Ensure a form stays in the background #189

The following code ensures that a form always stays in the background, even when it has focus. It is done by making the form a child of the Windows desktop.

First place the following method declaration in your form's protected section:

protected
  ...
  procedure CreateParams(var Params: TCreateParams); override;</div>
  ...

and implement the method as follows:

procedure TForm.CreateParams(var Params: TCreateParams);
begin
  inherited CreateParams(Params);
  if Assigned(Application.MainForm) then
  begin
    Params.WndParent := GetDesktopWindow;
    Params.Style := WS_CHILD;
  end;
end;