Minimize all forms- tab in systray - re-open in "correct" order

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Rob - 28 May 2008 06:36 GMT

Is there a simple way to programatically minimize all open forms... place a
tab in the systray to re-open the forms... and make sure that if multiple
forms were open, they were re-opened (by clicking on tab in systry) in the
correct sequence (i.e., in the correct "topmost" order) ?

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Family Tree Mike - 28 May 2008 18:29 GMT

Do you mean something like the "Show Desktop" icon in the Quick Launch area
of the taskbar?

> Is there a simple way to programatically minimize all open forms... place a
> tab in the systray to re-open the forms... and make sure that if multiple
> forms were open, they were re-opened (by clicking on tab in systry) in the
> correct sequence (i.e., in the correct "topmost" order) ?

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Rob - 28 May 2008 20:00 GMT

Just some way quick for them to quickly "re-open" everything... I guess i
could just allow allow min max control box and hide all previously called
forms... did not know if there were any other options...

> Do you mean something like the "Show Desktop" icon in the Quick Launch
> area
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>> the
>> correct sequence (i.e., in the correct "topmost" order) ?

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Family Tree Mike - 28 May 2008 23:10 GMT

The show desktop icon will put all the windows back to the way they were when
it is hit the second time. If you are talking about your own application's
windows, then the best way would be to loop on the Application.OpenForms
property and minimize/maximize them.

> Just some way quick for them to quickly "re-open" everything... I guess i
> could just allow allow min max control box and hide all previously called
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> >> the
> >> correct sequence (i.e., in the correct "topmost" order) ?

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Rob - 29 May 2008 03:47 GMT

But then i would have to "remember" which forms were open at the time of the
minimize, correct ?

> The show desktop icon will put all the windows back to the way they were
> when
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>> >> the
>> >> correct sequence (i.e., in the correct "topmost" order) ?

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