Only if the app is activated via Applescript. There is a way to launch an app without it coming to the foreground. Since I use the system window property, it floats above my application, and I position it to the loc of the open stack, so it shows up in the middle of whatever stack opens it.
It's not a perfect solution, but since I only need it open for a bit, it suffices. With some masking you can probably get pretty creative with this technique. Bob On Jan 18, 2013, at 11:20 AM, Peter Haworth wrote: > I need Windows as well as Mac. Also, doesn't the Mac menu bar for the > standalone show up? > Pete > lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> > > > On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Robert Sneidar <slylab...@me.com> wrote: > >> If you only want it for a progress dialog, I built a standalone with an >> animated gif, and some commands and functions to respond to Applescript >> commands. With these I was able to show, hide, launch, quit, set the >> message and resize the dialog. The stack window was set to be a system >> window, so it floated above everything else. It really works a peach! Very >> little delay in launching, so you could launch and quit each time you >> needed it. Only thing is, it shows up in the dock! It would be nice if >> there were some kind of option to prevent a standalone from appearing in >> the dock. >> >> I never attempted to get it to function similarly in Windows, as I do not >> know how to make a Windows app capable of responding to external commands. >> >> Bob _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
