Window Behavior Criteria

There are four window behaviors available when creating screen content and window triggers. When selected, the screen content or window trigger is fired when the window behavior criteria is met:

• When the window gains foreground focus

  A trigger is fired when a window containing a specific keyword in its title is brought into the foreground.

  If the user switches to another screen and navigates back to the screen whose title includes the defined keyword, the Window Trigger will be fired again, even if the window is already in the foreground.

• When a new instance of the window is in foreground focus

  A trigger is fired when a window containing a specific keyword in the its title is opened.

  The Window Trigger will not be fired again until the window that fired the trigger is closed. That is, the trigger will not be fired again if the application window is minimized and then maximized. The window has to close completely before the trigger will be fired again.

• When the window loses foreground focus

  A trigger is fired when a window containing a specific keyword in its title is moved to the background, or minimized to the windows task bar.

• When the window is completely closed

  A trigger is fired when a window containing a specific keyword in its title is closed.

• Web pages and window behavior

  Internet Explorer, Chrome, Edge, and Firefox web browsers are supported when creating Window Triggers and virtual applications.

  The best practice for browser-based Window Triggers is to always match the keyword against the URL of the web page. Do not use a window title only, without an associated URL. As web browsers can open a new window with the same title before an appropriate URL has been loaded, matching the URL prevents a trigger from firing on the wrong web page.