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how to make Form2 visible no matter what the state of Form1 (main form ) is?

using Delphi XE (1) i have a application with TWO forms

Form1 is the main form..

Form2 is a msn like notification (a form that slide to show notification then disappears ).

stuff working smoothly until the form1 is minimized.

Q: how i make form2 show visible even if form1(main) is minimized to taskbar

Solution

  • You can use CreateParams to override default behavior. Something like this:

    Add declaration to your form

      protected
    procedure CreateParams(var Params: TCreateParams); override;

    Add a procedure

    procedure TMyForm.CreateParams(var Params: TCreateParams);
begin
  inherited CreateParams(Params);

  with Params do
  begin
    Style := WS_POPUP or WS_BORDER;
    ExStyle := WS_EX_TOPMOST or WS_EX_NOACTIVATE;
    WndParent := 0;
  end;
end;