>Could someone explain how to make a form 'top level' and confine other forms to stay within it?
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>I need to have more control over the status bar, so I created a status bar class. I'll attach the status bar to either a form (top level) or the _screen object. I figured a 'top level' form would be simpler...
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>Please correct me if I'm wrong here...
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>TIA

It's as simple as setting the form's ShowWindow property to 2, As Top-Level Form. Child windows should be set to 1, In top-level form.