hi tim. there is a object called <active> which does exactly that. it outputs a 1 when the window is active and 0 when its not. there is a help file in the reference directory called active.pd to show you how it works. its included in the cyclone lib.

cheers marco

TimBlechmann@gmx.net wrote:

hi

i'd like to do use the same key in different patches that are working simultaneous. is there any way for pd to ask the gui if a window is focused?

thanks a lot... tim