[mapguide-users] Implement redling with an always on top window

[Martin Morrison]

So what you really want is a floating semi-transparent toolbar/task pane that auto-hides like AutoCAD MAP...this is a blatant hint to the Adeskers <G>.

Martin



From: mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:mapguide-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Nick Sebastyan
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 4:59 AM
To: MapGuide Users Mail List
Subject: [mapguide-users] Implement redling with an always on top window

Greetings all,

I have a question that is a little off topic but it implies mapguide at a certain level so i will give it a shot.

I have to implement some redlining functionality on mapguide that will reside in a popup window because there are to much options and will not be very user friendly if i will put all this commands in the toolbar, context menu, taskpane etc.
For example you have options to create, save as xml ,  rename, load, select, modify temporary layers, draw lines, polygons, insert text, insert symbols from the resource repository, etc.

The idea is that the window that provide all this functionality will have to be an ALWAYS ON TOP window because it will be very annoying if the window keep losing focus when you start to draw something on the map. I have found some methods but they do not help because they give constant focus only to a window and it will not be possible to select what to draw and draw it this way ( an example will be window.showModalDialog('url', 'args')).

So the question is does somebody know how you can truly make an "always on top window" or have other ideas ?

Thanks.

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