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WPF-Window Topmost for own application only?

The Splashscreen/Loading-Window in my WPF application is set to Topmost="True". Now this windows in on top of all other windows even when you switch to another application (because loading will take some time). I don't want this kind of behavior.

If I set Topmost="False" the window in not topmost at all. But If you switch back to my application after working with with another application my customers sometimes don't realize the Loading-Windows is still working. The application appears to be unresponsive because the Loading-Window in the background is still the active window and it is modal.

I want to have the Loading-Window topmost but only if my application is in foreground. If you switch to another program the window should disappear and reappear topmost when you switch back.

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You can try to use the "Owner" property of the window, with that the splash screen will always overlap the other windows.

Martin Moser  2010-03-17 15:50:20
In my application, the MainWindow takes time to create, so it's not yet created while the splash screen is shown. So I can't set the splash screen window's owner to the main window yet.
Anthony Brien  2010-04-08 16:17:51

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