problem with setactivewindow in mdi gadget

[noorderling]

With a lot of open windows in a mdi gadget I want to prevent opening windows twice by bringing the allready open window to the front but it seems setactivewindow does not work within a mdi gadget? Selecting the window menu-entry works so there must be a way?
I understand that I cannot steal focus from other applications but I am inside my own application here.

Found that stickywindow also does not work inside a mdi gadget?

anyone ideas?

[IdeasVacuum]

Have you tried something like SetWindowPos_(hWnd, #HWND_TOP,iXposn,iYposn,iWidth,iHeight,#SWP_NOMOVE | #SWP_NOSIZE)?

[noorderling]

no, but tnx to your remark I tried BringWindowToTop_. That works. Rather use puer PB, but than again .. as long as it gets the job done.

so problem solved.

[Edwin Knoppert]

It's a message since this a 'system' on the MDIClient windowclass.

WM_MDIACTIVATE

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... S.85).aspx

[netmaestro]

You're going about it wrong. Purebasic actually comes with a (little-used) manual:

- MDIGadget(): Change the currently focused childwindow (by giving the related #Window number), or use one of the following values: [/b]

#PB_MDI_Cascade : Cascade the child windows
#PB_MDI_TileVertically : Tile the childwindows vertically
#PB_MDI_TileHorizontally: Tile the childwindows horizontally
#PB_MDI_Next : Give focus to the next childwindow
#PB_MDI_Previous : Give focus to the previous childwindow
#PB_MDI_Arrange : Arrange the iconic (minimized) windows

[Edwin Knoppert]

Can be and i went over there but i can't make head or tail about just activating the MDIform.
Next and such comes close but not specific.

[netmaestro]

So to set a specific MDIChild to the front and focused you would:

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SetGadgetState(#mdigadget, #mdichild_<whichever>)

Or, optionally you could use one of the listed parameters to rearrange them all.

[noorderling]

So to set a specific MDIChild to the front and focused you would:

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SetGadgetState(#mdigadget, #mdichild_<whichever>)

Or, optionally you could use one of the listed parameters to rearrange them all.

Far more elegant. Tnx