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Interact with the main window while the modal is active

I want to be able to interact with the main window of applications like Firefox or Word while the modal is active.

What I mean by interaction is:

  • Copy text
  • Move window
  • Close the window (by clicking the x button)

Is this possible on Windows?

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No, modals hide the parent messaging loop so that events are not processed by them.



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If you want to do this programmatically, you can. SendMessage will call the target window's message handler when the target isn't expecting one, so you'll be very careful what you do.



If you want to do this as a user, working with a mouse and keyboard, your question belongs on another website, although Blindy answered that question.

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