Keeping a JWindow on top

I know this has been asked before but none of the answers I have tried have been suitable as they either don't work or keep the focus.
I have a JWindow that I am using as an indicator panel to show various states. This window needs to be on top of all windows all the time but should not grab the focus from whatever the user is using (they could be using my seperate Java app, or any number of native windows applications as well as interacting with the indicator panel).
As far as I can tell this cannot be done and I should write something in VB. Am I right or can JDK 1.4.2_01 treat a window as if the always on top option had been ticked in winzip (for example).
I know there is a JNI app out there, but I cannot get it to work as I require. It does not force the JWindow to the top.

None seem to work like the Always on Top feature of programs like Winzip.
Most assume you have a JWindow/JFrame that you are working with rather then the Windows OS.
I don't know if other OS's don't have the on top feature, but it is a shame that they did not spoof something suitable.

Similar Messages

How to keep new applications on top within windows 8.1 desktop

In previous Window versions when one opened applications such as word, excel or browser or snipping tool these applications stayed on top.
However, in windows 8.1 now when ne application is openned, one needs to minize other applications before starting to use it. This is very non productive use of time and prevents swtiching between dpendent application, open version of documents, and
images.
Please provide suggestions how to configure the system to enable latest application on top.
Thank you.

Hi,
Based on my knowledge, you can keep new applications on top of all other windows on your desktop, even while you're working in other programs.
I would like to suggest you restoring healthy by using this command: dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth first.
Meanwhile, please ask on the following forum. This is where the Windows 8.1 experts answer questions.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/home?category=w8itpro&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc
Thank you for your understanding.
Regards,
Blair Deng
Blair Deng
TechNet Community Support

How can I keep a listbox on top of a string control?

I would like to keep the listbox "on top" or "in front" of the string control. Whenever I click in the string control, though, the listbox moves behind it. I have set the order from the menu, but that seems to get overridden.
Attachments:
String-Listbox.vi ‏13 KB

LOL
That was just to pull the wool over somebody's eyes...
Check the control editor of the string you will know the truth
(Anyway thanks for the stars )
Message Edited by Vsh on 04-08-2008 07:54 AM

How to keep figures at the top of the page.

Hi there
I have three figures which I have draw with Drawing tools.
The first figure I want to keep always in the middle of my first page.
Second figure I want to keep always on the top of my second page.
Third figure I want to keep always on to of my third page.
There position should not change even if I add few more paragraphs just before my first figure. How do I say OpenOfifice to keep the figure in place for me? I can do that in Latex. However, I am newbee in OpenOfifice .

My previous post is regarding OpenOffice Writer

How to keep Allways JFrame on top of JApplet?

I have Japplet runs on the client side. after pressing buton on the applet
a jframe pops up. but if i click on the japplet it hides under japplet.
Any ways to keep this jframe on the top ? if i use jframe.keep always on the top will thought security exception. I know applets have some security issue to access local OS resources or permission. just need to know any possibitly to achive this somehow?
thnx

I don't think this is possible. Others feel free to correct me. Perhaps try signing the applet or setting the permissions in the policy file.
You can use a JInternalFrame to keep the frame within the JApplet.

Keeping the camera on top

how do i keep the camera on top of other windows?

This question might be better addressed in the iSight forum - iPhoto doesn't have the capability of capturing images via iSight (but would be cool if it did).
You might want to take a look at:
http://www.econtechnologies.com/site/Pages/ImageCaster/imgcast_overview.html
See if that's what you're looking for.

Keeping a window on top using JNI.

Hi,
We would like to keep a java JFrame as the top window on the screen.
There is plenty of discussion regarding the fact that it's not possible without a native call which I accept (there is a price to pay for system independence). BUT, in my situation this isn't an issue, because it will always run on Windows.
So... my question is how do you use the JNI to keep a window on top? I've never used JNI, so from the top please... ... ...
Thanks in advance
ollie lord

Hi,
this tutorial describes exactly what you want:
http://community.borland.com/article/0,1410,20679,00.html
Regards,
Kurt.

Why does the wheel keep spinning at the top of my screen on my iphone 5

Basically,
I noted the past 2-3 days that my battery is dying really quick. It dies after being charged all night within 25 minutes. I also noticed that the wheel keeps spinning at the top of my screen between the time and wifi symbol. Is there a connection?

I think that it is turning the WiFi switch on in Settings (from "not connected" ) that starts the wheel.
In normal circumstances the wheel stops when you have selected and connected to a network of your choice.

