Set ALL window's Z-Order

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Hi,
I have my app set to be on top with regards to the Z-order, by using the following code in the app’s open event handler:

// FORCE THE Z-ORDER TO BE ON TOP OF ANY OTHER WINDOWS
Declare Function NSClassFromString Lib "Cocoa" ( inName As CFStringRef ) As Ptr
Declare Function sharedApplication Lib "Cocoa" selector "sharedApplication" ( classRef As Ptr ) As Ptr
Dim myApp As Ptr =  sharedApplication( NSClassFromString( "NSApplication" ) )
Declare Sub activateIgnoringOtherApps Lib "Cocoa" selector "activateIgnoringOtherApps:" ( appRef As Ptr, flag As Boolean )
activateIgnoringOtherApps( myApp, True )

However, when I launch other windows from my app - they appear underneath any windows from other apps which I may have on screen.

Is there any way to set ALL of my app’s windows to be on top of any other app’s windows?

Do I need to add code to each of the window’s open events? If so, what code?

Thank you all in advance.

(macOS 11)

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Richard! Glad to see you back mate!

Are your windows that you are opening set for Document type or another type?

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The easiest way would be to put a method in the app class (or a module) with the window as the parameter:

Sub SetWindowsOnTop(w as Window)
//your code here
End Sub

And then a single line of code in the open event of every window:

app.SetWindowOnTop self

If you tell a window to stay in front, the OS won’t make it automatically for every other window; it’s just like a property of an object (setting one doesn’t change the same property of other similar objects).

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Thanks Arnaud, I will try that later.