WinAMP being always on top, and a lost dialog

offline314159 · 27th June 2002, 08:44

i'm in need of an 'open' dialog in my plugin, but when i try to display one, it always ends up under both my window, and the WinAMP ones. I've tried to set it to WND_TOPMOST (or the equivalent) but the only thing that comes of it is the dialog flickers to the top of the z-order BRIEFLY, then is submerged again. Please note, i'm using Delphi, so C tricks probably won't be a lot of help

Gourou · 28th June 2002, 00:38

when I open commondialog, as Open, from VB, modally, I seem to have no problem...check and see if your plugin is set up correctly, make sure it's running modally, and that you dont have a non-modal hack stuffed in there

offline314159 · 28th June 2002, 04:28

Nothing in there that isn't a form truly called modally, at least as far as i can see - the config form is called with Delphi's TForm.ShowModal method, as a child of the application. The Open Dialog should, as far as i know, be coming up as a modal form within it.

Gourou · 28th June 2002, 14:00

yeah, it should, it does for me in VB.
See if there is a flag you can set with commondialog to force it to show modally, because I know some Open dialogs in programs that arent modal, maybe that's the case with yours.

27th June 2002, 08:44	#1
offline314159 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 11	WinAMP being always on top, and a lost dialog i'm in need of an 'open' dialog in my plugin, but when i try to display one, it always ends up under both my window, and the WinAMP ones. I've tried to set it to WND_TOPMOST (or the equivalent) but the only thing that comes of it is the dialog flickers to the top of the z-order BRIEFLY, then is submerged again. Please note, i'm using Delphi, so C tricks probably won't be a lot of help

28th June 2002, 04:28	#3
offline314159 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 11	Nope... Nothing in there that isn't a form truly called modally, at least as far as i can see - the config form is called with Delphi's TForm.ShowModal method, as a child of the application. The Open Dialog should, as far as i know, be coming up as a modal form within it.

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28th June 2002, 00:38	#2
Gourou Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The backside of the universe on the trailing edge of eternity Posts: 238	when I open commondialog, as Open, from VB, modally, I seem to have no problem...check and see if your plugin is set up correctly, make sure it's running modally, and that you dont have a non-modal hack stuffed in there

28th June 2002, 14:00	#4
Gourou Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The backside of the universe on the trailing edge of eternity Posts: 238	yeah, it should, it does for me in VB. See if there is a flag you can set with commondialog to force it to show modally, because I know some Open dialogs in programs that arent modal, maybe that's the case with yours.