[RESOLVED] [2005] Floating painel

Good morning in first place :)

Well i have a little question to you guys.

I want to make a Floating Panel like this....

so my logic is the next:

I create a Form that is called Form Parent.

Then i create other form that is going to be like a tool Form that is going to be floating In front of form parent... i put on that form the proprieti of TOPMOST so it will be Top of parent... Until here all is ok... now my problem is that when i minimize my app the form that is top most Stay In front of other windows :|

is there any way of resolving this?? or i can make this kind of panels other way?

PS: image atached with example :P

in your parent form where you load the child form:

vb Code:

Form2.TopLevel = False
Form2.Parent = Me
Form2.Show()

You don't set the TopMost property. That is intended to create windows that are always in front of every other window, like the Task Manager. What you want is a modeless dialogue, otherwise known as an owned form. There are several ways to create an owned form but the easiest is instead of doing this:

vb.net Code:

myForm.Show()

you do this:

vb.net Code:

myForm.Show(Me)

The dialogue form is now owned by Me, so it will always stay on top of Me without preventing access like a modal dialogue. It will also minimise, restore and close with Me.

OMG so simple o.0

LOOOOL

Okok :P

TY Rated the 2 posts ;)