[Open] Send {Tab} won't invoke OnFocus. Need SetKeyDelay?

[RobertL]

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Gui,Add,Edit,w100
Gui,Add,Edit,w100 hwndh, ToolTip when get focus
Gui,Show
OnMessage(WM_COMMAND:=0x111,"f")
return
a::Send {Tab}
f(w,l){
	global h
	if((l=h) && ((w>>16)=0x0100)) ;EN_SETFOCUS
		ToolTip SetFocus
}
GuiClose:
ExitApp

Use a to send tab, won't invoke the message. But these could

• a::Tab which use SetKeyDelay -1. SendPlay use SetKeyDelay -1, but can't neither.
• Put a::Send {Tab} in another script (new process).

Why?

I want to focus on next tab-order control, and let GUI to get message.

[MJs]

I don't know why, even though using Spy++ shows that the window received the message.

just an idea:
you can send the message direcly to the edit control, get the parent window list of controls, and the edit controls ID in the gui and send the WM_COMMAND with the EN_SETFOCUS notification
but this needs some control over how the controls are tabbed, so you can set a conditional hotkey.

[RobertL]

@MJs
I found if put a::Send {Tab} in another script (new process), it would work.
And I'm afaid that send messages internal won't invoke complete procedure, need send KillFocus (if it be monitored too) and some other chain message all myself?

Thank you.

[MJs]

is it to be send internally? like you need to send keys in your own GUI