HUD window ?

Targets macOS
1

I read about HUD windows and it seems evident to some, but I could not find any definition for them nor seemingly anything in Xojo documentation about them.

Would someone be so kind to enlighten me ?

TIA

2

It’s a Cocoa thing. And according to Google there happens to be a MBS Plugin for it.

Other answers include:
Apple Developer Documentation: NSPanel Style Masks
and Stack Overflow: You need to use NSPanel with the NSHUDWindowMask style mask.

3

It is also available through MacOSLib. Check this thread for an example:
https://forum.xojo.com/7780-seeking-a-nice-looking-os-x-hud-window-design

4

set Window type to Floating Window

in Window.Open

  const NSHUDWindowMask = 8192
  const NSTitledWindowMask = 1
  const NSClosableWindowMask = 2
  const NSUtilityWindowMask = 16
  
  #if targetCocoa
    declare sub setStyleMask lib "Cocoa.framework" _
    selector "setStyleMask:" (obj_id as Integer, mask as Integer)
    
    setStyleMask self.Handle, NSHUDWindowMask _
    or NSTitledWindowMask or NSClosableWindowMask or NSUtilityWindowMask
  #endif
5

Thank you everybody. Now I feel less ignorant. It is indeed very spectacular :slight_smile: