if the user clicks on it to bring it forward it has to have received the click, and it should generate either or both outside call, activate.
Chip On Fri, 3 May 2019 11:48:52 -0700, Don Lapin wrote: > Hi Chip, > > Does the incorrectly-layered window (the type 8 in this case, > supposed to be in back of the modal) receive events? I haven't tried > that yet. > > Thanks, > Don > > >> how about... >> a bit clunky - but should work >> >> when you open the modal dialog on top of the non modal window, you grab >> the modal window's window reference. >> >> then in the form event of the non-modal (I presume larger window) >> during either On OUTSIDE CALL and/or ON ACTIVATE: >> Hide Window(<modal window ref>) >> Show window(<modal window ref>) >> >> You have to issue Hide Window, otherwise Show Window does nothing. >> This will bring the modal window to the front, removing the double >> square cursor >> >> BTW - the user can also use <Space bar> to swap window positions if one >> gets hidden. >> >> Side Note: this can be avoided on a Mac by using window type 34 (sheet >> window) then the dialog shows up as a 'pop down' window and is part of >> the main window. >> >> Chip >> >> On Thu, 2 May 2019 15:59:09 -0700, Don Lapin via 4D_Tech wrote: >>> Having a couple of problems with window layering and wondered about >>> what other developers do as workarounds. >>> >>> 1. A 4D application has two processes, each with windows being shown. >>> One process has two windows: a semi-modal dialog on top of a Type 8 >>> non-modal. User is over in another (windowed) process, and clicks >>> back onto the wrong window of the first process (the Type 8 instead >>> of the semi-modal)...and so gets the double-square cursor. The user >>> is not familiar with 4D per se and therefore doesn't know about >>> [Ctrl]-Z. >>> >>> 2. The same situation as #1, but the user is in an external >>> application like Chrome. Instead of using [Alt]-[Tab] to return to >>> 4d, the user clicks with the mouse, and doesn't click on the >>> frontmost window. >>> >>> Anybody? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Don >>> >>> ********************************************************************** >>> 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) >>> Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html >>> Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech >>> Unsub: mailto:[email protected] >>> ********************************************************************** >> --------------- >> Gas is for washing parts >> Alcohol is for drinkin' >> Nitromethane is for racing > > > --------------- Gas is for washing parts Alcohol is for drinkin' Nitromethane is for racing ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
