[jdjlist] Re: An always on top dialog

[U. Penski]

less traffic -> some thoughts derived from Win.... MDI concepts :   you probably can determine "modal" and "modeless" dialogs as well. One of these dialog types always stays on top , blocks other window I/O and therefor requires user action. (the standard Find dialog is an example of one type , the older Amiga "panic" messages the other type)   Remarks to your suggested solution:   something like WindowFromPoint() might also exist - called with one or more relevant points of your dialog window (e.g. the middle and the edges) it can be used to decide when to trigger that toFront() method.   sincerely, U. Penski [EMAIL PROTECTED]   ----- Original Message ----- From: Ivan Bradac To: JDJList Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:00 AM Subject: [jdjlist] An always on top dialog Hi   In an MDI application, I need to create a dialog which stays always on top of the application.  A typical example of this is the standard Find dialog in many application like Word or even in applications written in java like NetBeans.   The only hint that I find is that the java.awt.Window class has a toFront() methos. However, to use this, I would have to check for any focuses gained by other windows/dialogs and always call this method which seems to be a too complicated way.   Are threre any other easier ways?   Thanks for any help.   Ivan  ____________________________________________________ To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm Be respectful! Clean up your posts before replying ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm Be respectful! Clean up your posts before replying ____________________________________________________