Hi Denis,

Thanks...I know about those samples. While transparent forms are cool, it just not the same as having it dimmed and still opaque. I don't want the main form (Form A) show the underlying desktop, application or whatever. I think that would be even more distracting than the initial situation.

Mike

>I use VFP 7 but in the SOLUTION (samples) app it is under "New features for VFP 7" and then "Transparent forms".
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>>I'm using VFP8SP1 under Windows2000 Pro. I created a Top Level form (Form A) that is shown maximized. Another form (Form B) is shown on top of Form A (Form B's ShowWindow is 1 - In Top Level Form) and is modal. Form B is centered within Form A and is much smaller than Form A.
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>>I was wondering if it is possible to make Form A (the maximized top level form that is behind Form B) look "dimmed or faded". The idea is to have emphasis on Form B without the distraction of Form A.
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>>I think that I've seen this type of thing in other applications. I've seen WindowsXP Pro fade the background to greyscale at the shutdown confirmation dialog.
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>>TIA