.. on behalf of Simon I have used the first solution below to implement multiple windows with their own taskbar tabs within one application. The problem I have is that when any of the child windows with their own tabs display a modal form (or dialog), the child window itself hides while the modal form is showing. How do I get around this?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Aretino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 6:21 PM Subject: Re: [DUG]: Really simple question > Simple, but not exactly intuitive (btw, I use the second method).. > > From Peter Below : > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > If you want to have a separate taskbar button for each secondary window you > have two options: > > 1. override the CreateParams method of each secondary form and add the > WS_EX_APPWINDOW style: > > procedure TForm2.CreateParams(Var params: TCreateParams); > begin > inherited CreateParams( params ); > params.ExStyle := params.ExStyle or WS_EX_APPWINDOW; > end; > > If you click on a secondary forms taskbar button while another app is > active this will still bring all the applications forms to front. If you do > not want that there is option > > 2. reparent the secondary forms to the desktop > > procedure TForm2.CreateParams(Var params: TCreateParams); > begin > inherited CreateParams( params ); > params.ExStyle := params.ExStyle or WS_EX_APPWINDOW; > params.WndParent := GetDesktopwindow; > end; > > Note that this can cause some problems with modal forms shown from > secondary forms. If the user switches away from the app while a modal form > is up and then back to the form that showed it the modal form may hide > beneath the form. It is possible to deal with this by making sure the modal > form is parented to the form that showed it (using params.WndParent as > above) but this is not possible with the standard dialogs from the Dialogs > unit and exceptions, which need more effort to get them to work right > (basically handling Application.OnActivate, looking for modal forms > parented to Application via GetLastActivepopup and bringing them to the top > of the Z-order via SetWindowPos). > > Peter Below (TeamB) > > > > > At 15:04 24/09/2001 +1200, you wrote: > >Hi Im sure this is a really simple question but I just cant remember... > > > >How do you set a new form (non modal) to have its own entry on the taskbar? > > > >TIA > > > >Robert Martin > >Software Engineer > >Wild Software Ltd > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
