Studio 2022 Find/Replace dialog box is always displayed on top

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Hi folks Does anyone know how to stop the Find/Replace dialog box from always being displayed on top? In Studio 2017 when you clicked on another window/program the Find/Replace dialog box would then be in the background, below the clicked window/program and no longer in the way. In Studio 2022 it is always in the way (on top) so I either have to move it out of the way, or close it then open it again next time I need it. This happens in Windows 10 and 11 so presumably it's something to do with Studio 2022. I recently updated Studio, no change. Any ideas? 
 
 The Studio Find/Replace dialog box is always on top of any other window such as the browser as shown in this pic, also if I click in the browser window. It's the only dialog box that does this. In Word for example the Search/Replace box goes to the background when clicking on Studio (or another program) and is displayed in the foreground when you click on Word again. 
 Here's what it looks like

Paul · Answer

Joseph Macdonald 
 I don't believe there is a setting for this. In a way it's almost funny as for years people complained that they wanted a way to put this window on top and now you want the opposite. The solution many people provided to put this on top was to use AutoHotkey like this: 
 WinSet , Alwaysontop , On , Find and Replace 
 I didn't write this original script, I took it from here: RE: Set a window Always On Top and then just edited it like this to do the opposite: 
 ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Find & Replace windows always on top... turn them off!
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#IfWinActive Trados Studio
Ctrl & f::
SendInput, ^f
Sleep, 99
IfWinExist, Find and Replace
WinActivate, Find and Replace
WinSet, Alwaysontop, On, Find and Replace
Sleep, 99
WinSet, Alwaysontop, Off, Find and Replace
Return
Ctrl & h::
SendInput, ^h
Sleep, 99
IfWinExist, Find and Replace
WinActivate, Find and Replace
WinSet, Alwaysontop, On, Find and Replace
Sleep, 99
WinSet, Alwaysontop, Off, Find and Replace
Return
#IfWinActive 
 It seems to work for me, so if you have AutoHotkey it may be what you're after until (if) it gets resolved. 
 Jesús Prieto may have a better script as I just dabble with this stuff! 
 Interestingly if you hadn't posted into the wrong forum I wouldn't have even thought about AutoHotkey to solve this ;-)

Paul · Answer

Jesús Prieto 
 I also finally managed to make this work with AHK version 2: 
 ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Ensure "Find and Replace" window is always on top when Trados Studio is active
; and not always on top when Trados Studio is not active
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0

#HotIf WinActive("ahk_exe SDLTradosStudio.exe")

$^f:: triggerFindAndReplace()
$^h:: triggerFindAndReplace()

triggerFindAndReplace() {
 find := "Find and Replace" ; Window title of the Find and Replace window
 Send '^f'
 If WinWaitActive(find, "", 2) {
 WinSetAlwaysOnTop(1, find) ; Use 1 for On
; SoundBeep(1500)
 }
}

; Check the active window every 100 milliseconds
SetTimer CheckActiveWindow, 100

CheckActiveWindow() {
 find := "Find and Replace"
 activeWin := WinExist("A")

 if activeWin and WinActive("ahk_exe SDLTradosStudio.exe") {
 if WinExist(find) {
 WinSetAlwaysOnTop(1, find) ; Turn on always on top if Trados Studio is active
 }
 } else {
 if WinExist(find) {
 WinSetAlwaysOnTop(0, find) ; Turn off always on top if Trados Studio is not active
 }
 }
}

#HotIf 
 Works pretty nicely for me as well..

Paul · Answer

André Stryger 
 Try this script:

Answered: Find&Replace window on top again

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Valeria Maria Tafel 
 Yes... I have seen your message. I just tested on my own machine and this same script is still working as well as it can. So, I had a play using a new AI tool I'm finding to be pretty…

By Paul 5 months ago in Trados Studio > 6. AutoHotKey

Alison Field · Answer

André Stryger 
 Yes (sorry, I know I'm stating the obvious) there is a way... Just close the dialog via 'Close' or 'x' or, even easier, by using the Esc key. This has always been my habit. 
 It only takes a second to open again when you need it. I prefer this over forgetting it's open when I don't need it, or losing it behind other windows. 
 Just my opinion... 
 Enjoy the rest of your day, 
 Ali

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Studio 2022 Find/Replace dialog box is always displayed on top

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