Focus?

[bazzacad]

How do I give it focus so it shows up on top of other windows?

[DmitryGaravsky]

Hi,

Thank you for your question.

The AutoClosingMessageBox is only the wrapper to the MessageBox class, thus you can use the same approaches here:

• use the IWin32Window owner parameter to put the AutoClosingMessageBox on top of the specific application window:

  AutoClosingMessageBox.Show(this, "Hello, World!");

  • use the same parameter with topmost-trick to put the AutoClosingMessageBox on top of the entire application:

    AutoClosingMessageBox.Show(new Form(){ TopMost = true }, "Hello, World!");

• use the AutoClosingMessageBox.Factory method to show the MessageBox in a custom manner:

  AutoClosingMessageBox.Factory(
      showMethod: (caption, buttons) =>
          return MessageBox.Show(this, 
              "You did not enter a server name. Cancel this operation?",
               caption, buttons,
              MessageBoxIcon.Question, 
              MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1, 
              MessageBoxOptions.ServiceNotification); // <<<<<<<< trick
      caption: "No Server Name Specified"
  ).Show(buttons: MessageBoxButtons.YesNo);

Please try this solution, and let me know your results.

Related Links: Why isn't MessageBox TopMost? MessageBoxOptions Enum