Deactivation parent panel when a popup opens

Hello smartprogrammer, are you aware of this note from the help for InstallPopup?
Note While you can pass a child panel to this function, it is not recommended. Although the panel will retain its status as a child panel, it will not behave like one while it is modal, which might produce unpredictable results elsewhere in your program.
Is there a special reason to use a child panel? Can you rethink your framework so that a regular panel is used?
Note: I suppose this discussion and this other one are strictly related: am I right?

Hello there!
I think the solution you are looking for is somewhere along the lines you just posted: using the InstallPopup LabWindows/CVI function.
Here are a few source where you can learn more about creating modal dialogs/panels, which are essentially stacked windows which block the input of the underlaying panels:
The CreateProgressDialog is a Programmer's Toolbox function that creates a wait window for lenghty operations. You can look in the implementation of the function at <CVI Install Directory>\toolslib\toolbox\toolbox.h.
Refer to the Creating Modal Pop-Up Panel In LabWindows/CVI KB: http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/83EDCFB10FA8B8D2862565E7007EA350 for another handy sample application.
Learn more from the InstallPopup help topic or the related sample applications: http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/370051Y-01/cvi/uiref/cviinstallpopup/
Best regards!
- Johannes

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