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Questions tagged [stayontop]

anything related to programming a function that a user would like to be non-scrollable and stay put on top of website, app, program etcetera

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"Stay on top" main form and modal dialogs in Delphi XE

In Delphi XE Update 1, I’m getting seemingly random behavior of modal forms if the parent (main) form’s FormStyle is set to fsStayOnTop. 1) With MainFormOnTaskbar := False (the old way), everything “just works”. With the new MainFormOnTaskbar :=…
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How to show a modal form on top of its owner form (its owner is set to fsStayOnTop or not), just as TOpenDialog does

Summarization: Please see the helpful comments below from Craig and Sertac. ====================================================== As shown in the following minimized code, TForm10 is set to be fsStayOnTop. TForm10.btnTryDlgClick call…
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Creating a transparent overlay with qt

I've been learning python recently and now I wanted to (try to) create my first real application, a subtitle player for Linux. So far I've been using the Greenfish subtitle player, which is aimed at Windows users and not properly working in Linux.…
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How Can I Keep the FindDialog from Staying on Top (Delphi)?

In Delphi 2009, I do a simple: FindDialog.Execute; The FindDialog window stays on top of my program's main window as it should. However, if I open another window from some other program over my own program's window, the FindDialog window remains on…
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PyQt4 : How can i toggle the "Stay On Top" behavior?

I want to create an app, where the user will decide it the main window will stay always on top of the other apps. In PyQt4 it is easy to create a window that will stay always on top. This is covered here : PyQt: Always on top What I want to have a…
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Modal forms hidden by fsStayOnTop forms

I have a form (TBigForm in the example below) which allows to manipulate some complex data and needs additional information to be shown. I put this info in a fsStayOnTop form (OnTopForm in the example) to ensure it's always visible but can be moved…
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QT application stay on top on windows 10

QMainWindow::setWindowFlags(Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint) works on all versions of Windows except for Windows 10. On Windows 10, user can switch desktop using short-cut key: Windows + Tab, and create a new desktop. Thus the user can leave the Qt…
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Delphi fsStayOnTop oddity

Here is the deal. Main form set to fsNormal. This main form is maximized full screen with a floating toolbar. Toolbar is normal form with style set to fsStayOnTop. Most fo the time this works as expected. The mainform displays and the toolbar…
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Selenium: How to stop the browser window getting on-top for every get?

Everytime I do a get, for a in al: browser.get(a) ... the window of the browser gets on-top and I cannot do other things on the computer. I am using python, Chrome driver and Windows 7. How can I make the browser to stay in…
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Showing an interactive floating layout during calls

Background There are some nice apps out there that show some layout on top , while the user is making a call or answering one (like "current caller id"). I need to create an app with the ability to show something on top , during a call, and allow it…
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Bring VB.Net window on top of all windows

I have a window which should stay on top of Power point slide shows. So it should be on top of all the windows. I did this easily using VB 6 using Lib "user32", but it seems to be difficut with VB.net. Me.TopMost = True This does not seem to work…
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Controls on top, like TPanel can do?

My program is doing a time consuming task, and I would like to display a TImage in the middle of the application window, but it will not stay on top - my VST is always on top. However, when I use a TPanel, it stays on top? How can I make my TImage…
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Delphi TColorDialog Opens behind a stayOnTop form

I have a main form (form1) that calls form2 which is a stayontop form. form2 calls a modal form (form3) which is also a stayontop form. when form3 modal form calls the colordialog, the color dialog opens behind form3. What to set to open color…
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How to keep a child form on top of everything, but the parent doesn't have to be?

I have seen a few postings that are similar to this question, but this has a subtle difference. I have a program, the user interface of which can sit behind other programs, but it has a child form that is displayed in the top left corner that…
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I cannot find always on top option in powerToys

I want to make VS Code always stay on top by PowerToys, but this option is not there! Can you help me, please? I tried other applications, but I want to use PowerToys.
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