How to prevent a new WPF form from stealing focus?

Question

I have written a simple MSN-style program that will send and retrieve messages using WCF. The main form contains a Textbox to type in the message to be sent. In the backgrou

Answer 1

The answer is simple: Since .NET 3.5 SP1 WPF forms have a ShowActivated property. Set this to false and any form thus marked won't steal no focus no more!