Hide specific floating windows in taskbar - Docking/MDI for WPF Forum

Posted 8 months ago by Tobias Lingemann - Software Devolpment Engineer, Vector Informatik GmbH

Version: 23.1.4

Platform: .NET 4.8

Environment: Windows 11 (64-bit)

Hi,

we have a search and replace dialog in our application which is a floating window. Since we enabled the option "FloatingWindowShowInTaskBarMode", the dialog is hidden when the application is focused. When the option is disabled, the floating window remains visible.

With 24.1.3 you have added the option to make floating windows always on top, which should solve this issue. But we would also like to hide specific floating windows like this dialog in the taskbar. Right now all floating windows are shown in the taskbar. We want this option enabled for floating windows that are documents, but not for the search and replace dialog. Will this be possible in the future?

Best regards,
Tobias

Best regards, Tobias Lingemann.

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Answer - Posted 8 months ago by Actipro Software Support - Cleveland, OH, USA

Hi Tobias,

If you use FloatingWindowShowInTaskBarMode.Default, which is the default, only floating windows with workspaces (i.e. MDI areas) will show in the taskbar. Things like Search and Replace dialogs should probably be a tool window. In that Default mode, they will not show in the taskbar.

It wouldn't work well to try and add a mechanism that targeted certain docking windows one way or the other because as a docking system, multiple tool and documents windows can be combined together at any time.

Actipro Software Support

Posted 8 months ago by Tobias Lingemann - Software Devolpment Engineer, Vector Informatik GmbH

Huh, I guess that works too. Thank you for your help.

Best regards, Tobias Lingemann.

The latest build of this product (v24.1.5) was released 2 months ago, which was after the last post in this thread.

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