VS 2010 Make Form Topmost Without Focus
May 17, 2010I want to make a form the topmost form, but without giving it focus.Alternatively, I could check which window has focus, display my form, then give the original window focus again?
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Make Form Topmost Just In Application?
Jul 9, 2010I'm trying to make one form in my application always on top of other forms. Not the 'topmost' property, I want it on top JUST within the application.
View 8 RepliesMake Form Not Focus When Clicked?
Jul 12, 2010I how can I make my form not get focus when it, or a control on it, is clicked?
Basically i want to be able to click a button on the form, and the buttonclick event occurs, but the current window retains focus. How can I do that?
Make Any Program's Window TopMost From Mine?
Sep 1, 2010I have so far been able to write the program that glasses the windows I want (via a global keyboard shortcut).
I now need a way to replicate Glass2k's feature which makes glassed windows stay on top of all windows irrespective of which program I switch to (more like setting a WinForm's TopMost property to True. Is there any way of doing this in .NET?
I'm prepared to get down and dirty with DllImports and all so any suggestion is welcome as long as it is in VB.NET or C#.
TopMost Form - Messages Form Would Be Hidden By The Main Form
Nov 20, 2009I have a tool window that I want to stay above the main application form, but not stay on top of all windows forms. Similar to the floating properties window for visual studio - it always stays on top of the main VS window, but if I select another program, like internet explorer, the floating properties window will be behind internet explorer.
What I have is an application that has several forms that may be displayed at the same time. I have a Messages form that displays messages generated by the code in the form, that gives the status of the application. Obviously, the user would not normally be working on this form, but they may want it to be visible to see the status messages from the program (File saved confirmations, etc). So, my two options right now are I can set the form to be on top of all other windows forms or, when the user clicks on the main application form, the messages form would be hidden by the main form.
Finding The Topmost Form?
Oct 4, 2009How do I find which form is currently on top? (child forms in a MDI parent form)
View 4 RepliesInteract With Form Behind Topmost?
Aug 25, 2011I am trying to write a program that displays a medium opacity image as the topmost form. that I can handle, the part that is giving me trouble is that I want windows to "ignore" the topmost picture form and allow me to interact with any forms behind it (mine or otherwise) as if the see-through form isn't there. I have searched all over but cant seem to find a way to do this.
View 8 RepliesVS 2010 Exception To Topmost?
Feb 8, 2012I'm writing a program that's supposed to keep the employees at my work away from doing things they're not supposed to on the computer. So I made a "launcher" window that's only closeable with password. I also disabled task manager. However when I start an application from my launcher window, the launcher window goes over it because of its topmost property.
View 2 RepliesVS 2010 How To Focus Mouse In Only One Form
May 21, 2011i want to make my login form when it is open the user cannot move or do anything until they login and also how to prevent user for closing a form.
View 4 RepliesVS 2010 Main Form Focus?
Feb 22, 2012I have an application that just stores shortcuts to most used applications on users desktops. My problem is that when the machine loads after they login the app window looses focus and sometimes doesn't show in the taskbar. I tried to use Me.Focus() but that just gives the treeview focus and not the form itself. I mean the parent has focus in the treeview but the form is not highlighted, I can then click on the form and it gets selected.
What is a good way to get the whole form focus? I used me.focus in the form load too.
VS 2010 MDI Child Form Focus?
Jul 22, 2011I have MDI application and couple of child windows...This is how I'm opening one child window
Private Sub Membe*******tripMenuItem_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Membe*******tripMenuItem.Click
Dim members As New members
members.MdiParent = Me
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My problem is that I dont have an idea how to check is that form already opened and if it is simply to focus it... Now I can open as many as I want same forms (on the picture this are couple same child forms, what I don't want...So I need simple check is this child form opened and if yes focus it?
Force User To Use The Topmost Form
Dec 10, 2011I'm programming a Minesweeper clone in Visual Studio 2010, with VB.NET, as a Windows Form Application, and I'm having trouble with the Game Won and Game Lost forms. When I show those forms, I want the game form to still be visible, so that the player can see where the mines were, but I don't want the game form to be enabled until the Game Won or Game Lost form is closed. Exactly like Windows Minesweeper does when you win or lose.
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Set Window TopMost Of Main Form?
Feb 18, 2010What I need to do is Set my new form to be the top most form of only my application while still having click access to the main form. Right now I have tried the property Topmost = True but the thing about that I really do not like is it puts the form above every single windows form. I only want the form to be the topmost of my application. The showdialog also will not work because I no longer have access to my main form with click events.
View 4 RepliesVS 2008 Embedded Form As Topmost
Sep 12, 2010I'm trying to embed a form, which works, but it's under all my controls. It should appear on top of everything.
Dim frmEmbedded As New frmLogin()
frmEmbedded.TopLevel = False
frmEmbedded.TopMost = True
Me.Controls.Add(frmEmbedded)
frmEmbedded.Show()
I don't know why this happens, am I missing something?
If I set TopLevel to true, it deosn't show up at all.
VS 2010 How To Prevent Form From Losing Focus
Sep 12, 2010I want to prevent my application from losing focus, untill I close it. (so that I can not click on ANYTHING else, untill I'm done with it. period.)I've tried using Me.Focus() on a timer, but that doesn't do s***...I've also tried countless API's out there, but I seriously can't get any of them to work.. my form simply does NOT want to stay in focus! It's driving me crazy! What the hell am I doing wrong?