Can not access email addresses when they are a link. F/F goes nuts and "untitleed " keep flashing across the top of the screen.I have to get out of that page fast or manually shut down thwe computer.

Can not access email addresses when they are a link. F/F goes nuts and "untitled " keep flashing across the top of the screen.I have to get out of that page fast or manually shut down the computer

Use the trackpad to scroll, thats what it was designed for. The scroll bars automatically disappear when not being used and will appear if you scroll up or down using the trackpad.
This is a user-to-user forum and most people will post on here if they have problems. You very rarely get people posting to say there update went smooth. The fact is the vast majority of Mountain Lion users will not be experiencing any major problems with the OS, or maybe with apps which are not compatible, but thats hardly Apple's fault if developers don't update their apps.

I am trying to view pdfs but when i click on them lots and lots of tabs keep appearing at the top i've had 1000s,how can i stop this and how can i look at pdfs

I received an email from my power supplier,in it I must click on bill to view,it downloads and asks if I want to open it with internet explorer or something else,so I click on firefox.All it does is keeps opening loads and loads of tabs across the top,I've tried to close them at the last count I had managed to close over 1000 tabs but still cannot see my bill.my wife had the same she tried to open pdfs and got the same problem.So how can we view without problems files we receive in emails etc,and how do I get rid off this tab multipling itself? Thanks

hi thanks for that info,but I tried the first help email I received and that one did the trick.Tahanks again for your in put.

My start button and desk top menu keep relocating themselves to top, and sides, How do I get them back on the botom of the page and keep them there?

When I initialize my start up, and my home page loads, my start button, short cut icons, and desk top menu will move from the bottom where I prefer them, to the top, or left and tight sides, which shortens my home page, or any site I go to. How do I lock them in to the bottom and keep them there. This has just started in the past 2 weeks.

Drag the Taskbar with the Start button to the wanted position and right click that bar the lock it to prevent accidental moving it.

Keeps opening windows on top bar

Firefox keeps opening window after window running them across the top gray bar. I cant click out of them they load so fast, have to logoff.

See this: <br />
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox%20keeps%20opening%20many%20tabs%20or%20windows Firefox keeps opening many tabs or windows]

Keep mini player on top

is there any way to create a shortcut for keeping the mini player on top. i would really like to be able to just a shortcut for this option instead of having it be buried in the preferences. they could just throw it in the window menu that would be good enough so that we could create our own shortcut.

It may be off the screen somewhere..
Try changing the screen resolution to see if it gets pushed back onscreen.

Keep safari window on top

The BBC iPlayer can now play in a stand alone window. Is there anyway to keep this safari window always on top?

Pagemakers2 wrote:
The BBC iPlayer can now play in a stand alone window. Is there anyway to keep this safari window always on top?
Untested, at least by me, but here's the link:
http://infinite-labs.net/afloat/

Keep Terminal window on top (in foreground)

All these years of using Terminal, and I haven't figured this out. Is there a way to keep the Terminal window(s) on top of all other windows?
Or, is there a third-party term app which will do this for me?
Many thanks!
Matt

Thanks Camelot - that does help some.
Here's what I'm trying to do. And I'll preface by saying that it's a 12" Powerbook without an external display. Let's say I have an O'Reilly tutorial page in Safari that I have pretty much full-screen. My Terminal window is covering the top right part of this page, and is transparent enough that I can see the web page through it. I would like to be able to scroll through the webpage, but keep the Terminal window in view, and easily mouse over to it and keep working there.
In other words, when Terminal is in focus, I can still see Safari, but when Safari is in focus, I can't see Terminal. (I know, I could make the Safari window smaller, but not all web pages will be readable that way)
Focus-follows-mouse only works for multiple Terminal windows; and you do have to mouse over the title bar of the appropriate window for it to have effect. I did find another utility, Mondo Mouse, which works for any applications, and isn't limited to mousing over the title bar (you can mouse over any part of any window to bring it into focus), but again, you do have to mouse over a visible part of the Terminal window. Meaning that I'd have to mouse all the way off the edge of the Safari screen to see my Terminal again. So it's almost the solution I need, but not quite.
I suspect that I'm just working in an inefficient way (that Aqua doesn't really support) and trying to find utilites which will work that way - it's possible that going to X11 for these Unix sessions would give me what I'm after, I guess.
I know that certain utilities have a "Stay on top" feature, but I can't work out if that's something built into the binary that I won't have access to, or if it's a windowing preference that I can somehow hack, with a "defaults write" command or some such.
Matt

Keeping a JWindow on top

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for