On 5/24/07, Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I disagree; this is no functionality that belongs into the app_server at all. Crucial system servers should usually do as few as possible.
Fair enough. Then I just need to know how to show a new window, on top, without it becoming the active window (and therefore stealing the focus.) I HATE when applications do that on Windows, the best example being Diskeeper Lite which came with my laptop, it pop-ups it's own notification window (instead of using the usual Windows taskbar thing) and this steals the focus. I really, really hate this. From what I've read in the BeBook, BWindow::Show() always make the window active. Is there some private API I could use?
A separate application or even the Deskbar (eventually using an add-on) sounds like a much more sensible solution.
OK, then I'll move forward with the "Notification Server" idea, as per the subject of this email thread. I don't want this tied to the Deskbar either. Ryan