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Does anyone know a way of making an item the highest form ? (eg nothing can
go above it, stays on top ?)

I have used the
TopMost = True

But if users hit the Start Button, it then goes over the top. Anyway of
keeping it higher or another way around the problem ?


Nov 20 '05 #1
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Of course the startmenu goes ontop, that's the nature of the OS.

Are you don't what use to ust the start menu when you app is running?
Regards
Brian W
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Does anyone know a way of making an item the highest form ? (eg nothing can go above it, stays on top ?)

I have used the
TopMost = True

But if users hit the Start Button, it then goes over the top. Anyway of
keeping it higher or another way around the problem ?


Nov 20 '05 #2
Basically while app is running, i want to get rid of
the task bar and the start menu
"Brian W" <brianw@gold_death_2_spam_rush.com> wrote in message
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Of course the startmenu goes ontop, that's the nature of the OS.

Are you don't what use to ust the start menu when you app is running?
Regards
Brian W
"Jason Garland (Secure Access Pty Ltd)" <Ja**@SecureAccess.Com.Au> wrote in message news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
Does anyone know a way of making an item the highest form ? (eg nothing

can
go above it, stays on top ?)

I have used the
TopMost = True

But if users hit the Start Button, it then goes over the top. Anyway of
keeping it higher or another way around the problem ?



Nov 20 '05 #3
Not sure that is possible, since, as I said, that defeats the nature of the
OS. In addition, any attempt to change the expefted behavior is likely to
piss off you users.

Having said that, After setting TopMost=true, you could aways respond to the
Deactivate event and bring the windows to front again.

See also, if the SetForgroundWindow() API would help you.
HTH
Brian W

"Jason Garland (Secure Access Pty Ltd)" <Ja**@SecureAccess.Com.Au> wrote in
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Basically while app is running, i want to get rid of
the task bar and the start menu
"Brian W" <brianw@gold_death_2_spam_rush.com> wrote in message
news:e3**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
Of course the startmenu goes ontop, that's the nature of the OS.

Are you don't what use to ust the start menu when you app is running?
Regards
Brian W
"Jason Garland (Secure Access Pty Ltd)" <Ja**@SecureAccess.Com.Au> wrote

in
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Does anyone know a way of making an item the highest form ? (eg nothing
can
go above it, stays on top ?)

I have used the
TopMost = True

But if users hit the Start Button, it then goes over the top. Anyway

of keeping it higher or another way around the problem ?




Nov 20 '05 #4

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