How do you make a non-modal topmost dialog that is only topmost in regards to the parent form in WinForms?

c# winforms dialog topmost non-modal
Davy8 picture Davy8 · Mar 23, 2009 · Viewed 7.5k times · Source

Thinking about this for an About dialog but I'm sure it's applicable in other places (say a find box)

Sorry if this is a dupe, but I couldn't find this or how to articulate the last part about it only being on top of the parent. How do you make a form that is always on top of the parent form, but is non-modal, but doesn't cover up other apps?

Answer

Jay Riggs picture Jay Riggs · Mar 23, 2009

Try this to open your dialog:

FindDialog fd = new FindDialog();
fd.Show(this);

The key is to assign dialog's owner.

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