dxl window- topMost

Hello,

I built a dxl window using topMost and block, but I want to add a close button on this little window, which destroy this window and make active the big window built with create. But simply does not work. the little window is destroyed but the big one is minimized. I do not know why does not work.

Re: dxl window- topMost
Mathias Mamsch - Thu Dec 18 16:03:28 EST 2014

Hmm ... I never bothered to even try to understand the "jumping" windows of DOORS. As far as I know you have two options

- you either need to get the "parenting" right, i.e. tell DOORS which window is the child of which other. Then when a dialog closes, its parent (either the DB Explorer, or a Module or another Dialog will be brought to front)

DB dbParent= centered "Parent" 


void childFunc (DBE) {
    DB child = topMost ("Child")
      realize child
      // note that child needs to be visible (realize) before parenting it
      setParent (child, dbParent) 
      
      block child
      release child
      destroy child
}

DBE button = button (dbParent, "Launch Child", childFunc)

show dbParent

- or you can try to actually bring your parent dialog back to front after the child closes:

DB dbParent= centered "Parent" 


void childFunc (DBE) {
    DB child = topMost ("Child")
      realize child
      block child
      release child
      destroy child
        // bring the parent back to top ...
        raise dbParent
}

DBE button = button (dbParent, "Launch Child", childFunc)

show dbParent

Hope that helps, regards, Mathias