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coda0709
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August 18, 2006
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5.x Text-Only Popup Not On Top

  • August 18, 2006
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I'm using RH 5.x. When I set the Window's Advanced Properties to 'Top-most Window' the Text-Only popups to do display on top in the CHM file. If I remove the Top-most Window setting they work correctly; however, the project calls for the window to remain on top. Any suggestions?
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Pete_Lees
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August 18, 2006
Coda0709,

You should remove the Top-most Window setting, as that will always cause the popups to be hidden behind the main window when they are invoked.

Provided that your developers are using the standard methods to link your help file to their application, the help window will stay on top of the application window. Notice the following statement in Microsoft's HTML Help API documentation:

"The help window is owned by the [application] window you specify. As an owned window, a help window automatically stays on top of its owner and closes when the owner is closed."
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/htmlhelp/html/vsconOvhtmlhelpapioverview.asp

In other words, the topmost property of the help window is implemented by the application by default, so setting this property on the CHM side is unnecessary.

Pete
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coda0709Author
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August 18, 2006
Thanks Pete.

That easily resolved the issue.

coda0709
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