.size() - 1; i++ )
{
// This is not bulletproof (think -showPage -token) but this is not likely to happen
if ( m_arguments[i] == "-token" )
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -667,6 +667,24 @@ bool MainWindow::parseCmdLineArgs( const QStringList& args, bool from_another_ap
}
}

if ( from_another_app && !force_background && !do_autotest )
{
// On Windows it is not possible to activate the window of a non-active process. From MSDN:
// https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms633539%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
//
// An application cannot force a window to the foreground while the user is working with another window.
// Instead, Windows flashes the taskbar button of the window to notify the user.
activateWindow();
raise();
}

if ( force_background || do_autotest )
showMinimized();
else if ( isMinimized() )
showNormal();
else
show();

// Opening the file?
if ( !filename.isEmpty() )
{
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if ( do_autotest )
{
if ( filename.isEmpty() )
qFatal( "Could not use Auto Test mode without a chm file!" );

m_autoteststate = STATE_INITIAL;
showMinimized();
runAutoTest();
}

if ( force_background )
showMinimized();
else if ( from_another_app )
{
// On Windows it is not possible to activate the window of a non-active process. From MSDN:
// https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms633539%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
//
// An application cannot force a window to the foreground while the user is working with another window.
// Instead, Windows flashes the taskbar button of the window to notify the user.
activateWindow();
raise();
show();
}

return true;
}

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