[Gambas-user] Semi-persistent pop-up form?

[paulwheeler]

Bruce,

Unfortunately, I have no answer for your question, but wanted to say that your illustrations are SO COOL!

If you don't mind my asking, how did you do them?

paul

On 11/11/2013 01:47 PM, Bruce wrote:
> Is there some way to make a popup form only close on a specific user
> action?
> 
> In the attached picture, I have a popup form displaying some statistical
> guff about the data displayed in the main form. (I have pixelised the
> main form just to highlight the popup.) 
> 
> As per design, as soon as the user clicks on the main form, the popup
> disappears. In fact, as soon as the user clicks (anything) the popup
> disappears.
> 
> What I would like to have happen is that the popup remain active until
> the user performs a specific action e.g. presses Alt+F, or whatever.
> 
> (I have tried both the Show and ShowModal approaches, but they have
> other problems with things like positioning the popup correctly,
> multiple copies etc etc. ShowPopup seems to give the best operation so
> far.)
> 
> Even getting to the point of only closing the popup if the click is
> within the main form window would help.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> tia
> Bruce
> 
> 
> 
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