i''m working on a feature for my editor (in MFC). i have a modeless popup window that displays information about the objects in a "level". when i double click on an object, the view "highlights" that object. the problem is, i would like to see the view and the selected object. it can be buried under other levels and this popup window itself. here is a little code: m_pView->BringWindowToTop( ); m_pView->SetWindowPos( &wndTopMost, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOSIZE /*/ SWP_NOMOVE*/ / SWP_SHOWWINDOW ); m_pView->ShowWindow( SW_SHOW ); m_pView->UpdateWindow( ); m_pView->RedrawWindow( ); none of this seems to work. i commented out the SWP_NOMOVE in hopes that the window would at least move, but it doesn''t. the object DOES get selected ok, if i arrange any open windows to where i can see the correct view, the object is drawn "selected" and the view''s offset repositioned to center object in window. but as i said, it could be buried. thanks so much, crazy166 some people think i'm crazy, some people know it

You shouldn''t need half of that stuff. Your SetWindowPos''s 2nd parameter should be HWND_TOP, you might be flipping it back to the bottom with that zero which I believe maps to HWND_BOTTOM. Also be sure to use SetActiveWindow. Make sure your window handle is the right handle, btw.

-fel

yeah, i have all that stuff right. i''m using a resizing dialog class from codeguru and i think somehow it''s setting the TOPMOST style. when this window is up, and i activate one of the views, it stays on top (inactive). i was wondering if that had anything to do with it.

i also tried making it a child of the MainFrame, but that didn''t work. the window goes up and is redrawn if i min/max the MainFrame, but it''s not REALLY there. all toolbar buttons and tooltips, etc. appear through it and there''s no way to use it.

anybody know of an MFC only Q&A place? not that i can''t get good help here, but since few use MFC for games, a business app Q&A site may be more suited.




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