WindowType

Applies to

Windows

Description

The value of this property specifies the type of window.

Child

A window that is dependent on a main window and can exist only within the main (parent) window.

Main

A standalone overlapped window that can be independent of all other windows.

MDI

An MDI frame without a MicroHelp status bar.

MDIHelp

An MDI frame with a MicroHelp status bar.

MDIDock

A dockable MDI frame without a MicroHelp status bar.

MDIDockHelp

A dockable MDI frame with a MicroHelp status bar.

Popup

A window that usually displays in response to an event within a window, but can exist outside of the window and, in some cases, after the window that opened it is closed.

Response

A window that displays to obtain information from the user and cannot lose focus or be closed until the user responds.


Usage

In a painter

To specify the window type:

  • Select the desired type from the WindowType drop-down list on the General page of the window's Properties view.

In scripts

You cannot change a window's WindowType property dynamically at runtime.