C# - APP/FORM - HELP: Putting APP/FORM in FOCUS

[flashsilverlight]

i have a c# application in which it has several forms.

how do i make it so that a certain form would not lose focus while it is active? i mean, the only possible way to get to another form is by handling that event on the active form?

ALSO, how could i make it so that NO OTHER WINDOW could be selected and/or focused while my application is running?

(i.e. When i run my application and i open another window <say, like, windows explorer>, the focus should stay on OR at least get back to my application's active form).

Thanks.. it's draining me..

[Shashi Sadasivan]

i have a c# application in which it has several forms.

how do i make it so that a certain form would not lose focus while it is active? i mean, the only possible way to get to another form is by handling that event on the active form?

ALSO, how could i make it so that NO OTHER WINDOW could be selected and/or focused while my application is running?

(i.e. When i run my application and i open another window <say, like, windows explorer>, the focus should stay on OR at least get back to my application's active form).

Thanks.. it's draining me..

showDialog()
Heard of that?
at the moment..i presume ure opening the form using

form.Show();

replace that with

form.ShowDialog();

opening it in dialog mode, opens it as a modal window...which is probably summing up your requirements into one word :)
but that is only withing your application environment....not outside it!

cheers

[flashsilverlight]

thanks for the immediate response! i greatly appreciate it.

but as i've said, the application has many forms.

lets say i have Form1 called mainForm and Form2 called subForm.

1. i start my application with mainForm being the first form.
2. i open subForm from mainForm and mainForm loses focus.
3. i get back to the mainForm by closing subForm by using a control from subForm
4. while in mainForm i open Windows Explorer (like pressing windowkey + e)

as my condition, i need to get back immediately to my application, so

5. i fired showDialog event on mainForm.
6. i open subForm again. this time, i can't get back to mainForm because i need to execute form.Close to mainForm before i can use the functions of subForm (because i used showDialog earlier).. but i CAN'T fire a form.Close command because the functions in mainForm MUST not be stopped.


any suggestions? Thanks

showDialog()
Heard of that?
at the moment..i presume ure opening the form using

form.Show();

replace that with

form.ShowDialog();

opening it in dialog mode, opens it as a modal window...which is probably summing up your requirements into one word :)
but that is only withing your application environment....not outside it!

cheers

[Shashi Sadasivan]

i understtod quite a bit till point 4, could you please explain your point a bit clearer from point 5?

[flashsilverlight]

ok.. i apologize for being vague..

as i mentioned in my initial post, i must maintain focus to the whole application,, or get back focus to the application if ever i lose focus (by opening another application window like windows explorer, or task manager...)

so in number 4, i tried opening another application window, (windows explorer is just an example).. i need to get back to the my application's active form immediately, so i fired the showDialog event (#5).

but as a characteristic of being modal, i need to fire a close() event on the form that i have executed a showDialog() event to (before i can use the functions of another form)... but the application requires not stopping the any services running within the form.. so that means i can't use the close() event... right?

i'm really in need of help.. thanks!!!!!

[flashsilverlight]

and i actually need it "outside" my application, since i need to put my application IN Focus when other external application window is called..

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but that is only withing your application environment....not outside it!
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