How to keep an inactive window on top

[Guest]

Is there anyway in Windows to keep an inactive window on top? In other words, in Windows whenever you click in a window, it is brought to the foreground (on top of the other windows). I would like to be able to type in a window while keeping other windows (smaller, obviously, so I can still see the window I'm typing in) on top. This is very easy to do in UNIX, where windows are only brought to the foreground by clicking on the bar at the top of the window, but windows can be activated by clicking anywhere else in the window. Anyone know how to replicate this in Windows? Thanks.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Programs May Start, Quit, Lose, and Gain Focus Randomly
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313176&Product=winxp

If the above is not applicable:

You can install Tweak UI. Once installed, go to
Start > Programs > TweakUI > General > Focus and
place a check next to "Prevent applications from stealing focus".

Microsoft PowerToys (Tweak UI)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Is there anyway in Windows to keep an inactive window on top? In other words, in Windows whenever you click
in a window, it is brought to the foreground (on top of the other windows). I would like to be able to type in
a window while keeping other windows (smaller, obviously, so I can still see the window I'm typing in) on top.
This is very easy to do in UNIX, where windows are only brought to the foreground by clicking on the bar at
the top of the window, but windows can be activated by clicking anywhere else in the window. Anyone know how
to replicate this in Windows? Thanks.

 

[David Candy]

There's 101 million programs that can do it for you. NVidia drivers also do this (which is wrong - it's not their place to do anything but draw shapes).

In windows programmers decide on their programs features. WinHlp32 (old style help) has this feature as user selectable (and Task Manager).

 

[David Candy]

It's known as allways on top. Win keeps two levels of windows, normal and ontop.