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Hippo
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 Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:15 pm Post subject: Ontop Command |
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Is there a way to set the main dialogs Ontop status without having to re-run the program. I am currently doing it by saving a registry value then asking the user to restart the program. Then depending on whether ontop is set or not defines how I create the dialog.
Surely there has to be an easier way without re-starting the program? |
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ShinobiSoft
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:55 am Post subject: |
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WINDOW ONTOP,<window>
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Where <window> is either the window caption text, #className, or %handle.
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Hippo
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for that, worked a treat. I couldnt work out how to make the window Not ontop until I found this thread http://forum.vdsworld.com/viewtopic.php?t=1690 and this little snippet of code in particular
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LOADLIB USER32
%H = @strdel(@WINEXISTS(#MYWin),1,1)
if %H
%H = @lib(user32,SetWindowPos,BOOL:,%H,-2,0,0,0,0,3)
else
ERROR -1
end
FREELIB USER32
END
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Which works well. I now have a program which can have its ontop status changed without restarting it. I am a happy bunny  |
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Mac
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Location: Oklahoma USA
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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There's another trick that comes in handy on various
occasions like this...
Make a main dialog window with nothing in it, and don't
show it. Then use a child window as the main window.
This allows you to close/re-create the dialog with different
options - without actually closing your program. 
Cheers, Mac 
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