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Expert is not visible

#57
From: AlexB
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:51
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Hi all.

I have a strange problem.

If I install my expert in IDE (right click in progect manager->Install)
I can invoke the expert with click on a specially added 'Tools' menu
item; I see the expert's form and all works like a charm.

But clicking menu (my menu item is still in the right place) doesn't
show the form after restarting of the IDE; IDE caption becomes inactive
but exspert is invisible. It looks like the expert becomes active but
it is offscreen or in wrong Z-order. Now I can start a dummy test
project (expert is still invisible and I can't show it by repeated menu
clicks); but arter finish of the dummy progect the expert becomes
visible and all works like a charm again!

I use the DockingForm example from "Erik's Open Tools API FAQ and
Resources" page (http://www.gexperts.org/opentools/):

unit BaseDockForm;
...
procedure ShowDockableForm(Form: TBaseDockableForm);
begin
  if not Assigned(Form) then
    Exit;
  if not Form.Floating then
  begin
    Form.ForceShow;
    FocusWindow(Form);
  end
  else
    Form.Show;
end;

I've already tried to add

    Form.Visible:=true;
    Form.BringToFront();
    Form.Activate;

in different combination with no luck ...

Can anyone help?

TIA
-- 
Alex
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