View 2 RepliesSet A Form Topmost Setting Only For One Commercial Program?
Mar 27, 2011Is it possible to set a form Topmost setting only for one commercial program?Say my program is A and commercial program is B... I want Topmost setting for program A will only work when I working on program B, and when I switch to other program than program B the Topmost setting for program A back to false.
View 2 RepliesVS 2010 Desktop Toolbar, Topmost But Windows Behind?
Dec 2, 2011I am creating a toolbar for the desktop. The only problem I have is that all though I have the windows above all others windows I need to have the other programs (not created by me) to snap or max to below my program etc. I have tried to search but have not found anything to help me or explain how to do it..
I am using Visual Studio 2010 Ultmate (visual basic 2010)..
Forms :: Form Losing Focus - Keeps Loosing Focus ?
Nov 26, 2009I have two forms in an application. One is he background and then I show another keypad form called with the show() method (not showDialog) because I need to perform some validations on btn click.
The kepad has 10 buttons and an Enter Button. The problem is that the form keeps loosing focus (I checked this with a messagebox which keeps poping up once for focus=true and again for focus=false, it continuously keeps losing and gaining focus) so it does not process any keypress events untill i click somewhere on the form. I tried using me.focus() in form load event but to no avail. The forms TopMost property is also set to true.
Detecting Mouse Wheel Events When Form Does Not Have Focus In Visual Basic 2010
Aug 11, 2011I want to make an auto log off feature, I want to detect if there is any user input, and if there isn't the user will be automatically logged off. So I want to know how to detect mouse wheel events when the form doesn't have focus.
View 1 RepliesMe.Focus - Return Focus To The Form
Oct 25, 2011After I did a sendkeys to another program from my form, i wanted to return focus to the form. i tried me.focus = true but that doesn't work.
View 1 RepliesVisual Studio 2010 - TextBox1.text On Form Run Will Focus On The Text Want To Unfocus?
Jun 27, 2011Just a quick question my textbox1.text seems to get focus when I run the APP.how do I cancel any focus to any textbox?I just don't want to select it or anything when I work with it only when the user select or uses it.
View 1 RepliesMaking The Second Topmost Window The Topmost Window?
Oct 18, 2009I am making an app that hides the topmost window, but when i do this, it leaves no current window selected. how can i make the highest unselected window selected?
View 2 RepliesVS 2010 : Make A Form With Multiple Buttons Opening Different Things Than Having A Form That Has Lots Group Boxes For Each Tab?
Jul 25, 2011Is there a better way to make a form with multiple buttons opening different things than having a form that has lots group boxes for each tab. So in the begining each box will be invisible and when you click the button the corresponding group box will become visible. Is there any other way?It will be like a background image and it'll have buttons that will mask it with invisible buttons. when the button is clicked it will open the corresponding group box.
View 5 RepliesMdi Application - Open The Form But Focus Remain On Tree View Until Click On The The Form
Jun 11, 2009I have mdi application, on main form which is mdi container and has a tree view. i open the child form on afterselect even of treeview. the issue i'm facing that i open the form but focus remain on tree view until i click on the the form. my question is how i can give focus to form rather it stays on treeview. i tried frm.focus also activatemdichild(frm) no sucess.
View 21 RepliesVB 2010 Make A Borderless Form?
Jan 24, 2012I'm trying to make a borderless form. I chose a dark red color as a backcolor and as a transparency key. I made my own dragable title bar, my own close, minimize, maximize and restore buttons and all that stuff. BUT, in order to imitate the Microsoft Windows' style perfectly, I tried to copy that outer glow that Microsoft has:I had to add an outer glow to my form in Photoshop and save it as .PNG. Here's what happened:The dark red became darker under the influence of my outer glow, and it was not considered a dark red anymore. How can I get rid of that?
View 1 RepliesVS 2010 Make Everything In Resize When Form Does
Feb 15, 2012Im so in to webbrowsers in vb2010 and i need help with a problem. The problem is when i resize my form my buttons wont size so my buttons just dissapear. i need help to make when i resize the form my buttons will resize to.
View 2 RepliesFormx.ShowDialog - How To Make Sure Focus
Feb 22, 2009When I add a new vendor to a screen I'm using a .ShowDialog on a simple form to ask for a couple of key fields first - like the name and some "must be unique" fields.
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Make A Textbox Not To Receive Focus?
May 31, 2012I have a textbox that I have set to be a readonly textbox but I also want it in such a way that it cannot receive focus I tried to disable the textbox but the grayish color is not very apealing to me.
View 2 RepliesVB 2010 Make The Form Transparent And BorderLess
Dec 10, 2011I have a little "designing" problem in VB 2010. So, I made a cool abstract background for my application in Photoshop. And I wanted to make the form transparent and BorderLess. But, in order to imitate Windows, I also had to put in a very small black outer glow. So, I made the BackColor in a DarkGreen, then the same for the TranksparencyKey. BUT, because of the outer glow, now it looks like this:
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VS 2010 : Make A Custom Form Theme?
Jul 27, 2010I wanted to know how you could make your own custom form border style.
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