topic User Form in Background? in ArcObjects SDK Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/user-form-in-background/m-p/93362#M2489 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>i think it would have something to do with IDockableWindow, but can't seem to find any information on this...</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:21:06 GMT MatthewPeterson 2010-04-15T21:21:06Z User Form in Background? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/user-form-in-background/m-p/93361#M2488 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Is it possible to run user forms in the background of arcmap?&nbsp; I would like my form to be open and to still be able to work with my map document.&nbsp; Right now I have to close my user form in order to control arcmap.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:20:48 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/user-form-in-background/m-p/93361#M2488 MatthewPeterson 2010-04-15T19:20:48Z User Form in Background? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/user-form-in-background/m-p/93362#M2489 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>i think it would have something to do with IDockableWindow, but can't seem to find any information on this...</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:21:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/user-form-in-background/m-p/93362#M2489 MatthewPeterson 2010-04-15T21:21:06Z User Form in Background? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/user-form-in-background/m-p/93363#M2490 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">Is it possible to run user forms in the background of arcmap?&nbsp; I would like my form to be open and to still be able to work with my map document.&nbsp; Right now I have to close my user form in order to control arcmap.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>How do you open your dialog? Try to replace</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE __default_attr="plain" __jive_macro_name="code" class="jive_macro_code jive_text_macro">new Form().ShowDialog()</PRE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>with </SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE __default_attr="plain" __jive_macro_name="code" class="jive_macro_code jive_text_macro">new Form().Show()</PRE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>This should open the dialog non-modal.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Best regards, Stefan</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:20:36 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/user-form-in-background/m-p/93363#M2490 StefanOffermann 2010-04-16T06:20:36Z User Form in Background? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/user-form-in-background/m-p/93364#M2491 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>figured it out...</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>on the forms properties set showmodal = false</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>allows me to interact with arcmap while keeping the form open.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:30:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcobjects-sdk-questions/user-form-in-background/m-p/93364#M2491 MatthewPeterson 2010-04-16T10:30:01Z