Keeping a window on top

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moravcik

(Posted 2007) [#1]

I'm trying to write a program that will allow me to track in-game stats/information in a game I play. Is there a way in which i can make my small blitz window stay on top of the fullscreen game so that I can interact with it while the game is running. Thanks in advance.

fredborg

(Posted 2007) [#2]

If you have maxgui and you are on windows, this works:

Const HWND_TOP:Int					= 0
Const HWND_TOPMOST:Int				= -1

Function AlwaysOnTop(gad:TGadget,mode:Int=HWND_TOP)
	Local hwnd:Int = QueryGadget(gad,QUERY_HWND)
	SetWindowPos( hwnd,mode, 0,0,0,0, SWP_NOMOVE|SWP_NOSIZE)
End Function

Local win:TGadget = CreateWindow("yo",100,100,100,100)
AlwaysOnTop(win,HWND_TOPMOST)

While WaitEvent()
	If EventID() = EVENT_WINDOWCLOSE
		End
	EndIf
Wend

TaskMaster

(Posted 2007) [#3]

I don't think an "always on top" window would be above a full-screen app. It would be above a maximized window, but not a full-screen app.

If you can run your full screen app as a maximized window, then it would be possible. That is what I normally do when playing gamnes, except I have two monitors, so I can run other programs on the other monitor. But the full screen app has to be a maxmimzed window so I can move my mouse to the other screen.