How to arrange child forms?

[tb2007]

I have VB application with main MDI form and lots of child forms. When I open child form I want that form maximized and all other child forms minimized. But problem is that I want to see at the bottom of the MDI form all minimized child forms, so the height of active child form must be shorter then MDI height to see minimized forms. How to do that?

 

[TipGiver]

If the other child forms will be minimazed you will be able to look only the captions. So it is useless.

From the menu editor add a menu and check the "WindowList". With that you will be able to:
- See the captions
- Set focus to any child form

Do you agree ?

 

[tb2007]

Yes I agree. But I need to see the minimized forms and captions only. I have lazy users and they want to see at the bottom captions and to click on them to restore child form. They are to lazy to click on the window list

 

[TipGiver]

Haha!

The active child form is on top of the minimazed forms, so if they move the active child they won't see the other forms. One good way is to add a toolbar at the bottom. After each new; dynamically created; child you can add a button, no icons but just the caption.