Form Minimize

10 Mar 2006 4:15 PM

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

10 Mar 2006 4:57 PM

Marc Gravell

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);
        }

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"Brian Patterson" <br***@redeyepos.com> wrote in message
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>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
>
>
>

10 Mar 2006 9:25 PM

Brian Patterson

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
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"Marc Gravell" <m***@nonesuch.com> wrote in message
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> 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" <br***@redeyepos.com> wrote in message
> news:eISkl2FRGHA.1576@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>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
>>
>>
>>
>
>

13 Mar 2006 9:53 AM

Marc Gravell

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
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"Brian Patterson" <br***@redeyepos.com> wrote in message
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> 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" <m***@nonesuch.com> wrote in message
> news:OseJ2OGRGHA.4608@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> 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" <br***@redeyepos.com> wrote in message
>> news:eISkl2FRGHA.1576@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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