Raise program from tray when clipboard intercept.

[The Storm]

Basically you can't. Windows have a protection for such random focus taking. The best thing you can do is to use some custom window flags like Qt::ToolTip and some styles to show the window like a active tooltip(similar like chat messengers display custom tooltips above the task bar). You can keep it visible as long as you wish. Anyway you still will not have the focus but in this way you will make it easier for the user to click on that window.

[pfid]

Basically you can't. Windows have a protection for such random focus taking. The best thing you can do is to use some custom window flags like Qt::ToolTip and some styles to show the window like a active tooltip(similar like chat messengers display custom tooltips above the task bar). You can keep it visible as long as you wish. Anyway you still will not have the focus but in this way you will make it easier for the user to click on that window.

At least some messengers can open new windows (=chats) when you receive a message. Also, jdownloader opens dialogs with full input focus when the program is minimized. So there must be at least a way to open a new window (be it mainwindow- or dialog-derived) when the program itself is not visible.

i'm wondering what one had to do achieve this?