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Date: | Tue, 15 Nov 2005 18:33:47 -0500 |
From: | Alan Dobkin <Cygwin AT OmniComp DOT org> |
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Subject: | Re: Making the command console stay on top |
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There are probably better, or more Cygwin-specific ways to do this, but these (and many others) came up in a quick Google search: http://www.actualtools.com/titlebuttons/stay_on_top_windows.shtml http://www.absoluteway.com/tweakwindow/stay_window_always_on_top.htm http://www.soft32.com/download_9217.html http://www.shelltoys.com/minimize_tray/ Alan On 11/15/2005 5:03 PM, Terry Dabbs wrote: > I have an application written and compiled using gcc and ncurses (for > the colors), in the cygwin environment. This application gets > information from a database, and displays it to an operator running a > machine telling them what program to input (among other things). > > The problem is that when they go to enter the program name, the console > window immediately falls behind that of the application they are > entering the data into, and they can't read it. > > I'm using a shortcut to start this, and the level of display of the > window is not one of the options. Does anyone (that will answer) know a > way to start this window with the attributes needed so it will not be > covered when another application is touched by the mouse? > > Thanks, > > Terry Dabbs -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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