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Re: Floating base widget

Subject: Re: Floating base widget
From: davidf(at)dfanning.com (David Fanning)
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 13:50:38 -0700
Newsgroups: comp.lang.idl-pvwave
Organization: Fanning Software Consulting
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Daniel Peduzzi (peduzzi@mediaone.net) writes:

> I would like to create a window which can never be obscured by its
> group leader, but I can't seem to force the window to remain "on top."
> 
> According to the IDL documentation, by setting the "floating" keyword
> when creating a top-level base, the "floating base widget will always
> appear above the base specified as the group leader." 

The documentation must have been talking about Windows
machines, because this floater really does float on my
Windows NT machine. No way I can get the first widget on
top of the second.

Cheers,

David

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References:
- Floating base widget
  - From: Daniel Peduzzi

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