[Gambas-user] Turn off window modality while its showing?

[Gianluigi]

Il 15/01/24 13:46, Bruce Steers ha scritto:
>
>
> On Mon, 15 Jan 2024 at 08:00, BB <adamnt42 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     I have a lot of image files that I show in a modal popup form. Now I
>     want to stop an instance of the form being modal, so I can select
>     another image and pop it up as well (so I can compare them). Any
>     ideas?
>
>     b
>
>
> maybe a pseudo modal window will do it?
>
> This ShowModal override should open in Utility mode and work like a 
> modal form but setting $bPseudo to false while it's open will break it 
> out of utility mode.
>
> Private $bPseudo As Boolean  ' Modal switch
> Private $hWin As Window  ' parent form to disable
> Private $iValue As Integer  ' the standard Modal return value holder.
>
> Public Sub UnModal()
>
>   $bPseudo = False
>
> End
>
>
> Public Sub ShowModal() As Integer
>
>   $hWin = Application.ActiveWindow  ' probably better to explicitly 
> use the parent form object here.
>
>   Dim bEnabled As Boolean = $hWin.Enabled  ' note parent window 
> enabled state before making it false
>   $hWin.Enabled = False
>   $bPseudo = True
>   Me.Utility = True
>   Super.Show()
>   While Object.IsValid(Me) And $bPseudo  ' wait for window close or 
> unmodal request, letting event loop run.
>     Wait 0.1
>   Wend
>
>   If Object.IsValid(Me) Then Me.Utility = $bPseudo
>
>   If Object.IsValid($hWin) Then
>     $hWin.Enabled = bEnabled
>   Endif
>
>   Return $iValue
>
> End
>
> Public Sub Button2_Click()
>
>   $bPseudo = False
>
> End
>
> Something along those lines maybe?
>
> Respects
> BruceS
>
>
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I would use the property Staking = 1 and a simple Show on all windows.

Regards
Gianluigi
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