Functions/GenXdev.Media/Set-VLCPlayerFocused.ps1
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############################################################################### <# .SYNOPSIS Sets focus to the VLC media player window. .DESCRIPTION Locates a running instance of VLC media player and brings its window to the foreground, making it the active window. If VLC is not running, silently continues without error. Uses Windows API calls to manipulate window focus. .LICENSE Copyright (C) 2026 René Vaessen / GenXdev This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. .EXAMPLE Set-VLCPlayerFocused Brings the VLC player window to front and gives it focus .EXAMPLE vlcf Same operation using the short alias #> function Set-VLCPlayerFocused { [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $true)] [Alias('showvlc', 'vlcf', 'fvlc')] param() begin { # log operation start for troubleshooting Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Starting Set-VLCPlayerFocused operation' } process { try { # find vlc window by process name, returns null if not found Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Attempting to locate VLC player window' $window = GenXdev\Get-Window -ProcessName vlc # only proceed if window was found and ShouldProcess confirms if ($window -and $PSCmdlet.ShouldProcess('VLC media player window', 'Set as foreground window')) { Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose 'Setting VLC window as foreground window' $null = $window.Focus() } } catch { # silently continue if window not found or other errors occur Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Verbose "Failed to set VLC window focus: $_" } } end { } } |