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From: matcat on 8 Mar 2010 21:02 Whoever decided this is part of the out of touch brian dead clan at MS. Geez who would imagine that users would want the OPTION to have a remider opoup on top of other windows!?!?!? We would all prefer to have out $300 something office suite allow us to miss WHATEVER just so it doesn't interupt what we are working on. (ISN'T THAT WHY WE NEED IT TO POP UP ON TOP?????) I now need to go out and buy a riminder program that can do what a reminder program is supposed to do. Maybe free Open Office can do this???? "Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: > Hi Milly, > > I generally agree with that, but in this case setting or not setting the > reminders window to always be topmost is perhaps 4 lines of code, including > a test to see whether to do it. > > Of course a setting in a dialog to set that would be a few more lines of > code. > > But it wouldn't be anything significant, just a call to SetWindowPos() with > an argument of HWND_TOPMOST if always on top of everything is desired. > > -- > Ken Slovak > [MVP - Outlook] > http://www.slovaktech.com > Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007. > Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options. > http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm > > > "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" <what(a)ever> wrote in message > news:%23DDKCgUpKHA.1552(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > >I am constantly amazed by the simple assumption that users make that > > programming in an on/off switch is a matter of a simple line of code. If > > it > > were that simple, Microsoft would have done it years ago. > > > > -- > > Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] > > > > Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. > > ALWAYS post your Outlook version. > > How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375 > > . >
From: matcat on 8 Mar 2010 21:48 Listen up MVPs, you could think outside of the box and give some HELPFUL advice instead of spewing out dumb reasns why MS thought it was a good idea. MS crippled the remider program when it took away the option to poup on top of other windows. Not smart period. One possible helpful idea is to change the remider sound to something a bit longer than the ding sound (maybe ding was short for what they called the dingbat who decided that we don't need the on top popup?) If you change the sound (maybe to something different or longer you will have a chance in hell of hearing it?) Options/other/advanced options//reminder options. make sure both options are checked and then browse to any wav extention. (of course you can't play mp3s) Especially if you navagate to a longer file like a sound track it will be harder to miss important events. (Just remember to keep the volume low!) "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: > "Al" <Al(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:63DEA2CC-4D18-46D0-B1AB-D46515B23631(a)microsoft.com... > > >I am unable to get pop up reminders on top of the window I am working with. > > Using Windows 7 with Office Outlook 2007. Can someone please help? thanks > > The reminder window generally doesn't pop up over the top of the window with > focus. If it were to do that, it would interrupt whatever you were doing at > the time. That's why the taskbar handle flashes - to attract your attention > to the fact there's a reminder. Try not to occlude so much of the desktop > that the reminder window can't be seen. > -- > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] > > . >
From: Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] on 9 Mar 2010 13:57 "matcat" <matcat(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5763197C-C1A9-439A-859F-437BBB0B0D39(a)microsoft.com... > Listen up MVPs, you could think outside of the box and give some HELPFUL > advice instead of spewing out dumb reasns why MS thought it was a good idea. Since we don't control what goes into Outlook and are as much subject to whatever Microsoft designs and implements as you are, the only thing we can do is tell you why we think it behaves as it does. The reality is that is DOES behave that way and we can't change it, only explain it as best we can. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
From: gmAN on 16 Mar 2010 02:32 Wow, kudos for actually coming up with a solution (thanks to jmaxon as well for the idea of ticking the "Never Combine" option). Do people from Microsoft actually moderate these threads? Or are the cries for change falling on deaf ears here? I dont want to have a discussion about why Microsoft did what they did, I just want them to fix their blunder. So, if they do read these threads: GIVE US THE OPTION FOR OUTLOOK REMINDERS TO POPUP OVER ALL WINDOWS. If they dont read these threads: This is a waste of time and I'm done with this. /thread "matcat" wrote: > Listen up MVPs, you could think outside of the box and give some HELPFUL > advice instead of spewing out dumb reasns why MS thought it was a good idea. > MS crippled the remider program when it took away the option to poup on top > of other windows. Not smart period. One possible helpful idea is to change > the remider sound to something a bit longer than the ding sound (maybe ding > was short for what they called the dingbat who decided that we don't need the > on top popup?) If you change the sound (maybe to something different or > longer you will have a chance in hell of hearing it?) Options/other/advanced > options//reminder options. make sure both options are checked and then browse > to any wav extention. (of course you can't play mp3s) Especially if you > navagate to a longer file like a sound track it will be harder to miss > important events. (Just remember to keep the volume low!) > > "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: > > > "Al" <Al(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:63DEA2CC-4D18-46D0-B1AB-D46515B23631(a)microsoft.com... > > > > >I am unable to get pop up reminders on top of the window I am working with. > > > Using Windows 7 with Office Outlook 2007. Can someone please help? thanks > > > > The reminder window generally doesn't pop up over the top of the window with > > focus. If it were to do that, it would interrupt whatever you were doing at > > the time. That's why the taskbar handle flashes - to attract your attention > > to the fact there's a reminder. Try not to occlude so much of the desktop > > that the reminder window can't be seen. > > -- > > Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] > > > > . > >
From: Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] on 16 Mar 2010 08:12 "gmAN" <gmAN(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:2BAFA294-DCCC-473B-B5A9-189D64A8481C(a)microsoft.com... > Do people from Microsoft actually moderate these threads? Nope. > Or are the cries for change falling on deaf ears here? It's a peer-to-peer newsgroup. We're all users of Outlook like yourself. If you want Microsoft to fix something, report it on the "Contact Us" link at http://support.microsoft.com/ -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
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