Re: popup dialog on CE 5.0

I'd create an ActiveX Control that the page creates and uses.


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"Jay" <Jay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The alert() method in JScript pops up the window, but that appears ONLY
when I am in the browser.
If I have another app open on my screen, the alert just sits in the
background. I would never know that I got the popup box, unless I focus on
the browser window.

I am willing to look at other alternatives - anything that will let me
popup a window and appears on top of every other app that is active.


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
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So, your question is two-fold, right? Why can't I display dialogs on the
PDA and, if I could, how do I construct my code so that they are top-most
(which is the key word you're looking for, I think), on the screen.

I'm not an expert on Windows CE JScript 5.5, but my belief is that
JScript on Windows CE cannot open new windows on the machine, so I think
you're out of luck. Take a look at the window.alert method of JScript in
the reference.

Paul T.

"Jay" <Jay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a web app that is constantly listening to "Instant messages" in
the background.

Call it Messenger.aspx.



When it does receive a message, I need to pop up that message and that
window should be appearing on top of all the other apps that are
currently running.

(say popupdialog). E.g: If I am in the Outlook app, readying my emails -
I need the popupdialog to appear to me on the Outlook app.

Messenger.aspx should display a window, popupdialog (with yes/no
buttons).

All this should happen on the PDA device. running CE 5.0.



1. I am trying to use showModelessDialog function in the javascript.
That sometimes it appears in the front and sometimes it is in the
background.

Is there any reliable way to display a dialog box, that will always
appear on top of the other active windows?

2. Even if the above works, it only works on the desktop. It doesn't
show up on my PDA.



Any thoughts on how we can implement this?










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