Any recommendations of software to keep a window on top?

[Guest box45]

Does anyone have any remmendations on software that will keep a

particular window always on top?

[Guest MEB]

Re: Any recommendations of software to keep a window on top?

 

"box45" <box454355@yahoonospam.com> wrote in message

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| Does anyone have any recommendations on software that will keep a

| particular window always on top?

 

Search in this group via Google for application "focus"....

Several long discussions, registry hacks, and other have been addressed.

 

This was previously addressed by several MVPs and others with this

suggestion:

 

Tweak UI 1.33 for Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows Millennium

Edition, Windows 98 or Windows 95.

Details at: (may wrap)

http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI.asp

or

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q237/9/20.ASP

Download at:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/winme/Install/1.0/WinMe/EN-US/Tweakui.exe

 

FWIW, in Win98,though I don't recall if I did this myself at some

time, I have "Prevent applications from stealing focus" unchecked in

TweakUI and the Registry value ForegroundLockTimeout is zero, so it

looks safe enough to try either option in Win98.

 

....Alan

 

 

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MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

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[Guest Gary S. Terhune]

Re: Any recommendations of software to keep a window on top?

 

It's my understanding here that what's desired is that a *particular* window

always stay on top. TUI and the other hacks I've heard of only make sure

that the focus isn't stolen from the currently active window. The way I read

it, Box45 wants that certain window to stay on top even if it doesn't have

focus.

 

I don't know. Doesn't sound possible to me. Not in 9x, or in any Windows

except... Vista has its transparency technology, with at least a few things

that can be "always on top", but I'm not familiar enough with it to know

whether it's what Box54 is looking for, or if MS went anywhere near making

it customizable to the extent that you can assign the effect to a particular

window or application. I seriously doubt it, but that still leaves open the

third-party possibility.

 

Then again, the way some message boxes can stay on top even though you can

access windows underneath them, that implies that the desired effect

*could_be* programmed into an app. In fact, it implies that some app could

be written to apply the effect to an open window or to an app.... But that's

a topic for a programmer (VB?).

 

--

Gary S. Terhune

MS-MVP Shell/User

http://grystmill.com

 

"MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> "box45" <box454355@yahoonospam.com> wrote in message

> news:%23NLRjyR0IHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> | Does anyone have any recommendations on software that will keep a

> | particular window always on top?

>

> Search in this group via Google for application "focus"....

> Several long discussions, registry hacks, and other have been addressed.

>

> This was previously addressed by several MVPs and others with this

> suggestion:

>

> Tweak UI 1.33 for Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows Millennium

> Edition, Windows 98 or Windows 95.

> Details at: (may wrap)

> http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI.asp

> or

> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q237/9/20.ASP

> Download at:

> http://download.microsoft.com/download/winme/Install/1.0/WinMe/EN-US/Tweakui.exe

>

> FWIW, in Win98,though I don't recall if I did this myself at some

> time, I have "Prevent applications from stealing focus" unchecked in

> TweakUI and the Registry value ForegroundLockTimeout is zero, so it

> looks safe enough to try either option in Win98.

>

> ...Alan

>

>

> --

> MEB

> http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

> --

> _________

>

>

[Guest MEB]

Re: Any recommendations of software to keep a window on top?

 

VB? I suppose that's a possibility... seems though, as you noted, that

there are already indications of that functionality, though generally via a

JAVA script popup [annoying Internet popups], seems wscript should have

something similar.. and ActiveX...

 

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=prevent+application+from+stealing+focus&btnG=Google+Search

 

Then again, Windows has been configured in manufacturing environments to

ONLY allow a single application to run except for background necessities...

policies ...

 

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MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

--

_________

 

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

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| It's my understanding here that what's desired is that a *particular*

window

| always stay on top. TUI and the other hacks I've heard of only make sure

| that the focus isn't stolen from the currently active window. The way I

read

| it, Box45 wants that certain window to stay on top even if it doesn't have

| focus.

|

| I don't know. Doesn't sound possible to me. Not in 9x, or in any Windows

| except... Vista has its transparency technology, with at least a few

things

| that can be "always on top", but I'm not familiar enough with it to know

| whether it's what Box54 is looking for, or if MS went anywhere near making

| it customizable to the extent that you can assign the effect to a

particular

| window or application. I seriously doubt it, but that still leaves open

the

| third-party possibility.

|

| Then again, the way some message boxes can stay on top even though you can

| access windows underneath them, that implies that the desired effect

| *could_be* programmed into an app. In fact, it implies that some app could

| be written to apply the effect to an open window or to an app.... But

that's

| a topic for a programmer (VB?).

