Re: How to make a window modal

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From: Bob Gonder
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:30

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Thomas Maeder [TeamB] wrote:

>Martin Golm <golm@gmx.de> writes:
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>> Lets say, I'd like to create a print preview window, or some kind of an
>> options dialog. Of course, such kind of windows should be modal.
>
>This doesn't answer your question, but I think that most modal dialogs are
>just annoyances. So why bother?

Agree...

But, to answer the Q (I think).
Just add the window style WS_EX_TOPMOST
to your CreateWindow call (see DS_SYSMODAL and DS_MODALFRAME).

AFAIK, Modality is a Style, and has little to do with code.

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