On Sep 6, 2006, at 11:47 AM, Steven Hedgepeth wrote:
According to the LR, window.frame is read-only. I am attempting to make a window toggle from a document window to a global floating window or vice versa based upon a user selection but can't find a method to do that (at least in the LR window class.)
You can't because they are entirely separate classes within the OS and are unchangeable at runtime. What you must do is create two separate windows or sub-classes of a window and alternate between them.
Also, I noticed that a global floating window will stay on top of any msgbox or window.showmodal window that is a child. Is there a method to make child or msgboxes stay on top of a global floating window?
No again. They always remain in the frontmost position but may or may not not have the focus. They also have other characteristics that make them much more difficult to use than a standard Floating window.
Should I use the windows API for z-order settings instead of the LR methods and properties?
I couldn't answer that if you are using Win32. On Mac, you can select it in the dock or the Finder list in OS9 but you cannot bring it to be the frontmost application by clicking on it. Menubar items are also non functional but you can use a Contextual menu.
If you can work without them it would be much easier. Terry _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
