Can you tell if your jframe is behind an OS window, or minimized but requesting focus?
I am writing a multi frame java program and trying to keep track of what new info the user hasn't seen yet in.
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2[The Use of Multiple JFrames, Good/Bad Practice?](http://stackoverflow.com/q/9554636/418556) – MadProgrammer Nov 11 '15 at 06:08
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1You can use [`JFrame#getExtendedState`](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/awt/Frame.html#getExtendedState--) to determine if the frame is minimised. It might be platform dependent, but I'm not sure if a window can have focus if it's minimised – MadProgrammer Nov 11 '15 at 06:09
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2Sounds like this may be an XY Problem. – Hovercraft Full Of Eels Nov 11 '15 at 06:10
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You can use methods like:
frame.isActive()to determine if the frame currently has focusframe.getExtendedState()to determine if the frame is minimized
Of course you would to continually poll the frame for this information, so I'm not sure how helpful it will be.
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I noticed if the jframe is created and isn't clicked before it is covered by say an explorer window is active still returns true. But if it is clicked after it is first created it works as expected – Adam Sparks Nov 11 '15 at 08:29