Nic,
Have a look at the "CreateWindow"/CreateWindowEx parameters in the help -
you can override "CreateWnd" and "CreateParams".
It mentions this flag
WS_EX_APPWINDOW Forces a top-level window onto the taskbar when the window
is minimized.
Myles.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donovan J. Edye [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, 25 February 2000 10:29
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: RE: [DUG]: more questions
>
> N,
>
> Some alternatives....
>
> > First up:
> > between windows, kind alike how Netscape does it, or IE when you have
> more
>
> What about simulating a task bar in your app?? I have seen a couple of
> apps
> that do this (Eg GXExplorer) and it makes navigating rather easy.
> Basically
> a visual windows menu.
>
> > Second up:
> > pop up, ala a pop-up menu? The source is not exactly easy to follow.
>
> Have you had a look at the Rx components TrxDateTime (I think). Perhaps
> not
> as pretty as the TDateTimePicker, but it is free and the source is
> followable....
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Nic Wise
> Sent: Thursday, 24 February 2000 09:28
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: [DUG]: more questions
>
>
> Hopefully, a little better worded this time :)
>
> First up:
>
> I have an app that is multi-form, ie I do a lot of creating forms, calling
> show, and leaving it (it caFree's when its closed). These windows,
> however,
> do not show up on the task bar (ie, only 1 taskbar button per app). Is
> there
> any known way to make them show up - and make them alt-tab-able so I can
> go
> between windows, kind alike how Netscape does it, or IE when you have more
> than one window open. Multiple apps is NOT an option.
>
> Second up:
> TDateTimePicker has to be about the most ugly and useless way to select
> dates - the date selector is fine, but the edit control is, well, crap. I
> want similar functionallity on a TSpeedButton (ie, drop the calendar down,
> allow the user to select a date, hide it again). Anyone know how to make
> it
> pop up, ala a pop-up menu? The source is not exactly easy to follow.
>
> TIA.
>
> N
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