Fix: Ultra-aggressive window activation for Stream Deck integration

This release fixes the window activation behavior when using Stream Deck hardware buttons. Previously, windows would activate but not reliably come to the foreground, especially when multiple windows from other applications (e.g., Cursor) were on top.

Changes:
- Enhanced BringToFrontWindowHandle() to use HWND_TOPMOST technique
- Temporarily sets target window as topmost to force Z-order priority
- Immediately removes topmost flag to prevent always-on-top behavior
- Fixed MonsterDeck.StreamDeck.csproj to use correct AssemblyName
- Fixed package.bat to reference monsterdeck.iss instead of appswitcher.iss
- Updated version to 0.1.2
- Added test-ipc.ps1 for IPC debugging

This ensures identical window activation behavior between MonsterDeck UI clicks and Stream Deck button presses, even with many windows from other applications in front.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: G3dar

apps/MonsterDeck.StreamDeck/MonsterDeck.StreamDeck.csproj

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <AssemblyName>AppSwitcher.StreamDeck</AssemblyName>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

apps/MonsterDeck/MainWindow.xaml.cs

@@ -1234,6 +1234,20 @@ public bool ActivateSlot(int slotIndex)
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(slot.TargetPath))
                 return false;
 
+            // Bring MonsterDeck to foreground first to gain foreground privilege
+            // This is critical for IPC-triggered activations (e.g., from Stream Deck)
+            try
+            {
+                var myHandle = new WindowInteropHelper(this).Handle;
+                if (myHandle != IntPtr.Zero)
+                {
+                    // Use the same aggressive activation we use for target windows
+                    ShellHelpers.BringToFrontWindowHandle(myHandle);
+                    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100); // Increased delay to ensure Windows grants foreground privilege
+                }
+            }
+            catch { }
+
             // Try to find and activate existing window
             if (slot.ProcessId is int pid || slot.Hwnd.HasValue)
             {

apps/MonsterDeck/ShellHelpers.cs

@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ public static bool BringToFrontWindowHandle(IntPtr hWnd)
                 BringWindowToTop(hWnd);
                 SetForegroundWindow(hWnd);
                 SetFocus(hWnd);
+
+                // ULTRA-AGGRESSIVE: Temporarily make window topmost to force it above all others
+                // This ensures the window comes to front even when many other windows are on top
+                SetWindowPos(hWnd, HWND_TOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_SHOWWINDOW);
+                // Immediately remove topmost flag so window doesn't stay always-on-top
+                SetWindowPos(hWnd, HWND_NOTOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_SHOWWINDOW);
+
                 return true;
             }
             finally

installer/monsterdeck.iss

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #define MyAppName "MonsterDeck"
 #ifndef MyAppVersion
-#define MyAppVersion "0.1.1"
+#define MyAppVersion "0.1.2"
 #endif
 #define MyAppPublisher "G3dar"
 #define MyAppURL "https://github.com/G3dar/worktools"

package.bat

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if not exist "%ISCC%" (
 
 echo [3/3] Compiling installer...
 pushd installer
-"%ISCC%" appswitcher.iss || (
+"%ISCC%" monsterdeck.iss || (
   popd
   echo Inno Setup compilation failed.
   exit /b 1

test-ipc.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+$pipeName = "MonsterDeck_IPC"
+try {
+    $pipeClient = New-Object System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeClientStream(".", $pipeName, [System.IO.Pipes.PipeDirection]::InOut)
+    $pipeClient.Connect(3000)
+    $writer = New-Object System.IO.StreamWriter($pipeClient)
+    $writer.AutoFlush = $true
+    $reader = New-Object System.IO.StreamReader($pipeClient)
+
+    # Send PING command
+    $writer.WriteLine("PING")
+    $response = $reader.ReadLine()
+
+    Write-Host "SUCCESS: Connected to MonsterDeck IPC"
+    Write-Host "Response: $response"
+
+    $pipeClient.Close()
+    exit 0
+} catch {
+    Write-Host "FAILED: Could not connect to MonsterDeck IPC"
+    Write-Host "Error: $_"
+    exit 1
+}