Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!henry!hairston From: hairston@henry.ece.cmu.edu (David Hairston) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: Floating windows? Message-ID: Date: 26 Nov 90 12:53:19 GMT References: <654@treehouse.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Gaia II Lines: 21 In-reply-to: andyp@treehouse.UUCP's message of 26 Nov 90 03:53:34 GMT [andyp@treehouse.UUCP (Andy Peterman) writes:] [] I'm looking for any information on how to create a floating window that [] stays on top of all windows of ALL application layers under MultiFinder. [] I want to be able to put this window somewhere on the screen and have it [] accessible at all times and never be hidden by any other window. me too ... whadya mean you were here first??? seriously, it doesn't seem like you could enforce this unless you invoke some strange set of user/system/machine priorities. perhaps that was your intent (i.e. an app that only you would use). okay, this doesn't directly answer your question but perhaps you'd do better to reconsider your approach (i.e. if you need to display info at all times then consider the approach of the Spy! init and modify the screen display [not recommended] else you could "blast" your info to a hopefully unused portion of the screen. in the latter case you could trigger off of some trap). sorry, i don't have to code to share ... -dave- hairston@henry.ece.cmu.edu