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  1. Jul 17th, 2009, 09:57 AM #1
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    Always on top

    Is there a program available for windows that allows you to mark any arbitrary window as being always on top? I often find myself in the situation where I want a window be above all other windows all the time so I can interact with the windows behind it while it remains above them.
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    Re: Always on top

    It would be easy enough to make one... I know that the VB6 Codebank (or is it Utilitybank?) contains a Spy++ equivalent which would have the code to select the window, and the always on top is fairly simple.
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    Re: Always on top

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    Re: Always on top

    Actually I believe there is no such thing as always on top. Consider that I have an application that is always on top, so who's application is always on top now? I believe Raymond Chen wrote a blog post about this on his blog the old new thing and basicly said that it is unfesable to do because one application always wants to be more on top than another.
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    Re: Always on top

    The applications have to learn to set aside their egos.
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    Re: Always on top

    The utility you want is PowerMenu.
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    Re: Always on top

    Quote Originally Posted by penagate View Post
    The utility you want is PowerMenu.
    Wow, nice. That is exactly the type of program I was looking for.
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    Re: Always on top

    Quote Originally Posted by DeanMc View Post
    Actually I believe there is no such thing as always on top. Consider that I have an application that is always on top, so who's application is always on top now? I believe Raymond Chen wrote a blog post about this on his blog the old new thing and basicly said that it is unfesable to do because one application always wants to be more on top than another.
    Yes... windows are only "always on top" relative to windows which are not always on top. In essence, there are two z-order stacks; or, if you like, windows are ordered firstly by their topmost flag and then z-order.
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    Re: Always on top

    Quote Originally Posted by penagate View Post
    The utility you want is PowerMenu.
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    Re: Always on top

    Quote Originally Posted by Arrow_Raider View Post
    Is there a program available for windows that allows you to mark any arbitrary window as being always on top? I often find myself in the situation where I want a window be above all other windows all the time so I can interact with the windows behind it while it remains above them.
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