SetParent question [Given up on :)]

[Frodo_Baggins]

I've placed a form inside another one using the SetParent API function. However, every time the form is clicked, the main form loses focus... Any way to avoid that?

[RhinoBull]

What's the purpose to show another form if you don't want it to get active? Use frame or something instead ...

[Frodo_Baggins]

Well, yes, but techincally I've designed the forms separately... itw as just easier to stick one inside the other...
Is there a way to give focus to two forms at a time?

[RhinoBull]

... Is there a way to give focus to two forms at a time?

Nope.

[Frodo_Baggins]

Hm... What about toolboxes? Aren't there certain programs that have tool windows that are focused at the same time as the parent form (or does it lose focus)?

[RhinoBull]

Which "toolboxes" are you referring?

[Frodo_Baggins]

Hm... floating tool windows...
dockable ones

[RhinoBull]

Those are not done in vb - I've seen many approaches but non of them really worked smoothly as expected. I suggest you drop that idea - waste of time.

[Black__Knight]

Hi,

Frodo:

Toolboxes dockable or otherwise lose focus look at the toolbox in VB6 IDE...focus one second then gone the next. <g>

Have a good one!
BK

[Frodo_Baggins]

Haha... alright, thanks...

[Frodo_Baggins]

Toolboxes dockable or otherwise lose focus look at the toolbox in VB6 IDE...focus one second then gone the next. <g>

Thanks .... Yes, I knew about VB... I just suspected other programs might have different types that don't cause the main form to lose focus...
Well, anyways, like RhinoBull suggested, I better just transplant the entire form into a frame and merge the code with the main form...

[RhinoBull]

That sounds better.

[MartinLiss]

Would it be OK if the focus is only lost for a moment? Or have you considered using a MDI Parent/Child relationship?

[chemicalNova]

If you didn't want to use the "actual" MDI approach, you could try the SetWindowLong function, after you've used the SetParent API:

Private Declare Function SetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowLongA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, _
 ByVal nIndex As Long, ByVal dwNewLong As Long) As Long
Private Const GWL_STYLE = (-16)
Private Const WS_CHILD = &H40000000
 
SetWindowLong ChildWindow.hWnd, GWL_STYLE, WS_CHILD

chem

[Frodo_Baggins]

Would it be OK if the focus is only lost for a moment? Or have you considered using a MDI Parent/Child relationship?

Hum... I tried using MDI forms... but the parent form is just too limited (won't allow many controls...)