Thanks - that looks like the solution! JohnB
-----Original Message----- From: delphi-boun...@elists.org [mailto:delphi-boun...@elists.org] On Behalf Of Chee Meng Wong Sent: 10 April 2012 14:18 To: Moderated List for the Discussion of Delphi Programming excluding Database-related topics Subject: Re: How to close modal form when focus moved to another application Hi John, Here's an explanation on why it did not work, and a possible workaround: http://www.delphigroups.info/2/56/79952.html Cheers. On Apr 9, 2012, at 10:11 PM, John Barrat wrote: > I have made a try at that but wasn't successful but I think I did it > on the main form rather than the application level. Thanks, I will > try your approach. > > JohnB > > -----Original Message----- > From: delphi-boun...@elists.org [mailto:delphi-boun...@elists.org] On > Behalf Of Betta International > Sent: 08 April 2012 19:59 > To: Moderated List for the Discussion of Delphi Programming excluding > Database-related topics > Subject: RE: How to close modal form when focus moved to another > application > > Hi John, > > I believe windows does not notify the active window when its > application lost focus. So OnDeactivate event of your modal form won't be fired. > > I think the work around is handling OnDeactivate on application level (i.e. > through TApplicationEvents). Then find topmost form of your > application and trigger its OnDeactivate event. > > Note that while I believe this will work, but not tested. > > > Regards, > Luthfi > > --- On Fri, 4/6/12, John Barrat <j.bar...@netcom.co.uk> wrote: > >> From: John Barrat <j.bar...@netcom.co.uk> >> Subject: RE: How to close modal form when focus moved to another > application >> To: "'Moderated List for the Discussion of Delphi Programming >> excluding > Database-related topics'" <delphi@elists.org> >> Date: Friday, April 6, 2012, 9:34 PM >> On the OnDeactivate event of the >> modal form, do a ModalResult := mrCancel; >> >> I had already tried the obvious - it doesn't work >> >> JohnB > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > Delphi@elists.org > http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > _______________________________________________ > Delphi mailing list > Delphi@elists.org > http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi > _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list Delphi@elists.org http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi _______________________________________________ Delphi mailing list Delphi@elists.org http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/delphi
