I would double check if AlwaysOnTop = .F. ie:
*Small form deactivate
this.Caption = iif(this.AlwaysOnTop,"AOT set","AOT not set")
Cetin

>Cetin --
>
>My main form is non-modal; by test form is non-modal. For both forms, AlwaysOnTop = .F.
>
>I bring up my main form, and then my test form. The test form is smaller, leaving some of the main form visible.
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>If I click on any portion of the main form, it receives the focus; I can right-click for pop-up menus, etc, and it all works fine.
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>HOWEVER, the test form remains on top; that is, clicking on the main form, and giving it focus, did not change the appearance of the test form in any way (except, I guess for the title bar, which goes gray.)
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>Does this make sense?
>
>Jim
>
>>James,
>>Sorry, I don't understand.
>>Cetin
>>
>>>Cetin --
>>>
>>>No, what I'm doing is making these forms non-modal (they WERE non-modal). My test-form is non-modal -- isn't that why I can give my mainform (also non-modal) the focus?
>>>
>>>How can my main form have focus but not be completely visible? (I have not set the AlwaysOnTop property.)
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>I have having my first go at using non-modal forms, instead of modal. I'm taking an existing application and modifying a couple of the forms that do not have data entry (actually, they just display a simple grid) to see how this works.
>>>>>
>>>>>All seems to be working well except for one thing that doesn't make sense: When I bring up one of these forms that I'm testing, and part of the main form is still visible in the background, I can click on the main form, giving it the focus, but the form I'm testing is still visible. Of course, I can move the form, or minimize it, but I expected it not to be visible.
>>>>>
>>>>>Clearly, I'm missing something. Perhaps the following settings are relevant?

_screen.visible=.F.
>>>>>mainform.showwindow=2
>>>>>mainform.desktop=.f.

>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>>That's the intended behavior of non-modal forms.
>>>>PS: If you mean it covers your other form then check AlwaysOnTop property.
>>>>Cetin