Form Minimize

[Brian Patterson]

I have an application with a main form (FormA). This form is borderless
because we have a lot of skin action going on. The form creates and
displays a second form (FormB) via formB.Show(). When we minimize FormA it
also minimizes FormB. Is there any way to prevent this? I have played
around with CreateParams with no luck.

TIA!
Brian

[Marc Gravell]

Re: Form Minimize

This is the default behaviour when ownership is specified (as illustrated by
example below); so - do you really need the ownership, or can it be managed
else-wise?

static void Main(string[] args)
{
Form x = new Form();
x.Text = "Parent x";
Form y = new Form();
y.Text = "Child y";
y.Owner = x;
x.Show();
y.Show();
Form a = new Form();
a.Text = "Unrelated a";
Form b = new Form();
b.Text = "Unrelated b";
a.Show();
b.Show();
Form app = new Form();
app.Text = "Kill app";
Application.Run (app);
}

"Brian Patterson" <brian@redeyepo s.com> wrote in message
news:eISkl2FRGH A.1576@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
>I have an application with a main form (FormA). This form is borderless
>because we have a lot of skin action going on. The form creates and
>displays a second form (FormB) via formB.Show(). When we minimize FormA it
>also minimizes FormB. Is there any way to prevent this? I have played
>around with CreateParams with no luck.
>
> TIA!
> Brian
>
>
>[/color]

[Brian Patterson]

Re: Form Minimize

That is exactly my problem. I am not setting any owner information. If I
set a breakpoint in the constructor of my FormB - and view the Owner and
Parent properties - they are both null.

Ideas?

Brian Patterson
"Marc Gravell" <marc@nonesuch. com> wrote in message
news:OseJ2OGRGH A.4608@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> This is the default behaviour when ownership is specified (as illustrated
> by example below); so - do you really need the ownership, or can it be
> managed else-wise?
>
> static void Main(string[] args)
> {
> Form x = new Form();
> x.Text = "Parent x";
> Form y = new Form();
> y.Text = "Child y";
> y.Owner = x;
> x.Show();
> y.Show();
> Form a = new Form();
> a.Text = "Unrelated a";
> Form b = new Form();
> b.Text = "Unrelated b";
> a.Show();
> b.Show();
> Form app = new Form();
> app.Text = "Kill app";
> Application.Run (app);
> }
>
> "Brian Patterson" <brian@redeyepo s.com> wrote in message
> news:eISkl2FRGH A.1576@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>>I have an application with a main form (FormA). This form is borderless
>>because we have a lot of skin action going on. The form creates and
>>displays a second form (FormB) via formB.Show(). When we minimize FormA
>>it also minimizes FormB. Is there any way to prevent this? I have played
>>around with CreateParams with no luck.
>>
>> TIA!
>> Brian
>>
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

[Marc Gravell]

Re: Form Minimize

To be honest, there's not a lot to go on without some kind of illustrative
code here: for instance, what is the respecitve modality of the forms? Are
you using .Show, .ShowDialog, or Application.Run , etc? How the forms are
being created? disposed?

Marc
"Brian Patterson" <brian@redeyepo s.com> wrote in message
news:%239f$3jIR GHA.1096@TK2MSF TNGP11.phx.gbl. ..[color=blue]
> That is exactly my problem. I am not setting any owner information. If I
> set a breakpoint in the constructor of my FormB - and view the Owner and
> Parent properties - they are both null.
>
> Ideas?
>
> Brian Patterson
> "Marc Gravell" <marc@nonesuch. com> wrote in message
> news:OseJ2OGRGH A.4608@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> This is the default behaviour when ownership is specified (as illustrated
>> by example below); so - do you really need the ownership, or can it be
>> managed else-wise?
>>
>> static void Main(string[] args)
>> {
>> Form x = new Form();
>> x.Text = "Parent x";
>> Form y = new Form();
>> y.Text = "Child y";
>> y.Owner = x;
>> x.Show();
>> y.Show();
>> Form a = new Form();
>> a.Text = "Unrelated a";
>> Form b = new Form();
>> b.Text = "Unrelated b";
>> a.Show();
>> b.Show();
>> Form app = new Form();
>> app.Text = "Kill app";
>> Application.Run (app);
>> }
>>
>> "Brian Patterson" <brian@redeyepo s.com> wrote in message
>> news:eISkl2FRGH A.1576@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>>I have an application with a main form (FormA). This form is borderless
>>>because we have a lot of skin action going on. The form creates and
>>>displays a second form (FormB) via formB.Show(). When we minimize FormA
>>>it also minimizes FormB. Is there any way to prevent this? I have
>>>played around with CreateParams with no luck.
>>>
>>> TIA!
>>> Brian
>>>
>>>
>>>[/color]
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]