modal dialog

[pilsjart]

Can I create a dialog which is not modal?

that is, a dialog, that allows me to have focus on the application I'm using (AutoCad, in this case) while it 's "alive" ?


how?


thanks

[Daniel McCool]

What do you mean by 'alive'? How exactly is this dialog launched? Two applications can't have focus at the same time, if that's what you're asking. You could just have the dialog set to be "Always on Top", that way you can work in autocad and still see the dialog.

[pilsjart]

well.. The thing is...

If I show a dialog let say a do something like:

MyForm.Show();

Then I can't work with the Autocad app. until I do:

MyForm.Hide()

For instance, I want to select a point from the autocad screen... for that purpose I have to do:

MyForm.Show()
....
onClickSelectPoint(){
MyForm.Hide()
point = getPoint()
MyForm.Show()
doSomethingWith(point)
}
......
onCancel(){
MyForm.Hide()
}
....

And I want to avoid doing MyForm.Hide() - MyForm.Show()