> I have a problem with showing delphi forms on the desktop. What I
want to do
> is open forms in the background (minimized), but still keep the
foreground
> form the user is using, focused. Problem is, even when the forms I
open are
> minimized (I'm using the new forms .show method
> to do this by the way), they still take the focus away from the
current
> foreground form. Any idea how to open a form without giving it
focus?

> By the way, I realise that I could probably switch back to my
foreground
> form after the background form has opened, but this is a bit too
messy for
> my liking, as I think the potiental is there for the user to type
something
> on the background form instead of the foreground form during the
switch (the
> nature of my app means that a background form can open at any time).

> Thanks in advance