Hi all,

I want to build some kind of popup window, but without using a new form (not something like class Popup : Form), because forms produce side effects. Instead I wanted to draw this popup window directly to screen by using a sprite. It should be similar to some kind of website popup including a bitmap, some text, maybe a button.
Another possibility is GDI+ and catching the WM_PAINT message, but I dont' know which way is better.

Any ideas?

If this DirectDraw approach is dilettante let me know :-)

What "side effects" of the form are you trying to avoid? That will help us suggest alternatives (or solutions) for you.

If you open a non-fullscreen form while the main form is "maximized" because you want to hide the title bar, then the main form's title bar becomes visible while the non-fullscreen form is open.

Because of this side effect or bug I wanted to build something very low-level.

Here is a common example for popup windows based on non-fullscreen forms:
http://www.christec.co.nz/blog/archives/134

But those popups don't work correctly if the parent or main form is set to "maximized".


By the way, I use Windows Mobile 6 for PPC.