win98 using Delphi 4 prof.
I'm sure there must be a way around it, surely otherwise things like
file/save dialogs etc, which seem to just be non modal forms would do the
same...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Carl Reynolds
> Sent: Friday, 16 April 1999 09:21
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: RE: [DUG]: MDI Forms and Showmodal Hassles
>
>
> Hmmm... tried doing the same in our MDI application and had no problems
> (the maximised MDI child forms didn't restore themselves when the
> non-MDI form was created and shown). What versions of Delphi and
> Windows are you using?
>
> Cheers,
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Darren Bilby [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 1999 8:41 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> > Subject: [DUG]: MDI Forms and Showmodal Hassles
> >
> > I've got a MDI application running with a few MDI child forms
> > maximised, I
> > need a modal box to appear and then simply return. I basically just
> > create
> > the form then do a showmodal on it:
> >
> > Application.Createform(TChProdHistory, ChProdHistory);
> > if (ChProdHistory.Showmodal = 1) then dostuff;
> >
> > so basically how I see it, it should show the form then return
> >
> > The problem is that when the form is created the currently open MDI
> > Child
> > forms all get 'restored' to a non maximised state which looks really
> > ugly.
> > I'm just unsure as to why the creating a non-MDI form (ie formstyle :=
> > fsNormal) is forcing the all the MDI child forms to resize...
> >
> > Any words of wisdom?
> >
> > Darren
>
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