Best approach for placing a gadget above all other

[X0r]

Hey guys,

I have a simple problem: in my current application, I want to pop up a container gadget with a notification (and a close button) above all other gadgets located on a specific window. What would be the best approach to do this? Additionally, applying transparency to the container gadget would be nice.

[Danilo]

Use another borderless window and attach it to the parent window.

[X0r]

Simple and effective! Thanks!

[X0r]

Hello,

I have just implemented this method and I am using the move/resize event of the parent window in order move/resize the borderless window accordingly. However, I am experiencing a lag. Also, when clicking on the borderless window, the parent window loses its focus, which is not what I want.

Is there any other solution?

[IdeasVacuum]

Hi Xor - can you explain why the main window losing the focus is a problem? It's normal behaviour in MS Windows at least.

You could define your notifier window with a timer, such that there is nothing to click - that would prevent the notifier from 'taking' the focus. You could also, having detected that the notifier has the focus, immediately return focus to the main window.

[Danilo]

If you need it for the Windows OS only, you could probably just add a child gadget (container for example) to the main window and set the z-order to topmost using SetWindowPos_().

[RASHAD]

Hi
For Windows

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flags = #PB_Window_SystemMenu| #PB_Window_MaximizeGadget| #PB_Window_MinimizeGadget| #PB_Window_ScreenCentered | #PB_Window_SizeGadget
OpenWindow(0,0,0,400,300,"Test",Flags)

ContainerGadget(0,-300,0,200,100 ,#PB_Container_Flat|#WS_CLIPSIBLINGS)
  TextGadget(1,10,10,100,26,"Please take care")
  ButtonGadget(2,10,60,60,26,"OK")
CloseGadgetList()

ListIconGadget(10,10,10,380,240,"Test",60, #PB_ListIcon_FullRowSelect |#WS_CLIPSIBLINGS)

ButtonGadget(20,10,260,60,26,"POP")
Repeat
           
  Select WaitWindowEvent()
      
      Case #PB_Event_CloseWindow
            Quit = 1
      
      Case #PB_Event_Menu
          Select EventMenu()
           Case 1            
          EndSelect
      
      Case #PB_Event_Gadget
          Select EventGadget()
            Case 2
              ResizeGadget(0,-300,0,200,100)
            
            Case 20
              ResizeGadget(0,100,100,200,100)            
          EndSelect
  EndSelect 

Until Quit = 1
End

[X0r]

Hi Xor - can you explain why the main window losing the focus is a problem? It's normal behaviour in MS Windows at least

Maybe I should provide a picture in order to make my goal clearer : https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TBqSLm1Ky5Q/ ... _types.png

What I also want is to place a hyperlink as well as a button gadget on the notification container, and I definitely do not want the parent window to lose its focus. Apart from that, the lag issue is very annoying.

I will use the method suggested by Danilo and RASHAD, thanks.

[Caronte3D]

I use this approach (found somewhere on this forum) to be able to click through window and don't lose focus

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OpenWindow(0, 0, 0, 320, 200, "", #PB_Window_SystemMenu|#PB_Window_ScreenCentered)
TextGadget(0, 10, 10, 300, 30, "depends...")

SetWindowLongPtr_(WindowID(0), #GWL_EXSTYLE, GetWindowLongPtr_(WindowID(0), #GWL_EXSTYLE)|#WS_EX_LAYERED|#WS_EX_TRANSPARENT)
SetLayeredWindowAttributes_(WindowID(0), 0, 150, #LWA_ALPHA)

StickyWindow(0, 1)

While WaitWindowEvent() <> #PB_Event_CloseWindow : Wend

EDIT: Found source post: viewtopic.php?p=521630#p521630