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"Jos�" <jose@127.0.0.1> wrote in message 
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> A program displays some status information. I want it
> to be "Always On Top" without taking focus for input.
> Can it be done?

Sure.  "Stay on Top" and "input focus" are two separate things.  Just 
because a window is on top does not mean that the user can't still click on 
other windows.

> Can a program force the computer to shut down?

Look at the EWX_POWEROFF and EWX_SHUTDOWN flags of ExitWindowsEx()


Gambit 

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:41:36 -0800, "Remy Lebeau \(TeamB\)"
<no.spam@no.spam.com> wrote in borland.public.cppbuilder.nativeapi:

>> A program displays some status information. I want it
>> to be "Always On Top" without taking focus for input.
>> Can it be done?
>
>Sure.  "Stay on Top" and "input focus" are two separate things.  Just 
>because a window is on top does not mean that the user can't still click on 
>other windows.

But how? I can find no functions which force a window on top. And I
think it is easy to take focus, but not to deny focus.
>
>> Can a program force the computer to shut down?
>
>Look at the EWX_POWEROFF and EWX_SHUTDOWN flags of ExitWindowsEx()

Yes, that was really helpful. Thanks
-- 
Jos�

Hi Jos 
 
 Jos says:
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:41:36 -0800, "Remy Lebeau \(TeamB\)"
> <no.spam@no.spam.com> wrote in borland.public.cppbuilder.nativeapi:
> 
> >> A program displays some status information. I want it
> >> to be "Always On Top" without taking focus for input.
> >> Can it be done?
> >
> >Sure.  "Stay on Top" and "input focus" are two separate things.  Just 
> >because a window is on top does not mean that the user can't still click on 
> >other windows.
> 
> But how? I can find no functions which force a window on top. And I
> think it is easy to take focus, but not to deny focus.

SetWindowPos(Form2->Handle,
                 HWND_TOPMOST,
                 Form2->Left,  // horizontal position
                 Form2->Top,   // vertical position   SWP_NOREDRAW |
                 Form2->Width, // width
                 Form2->Height,    // height
                 SWP_NOACTIVATE | SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE
                 );

Kind regards
Asger

On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:18:52 +0100, Asger Joergensen <junk@Asger-P.dk>
wrote in borland.public.cppbuilder.nativeapi:

>> >Sure.  "Stay on Top" and "input focus" are two separate things.  Just 
>> >because a window is on top does not mean that the user can't still click on 
>> >other windows.
>> 
>> But how? I can find no functions which force a window on top. And I
>> think it is easy to take focus, but not to deny focus.
>
>SetWindowPos(Form2->Handle,
>                 HWND_TOPMOST,
>                 Form2->Left,  // horizontal position
>                 Form2->Top,   // vertical position   SWP_NOREDRAW |
>                 Form2->Width, // width
>                 Form2->Height,    // height
>                 SWP_NOACTIVATE | SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE
>                 );
>

Thanks. It does stay on top (fine), but it also takes focus (wrong).
This means, when I am typing and the form appears unexpectedly
(because its Visible property is set), my typing disappears into
oblivion.
-- 
Jos�

Hi Jos 
 
 Jos says:
> Thanks. It does stay on top (fine), but it also takes focus (wrong).
> This means, when I am typing and the form appears unexpectedly
> (because its Visible property is set), my typing disappears into
> oblivion.

You can set the focus back to the form You are writing in just
use SetWindowPos with some other flags.

Kind regards
Asger

On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:21:52 +0100, Asger Joergensen <junk@Asger-P.dk>
wrote in borland.public.cppbuilder.nativeapi:

>> Thanks. It does stay on top (fine), but it also takes focus (wrong).
>> This means, when I am typing and the form appears unexpectedly
>> (because its Visible property is set), my typing disappears into
>> oblivion.
>
>You can set the focus back to the form You are writing in just
>use SetWindowPos with some other flags.

I tried that. But imagine that the programs ar unrelated.

For example, I am writing a text in Word. My home made program appears
to inidicate that a job has been completed. It appears on top, and it
takes focus. It cannot give the focus back to Word, since it does not
know whence the focus came.
-- 
Jos�

On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:21:52 +0100, Asger Joergensen <junk@Asger-P.dk>
wrote in borland.public.cppbuilder.nativeapi:

>You can set the focus back to the form You are writing in just
>use SetWindowPos with some other flags.

This is what worked eventually. Thanks for your kind help:

Hide window:  
  SetWindowPos(....HWND_BOTTOM,......SWP_NOACTIVATE  );
    Form1->Visible=false;

Show window  .
 SetWindowPos(......HWND_TOPMOST......,SWP_NOACTIVATE  );
-- 
Jos�

Hi Jos 
 
 Jos says:
> I tried that. But imagine that the programs ar unrelated.
> 
> For example, I am writing a text in Word. My home made program appears
> to inidicate that a job has been completed. It appears on top, and it
> takes focus. It cannot give the focus back to Word, since it does not
> know whence the focus came.

I wasn't aware that it was two different applications but I'm 
gladd You got it working.

You could probably also use:
ShowWindow with the SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE flag 

I think You could also use a THintWindow to show such a message,
something like the windows update does.

Kind regards
Asger

"Jos�" <jose@127.0.0.1> wrote in message 
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> But how? I can find no functions which force a window on top.

Set the form's FormStyle to fsStayOnTop, or use SetWindowPos(HWND_TOPMOST).


Gambit 

"Jos�" <jose@127.0.0.1> wrote in message 
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> For example, I am writing a text in Word. My home made program
> appears to inidicate that a job has been completed. It appears on top,
> and it takes focus. It cannot give the focus back to Word, since it
> does not know whence the focus came.

Yes, you can - call GetForegroundWindow() before displaying your own window.


Gambit 

"Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" <no.spam@no.spam.com> wrote in message 
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>
> "Jos�" <jose@127.0.0.1> wrote in message 
> news:ohqjp3tnknh2vl5h7oe8991n8gt4psu1ku@4ax.com...
>
>> For example, I am writing a text in Word. My home made program
>> appears to inidicate that a job has been completed. It appears on top,
>> and it takes focus. It cannot give the focus back to Word, since it
>> does not know whence the focus came.
>
> Yes, you can - call GetForegroundWindow() before displaying your own 
> window.
>
>
> Gambit


Wouldn't handling the WM_SETFOCUS msg work just as well or better? It sends 
the handle for the window losing focus as a parameter, so all the OP would 
have to do is to set the focus back to the losing window.