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Top most CDialog application - includes being over the taskbar

I have a dialog application, my user wants to be able to drag the dialog anyway on the screen and for it to remain on top.

When they drag it over the taskbar/start bar, the dialog goes behind the bar - how can I get it to go over the bar (in the same way as the task manager does)?

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ManAtNext

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That works really well, thank you.

However, my main dialog creates another window (derived from CWnd), when I do that your solution stops being effective. Also, I thought I'd try it out on the newly created CWnd derived class too - with that window it didn't work, the create process for that window looks like this:

BOOL result = CreateEx(0,
AfxRegisterWndClass(NULL, NULL, (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(NULL_BRUSH), NULL),
_T(""), WS_POPUP | WS_BORDER,
CRect (0, 0, Size, Size),
&parentWnd, NULL, NULL);

Any ideas why?

PS: I will be awarding the points to you regardless is due course - your answer was spot on for my original question.

mahesh1402

Well then have you tried calling SetWindowPos again for your dialog after creating new window ?

-MAHESH

ManAtNext

ASKER

Found it - the process control returns to the parent dialog, and when it does, the window stops being top most - I've re-grabbed it WM_MOUSEMOVE (naughty I know, but it works for what I want).

Thanks again for your help.