Keep Window Inactive In Appearance Even When Activated

Question

Is there a way to keep a window inactive looking, even if it contains focus? I have two forms (A and B). After the user interacts with A, I transfer focus back to B. The

Answer 1

Not sure if this helps, but Winforms supports the concept of owned forms. For instance, even though floating toolbars live outside a top-level window, they remain active even when the top-level window is active (and vice versa). Likewise, you want the user to be able to interact with your form A, without deactivating form B.

To achieve this, it sounds like you need to call b.AddOwnedForm(a) just before you show a.