Blitzplus (or blitz3d) query - how to - bring to front

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Matty (Posted 2017) [#1]

Hi folks, Is there a way to write a program in blitzplus or blitz3d which causes the window it is in to be brought to the front if it is behind other windows after a certain time. And if it is minimised it will come back after 'n' minutes. What I'm thinking is I want to have a picture to remind me of something on my desktop and I want it on the front screen most of the time unless I minimise it but after I minimise it I want it to be brought to the front and stay at the front even if I'm working on other maximised windows. Basically - like a little postage stamp sized overlay that goes away when I tell it to and comes back after a certain amount of time.

RemiD (Posted 2017) [#2]

Take a look at the (Windows) functions in this example : http://www.blitzbasic.com/codearcs/codearcs.php?code=3212 and search for the description of the functions on the Windows msdn website to find the parameters you need to use. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms633545(v=vs.85).aspx

Matty (Posted 2017) [#3]

Thanks RemiD....i found a work around which doesnt quite do what i wanted but it is good enough. (End graphics then call graphics again and window pops up again)