|

| --

| Gary S. Terhune

| MS-MVP Shell/User

| http://grystmill.com

|

| "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

| news:e9LwOGy0IHA.2224@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

| > "box45" <box454355@yahoonospam.com> wrote in message

| > news:%23NLRjyR0IHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

| > | Does anyone have any recommendations on software that will keep a

| > | particular window always on top?

| >

| > Search in this group via Google for application "focus"....

| > Several long discussions, registry hacks, and other have been addressed.

| >

| > This was previously addressed by several MVPs and others with this

| > suggestion:

| >

| > Tweak UI 1.33 for Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows Millennium

| > Edition, Windows 98 or Windows 95.

| > Details at: (may wrap)

| >

http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI.asp

| > or

| > http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q237/9/20.ASP

| > Download at:

| >

http://download.microsoft.com/download/winme/Install/1.0/WinMe/EN-US/Tweakui.exe

| >

| > FWIW, in Win98,though I don't recall if I did this myself at some

| > time, I have "Prevent applications from stealing focus" unchecked in

| > TweakUI and the Registry value ForegroundLockTimeout is zero, so it

| > looks safe enough to try either option in Win98.

| >

| > ...Alan

| >

| >

| > --

| > MEB

| > http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

| > --

| > _________

| >

| >

|

|

[Guest Dan]

Re: Any recommendations of software to keep a window on top?

 

Yeah, my knowledge is limited to BASIC programming and the rest of the stuff

is just IT Technical Knowledge of Windows operating systems especially the

safety and security of Windows in modern day computing including but not

limited to Windows, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Opera (ug -- no

thanks), Windows 9x subsystems, Windows NT subsystems, etc.

 

"MEB" wrote:

> VB? I suppose that's a possibility... seems though, as you noted, that

> there are already indications of that functionality, though generally via a

> JAVA script popup [annoying Internet popups], seems wscript should have

> something similar.. and ActiveX...

>

> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=prevent+application+from+stealing+focus&btnG=Google+Search

>

> Then again, Windows has been configured in manufacturing environments to

> ONLY allow a single application to run except for background necessities...

> policies ...

>

> --

> MEB

> http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

> --

> _________

>

> "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

> news:ORFzdA30IHA.4848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> | It's my understanding here that what's desired is that a *particular*

> window

> | always stay on top. TUI and the other hacks I've heard of only make sure

> | that the focus isn't stolen from the currently active window. The way I

> read

> | it, Box45 wants that certain window to stay on top even if it doesn't have

> | focus.

> |

> | I don't know. Doesn't sound possible to me. Not in 9x, or in any Windows

> | except... Vista has its transparency technology, with at least a few

> things

> | that can be "always on top", but I'm not familiar enough with it to know

> | whether it's what Box54 is looking for, or if MS went anywhere near making

> | it customizable to the extent that you can assign the effect to a

> particular

> | window or application. I seriously doubt it, but that still leaves open

> the

> | third-party possibility.

> |

> | Then again, the way some message boxes can stay on top even though you can

> | access windows underneath them, that implies that the desired effect

> | *could_be* programmed into an app. In fact, it implies that some app could

> | be written to apply the effect to an open window or to an app.... But

> that's

> | a topic for a programmer (VB?).

> |

> | --

> | Gary S. Terhune

> | MS-MVP Shell/User

> | http://grystmill.com

> |

> | "MEB" <meb@not here@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> | news:e9LwOGy0IHA.2224@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> | > "box45" <box454355@yahoonospam.com> wrote in message

> | > news:%23NLRjyR0IHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> | > | Does anyone have any recommendations on software that will keep a

> | > | particular window always on top?

> | >

> | > Search in this group via Google for application "focus"....

> | > Several long discussions, registry hacks, and other have been addressed.

> | >

> | > This was previously addressed by several MVPs and others with this

> | > suggestion:

> | >

> | > Tweak UI 1.33 for Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows Millennium

> | > Edition, Windows 98 or Windows 95.

> | > Details at: (may wrap)

> | >

> http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI.asp

> | > or

> | > http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q237/9/20.ASP

> | > Download at:

> | >

> http://download.microsoft.com/download/winme/Install/1.0/WinMe/EN-US/Tweakui.exe

> | >

> | > FWIW, in Win98,though I don't recall if I did this myself at some

> | > time, I have "Prevent applications from stealing focus" unchecked in

> | > TweakUI and the Registry value ForegroundLockTimeout is zero, so it

> | > looks safe enough to try either option in Win98.

> | >

> | > ...Alan

> | >

> | >

> | > --

> | > MEB

> | > http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

> | > --

> | > _________

> | >

> | >

> |

> |

>

>

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