Keep Dialog Focus

[Lee Bergeron]

I have an application that pops up a 3 second license Dialog. I can get it
to stay on top but not in FOCUS (Title bar is inactive). Is there a way to
keep the Dialog Title Bar Active for the entire 3 seconds it is on the screen?

[Michael Mattias]

SetFocus() ???

Or maybe just create with HWND_TOPMOST style?

Or on WM_INITDIALOG, SetWindowPos() with HWND_TOPMOST for z-order parameter?

At least one of these will work to have the INITIAL presentation as the active window. If you want to guarantee it remains that way... I don't think you can because the user can always Alt+tab and pick another process.

Within your process, you can make sure that window stays active until exited by making it a child of the "main" window and using MODAL presentation. (Code not shown).

MCM