How to make taskbar not on top in Win7 using C/C++? Actually, the case is I have two applications. One of them is in fullscreen. Then if I want to open the dialog of the second app, I see the taskbar on top of the first application.
Also, even if I make the window of the second app the child of first app window, it doesn't work. I mean, I have a fullscreen window and then I focus on the second app window, taskbar appears.
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I don't think it's something that could be easily changed. – Bartek Banachewicz Oct 01 '13 at 08:38
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On the one hand, taskbar is a window like other, so it can be both above and beyond. On the other hand, it is on top by design. You can only temporary get above that - it will climb up back e.g. with `Win` key pressed. – Roman R. Oct 01 '13 at 08:51
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@RomanR. So it's just impossible to do? – Ov3r1oad Oct 01 '13 at 09:04
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You should be able to make the taskbar auto-hide. At least, the answers to [this question](http://stackoverflow.com/q/1381821/56778) indicate that you can. – Jim Mischel Oct 01 '13 at 15:39
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What about setting the auto-hide property on start-up and clearing it again on exit? You could easily include a checkbox to enable such an option. I'd suppose it (the auto-hide property) to be stored in a registry key - one you could capture changes to, and therefore identify with RegMon. – enhzflep Oct 01 '13 at 15:39
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1@JimMischel - ha, too funny! 6 hours of inactivity, then two of us post the same thing within a minute.. – enhzflep Oct 01 '13 at 15:42
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@JimMischel No, unfortunatelly, that solution doesn't work for me. – Ov3r1oad Oct 02 '13 at 09:28