* Doc John wrote, On 10-7-2007 20:07:

I'm not sure if it would work, but have you tried un-maximizing the
window you're closing in the form's Closing Event, just before it
actually closes? That might do the trick (haven't tried though)...

Jesse

Well, you'd have to keep track of what was and wasn't maximized and depending
on the active MDI Child either restore or maximize it depending what state
the close window was in and what you want the next window's state to me.

Hi John,

This behavior is by design of MDI UI. This has been confirmed in the remark
section of the link below:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms644917.aspx

"If an MDI client window receives any message that changes the activation
of its child windows while the currently active MDI child window is
maximized, the system restores the active child window and maximizes the
newly activated child window."

If you really do not like the behavior, a simple workaround is placing a
call to set the child form's WindowState to "FormWindowState.Normal" just
as Jesse stated:
private void Form2_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
{
   this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
}

Hope this helps.

Best regards,
Jeffrey Tan
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Hi John,

Have you reviewed our replies to you? How about this issue now? If you
still need any help or have any concern, please feel free to feedback,
thanks.

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