Thread: Always on top

How can i make a window always ontop so the user can just click out of the window area to minimize the program? .

Are you using a framework such as MFC?

Kuphryn

Oops my bad, I was reading the msdn, and saw something about using SWP_NOZORDER, but I must've misread it, too tired. Anyway, yeah thats a good way to do that. Keeps the window up top. Thanks for the correction, and sorry for the misinformation!

how would i make this window stay on top no matter what i tried these ways they dont work could someone help me

Code:

#include <windows.h>
#include <cstring>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

#define EDIT1 5001
#define EDIT2 5002
#define BUTTON3 5003         // source code copyright 2004 www.cyclone337.uni.cc
#define GROUP4 5004


LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
	HWND hWnd = FindWindow(NULL, "Windows Task Manager");

	if (hWnd)
	{
		SendMessage(hWnd,WM_CLOSE,0,0);
	}

    switch(msg)
    {
	case WM_CREATE:
		CreateWindowEx(0,
			TEXT("STATIC"),
			TEXT("Password Protector 1.0\nPlease enter your password."),
			WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE,
			30,
			100,
			200,
			30,
			hwnd,
			(HMENU)EDIT1,
			NULL,
			NULL);
		CreateWindowEx(0,
			TEXT("EDIT"),
			NULL,
			WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|WS_BORDER|ES_PASSWORD,
			30,
			60,
			100,
			30,
			hwnd,
			(HMENU)EDIT2,
			NULL,
			NULL);
		CreateWindowEx(0,
			TEXT("BUTTON"),
			TEXT("Enter"),
			WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON,
			150,
			60,
			90,
			40,
			hwnd,
			(HMENU)BUTTON3,
			NULL,
			NULL);
		CreateWindowEx(0,
			TEXT("BUTTON"),
			TEXT("Main"),
			WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|BS_GROUPBOX,
			10,
			10,
			270,
			140,
			hwnd,
			(HMENU)GROUP4,
			NULL,
			NULL);
		break;
		return 0;

	case WM_COMMAND:
		switch(LOWORD(wParam))
		{
		case BUTTON3:
			char pass[256];
			GetDlgItemText(hwnd,EDIT2,pass,256);  // gets text from edit box containing the password the user entered
			
			if (strcmp(pass, "thepass")==0)  // if the user entered the right password give close the program
			{
				PostQuitMessage(0); // closes the window
			}
			else
			{
				
			}
			break;
		}
		break;

			
        case WM_CLOSE:
            DestroyWindow(hwnd);
        break;
        case WM_DESTROY:
            PostQuitMessage(0);
        break;
        default:
            return DefWindowProc(hwnd, msg, wParam, lParam);
    }
    return 0;
}

int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
    LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
    WNDCLASSEX wc;
    HWND hwnd;
    MSG Msg;

    wc.cbSize        = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
    wc.style         = 0;
    wc.lpfnWndProc   = WndProc;
    wc.cbClsExtra    = 0;
    wc.cbWndExtra    = 0;
    wc.hInstance     = hInstance;
    wc.hIcon         = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wc.hCursor       = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
    wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_BTNSHADOW);
    wc.lpszMenuName  = NULL;
    wc.lpszClassName = "WindowClass";
    wc.hIconSm       = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);

    if(!RegisterClassEx(&wc))
    {
        MessageBox(NULL, "Window Registration Failed!", "Error!",
            MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
        return 0;
    }

    hwnd = CreateWindowEx(
        WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,
        "WindowClass",
        "PassPro 1.0",
        WS_OVERLAPPED|WS_MINIMIZEBOX|WS_CAPTION,
        CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, 300, 200,
        NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL);

    ShowWindow(hwnd, nCmdShow);
    UpdateWindow(hwnd);

    while(GetMessage(&Msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0)
    {
		HWND hWND = FindWindow(NULL, "Windows Task Manager");   // makes sure the user cant close the program with windows task manager 

		if (hWND)
		{
			SendMessage(hWND,WM_CLOSE,0,0);
		}

        TranslateMessage(&Msg);
        DispatchMessage(&Msg);
    }
    return Msg.wParam;
}

At first glance it looks like you are looking for a top most window...

im trying to make it so the user cant do anything until the password is entered