Thread: Modelss independance

How can I make a modeless dialog box in MFC that isn't so tied into the parent? I more or less want the dialog to be completely independant of its parent (although it'd send messages back still). Right now I'm using

note = new Note();
note->Create(IDD_NOTE_DIALOG);
note->ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);

but when you minimize the original dialog, the new one goes too.


Any thoughts?

Originally posted by -KEN-
How can I make a modeless dialog box in MFC that isn't so tied into the parent? I more or less want the dialog to be completely independant of its parent (although it'd send messages back still). Right now I'm using

note = new Note();
note->Create(IDD_NOTE_DIALOG);
note->ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);

but when you minimize the original dialog, the new one goes too.


Any thoughts?

Add a handler on the child dialog for WM_SHOWWINDOW....and do this

Code:

void Note::OnShowWindow(BOOL bShow, UINT nStatus) 
{
	
	if(nStatus != SW_PARENTCLOSING)
		CDialog::OnShowWindow(bShow, nStatus);	
}

Ah, thanks a lot, Fordo - works great! ::smoooooch::