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Re: MDI Child Float

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From: Saravanan
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:18
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Please help me
"saravanan" <asaravanan@ften.com> wrote in message 
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> Hi,
>
> Requirement : I need to implement attach/detach windows for the 
> application.
> Attach mean displaying a window as child and Dettach meaning displaying 
> the
> window as seperate application(a icon in the task bar).  I should able to
> toggle between attach and dettach at runtime.
>
> Problem : When i change the formstyle from fsChild to fsNormal, Form 
> Handle
> is getting changed.  I need same handle because some other child window 
> will
> be posting the messages using this handle(Please don't ask me to use
> Form->handle each time..).  I also have some of the third-party control
> which uses postmessage that should not be affected due to this Form Style
> Change.
>
> I have seen a MFC application which does this.  I don't have the source 
> code
> but i can capture the events in SPY++. Will that help.
>
> Complete List of conversion between me and JD is available in
> borland.public.cppbuilder.vcl.components.using (Subject: MDI Child Float)
>
> Regards,
> Saravanan A
>
> "Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" <no.spam@no.spam.com> wrote in message
> news:43a08175@newsgroups.borland.com...
>>
>> "Saravanan" <asaravanan@ften.com> wrote in message
>> news:43a01ea0@newsgroups.borland.com...
>>
>> >   I need a way to float MDI child window as normal Form(fsNormal)
>> > and bring it back as MDI child window(fsMDIChild) whenever
>> > required.  How to do this ?
>>
>> You can change the FormStyle property dynamically at runtime, but that is
>> not advisable.
>>
>> What EXACTLY are you trying to accomplish in the first place?
>>
>>
>> Gambit
>>
>>
>
>
>
> 
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