Changed: "Normal" z-position now stays on desktop by default

Library/MeterWindow.cpp

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ using namespace Gdiplus;
 
 #define SNAPDISTANCE 10
 
+#define ZPOS_FLAGS	(SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOOWNERZORDER | SWP_NOACTIVATE | SWP_NOSENDCHANGING)
+
 enum TIMER
 {
 	TIMER_METER      = 1,
@@ -431,7 +433,11 @@ void CMeterWindow::Refresh(bool init, bool all)
 
 	ScreenToWindow();
 
-	if (all || oldZPos != m_WindowZPosition)
+	if (init)
+	{
+		ChangeSingleZPos(m_WindowZPosition, all);
+	}
+	else if (all || oldZPos != m_WindowZPosition)
 	{
 		ChangeZPos(m_WindowZPosition, all);
 	}
@@ -590,8 +596,6 @@ void CMeterWindow::MoveWindow(int x, int y)
 */
 void CMeterWindow::ChangeZPos(ZPOSITION zPos, bool all)
 {
-#define ZPOS_FLAGS	(SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOOWNERZORDER | SWP_NOACTIVATE | SWP_NOSENDCHANGING)
-
 	HWND winPos = HWND_NOTOPMOST;
 	m_WindowZPosition = zPos;
 
@@ -622,12 +626,11 @@ void CMeterWindow::ChangeZPos(ZPOSITION zPos, bool all)
 		}
 		break;
 
+	case ZPOSITION_NORMAL:
+		if (all || !Rainmeter->IsNormalStayDesktop()) break;
 	case ZPOSITION_ONDESKTOP:
 		if (CSystem::GetShowDesktop())
 		{
-			// Set WS_EX_TOPMOST flag
-			SetWindowPos(m_Window, HWND_TOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0, ZPOS_FLAGS);
-
 			winPos = CSystem::GetHelperWindow();
 
 			if (all)
@@ -669,6 +672,30 @@ void CMeterWindow::ChangeZPos(ZPOSITION zPos, bool all)
 	SetWindowPos(m_Window, winPos, 0, 0, 0, 0, ZPOS_FLAGS);
 }
 
+/*
+** ChangeSingleZPos
+**
+** Sets the window's z-position in proper order.
+**
+*/
+void CMeterWindow::ChangeSingleZPos(ZPOSITION zPos, bool all)
+{
+	if (zPos == ZPOSITION_NORMAL && m_Rainmeter->IsNormalStayDesktop() && (!all || CSystem::GetShowDesktop()))
+	{
+		m_WindowZPosition = zPos;
+
+		// Set window on top of all other ZPOSITION_ONDESKTOP, ZPOSITION_BOTTOM, and ZPOSITION_NORMAL windows
+		SetWindowPos(m_Window, CSystem::GetBackmostTopWindow(), 0, 0, 0, 0, ZPOS_FLAGS);
+
+		// Bring window on top of other application windows
+		BringWindowToTop(m_Window);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		ChangeZPos(zPos, all);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
 ** RunBang
 **
@@ -3812,7 +3839,7 @@ void CMeterWindow::SetWindowHide(HIDEMODE hide)
 */
 void CMeterWindow::SetWindowZPosition(ZPOSITION zpos)
 {
-	ChangeZPos(zpos);
+	ChangeSingleZPos(zpos);
 	WriteConfig(SETTING_ALWAYSONTOP);
 }
 
@@ -3950,14 +3977,22 @@ LRESULT CMeterWindow::OnNcHitTest(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 */
 LRESULT CMeterWindow::OnWindowPosChanging(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 {
-	LPWINDOWPOS wp=(LPWINDOWPOS)lParam;
+	LPWINDOWPOS wp = (LPWINDOWPOS)lParam;
 
 	if (!m_Refreshing)
 	{
-		if (m_WindowZPosition == ZPOSITION_ONBOTTOM || m_WindowZPosition == ZPOSITION_ONDESKTOP)
+		if (m_WindowZPosition == ZPOSITION_NORMAL && m_Rainmeter->IsNormalStayDesktop() && CSystem::GetShowDesktop())
 		{
-			// do not change the z-order. This keeps the window on bottom.
+			if (!(wp->flags & (SWP_NOOWNERZORDER | SWP_NOACTIVATE)))
-			wp->flags|=SWP_NOZORDER;
+			{
+				// Set window on top of all other ZPOSITION_ONDESKTOP, ZPOSITION_BOTTOM, and ZPOSITION_NORMAL windows
+				wp->hwndInsertAfter = CSystem::GetBackmostTopWindow();
+			}
+		}
+		else if (m_WindowZPosition == ZPOSITION_ONDESKTOP || m_WindowZPosition == ZPOSITION_ONBOTTOM)
+		{
+			// Do not change the z-order. This keeps the window on bottom.
+			wp->flags |= SWP_NOZORDER;
 		}
 	}
 

Library/MeterWindow.h

@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ public:
 
 	void MoveWindow(int x, int y);
 	void ChangeZPos(ZPOSITION zPos, bool all = false);
+	void ChangeSingleZPos(ZPOSITION zPos, bool all = false);
 	void FadeWindow(int from, int to);
 
 	void ResizeBlur(const WCHAR* arg, int mode);

Library/Rainmeter.cpp

@@ -757,6 +757,7 @@ CRainmeter::CRainmeter() :
 	m_NewVersion(false),
 	m_DesktopWorkAreaChanged(false),
 	m_DesktopWorkAreaType(false),
+	m_NormalStayDesktop(true),
 	m_MenuActive(false),
 	m_DisableRDP(false),
 	m_DisableDragging(false),
@@ -2220,6 +2221,8 @@ void CRainmeter::ReadGeneralSettings(const std::wstring& iniFile)
 
 	m_DesktopWorkAreaType = 0!=parser.ReadInt(L"Rainmeter", L"DesktopWorkAreaType", 0);
 
+	m_NormalStayDesktop = 0!=parser.ReadInt(L"Rainmeter", L"NormalStayDesktop", 1);
+
 	for (int i = 0, isize = (int)m_ConfigStrings.size(); i < isize; ++i)
 	{
 		int active  = parser.ReadInt(m_ConfigStrings[i].config.c_str(), L"Active", 0);

Library/Rainmeter.h

@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ public:
 	bool GetDisableDragging() { return m_DisableDragging; }
 	void SetDisableDragging(bool dragging);
 
+	bool IsNormalStayDesktop() { return m_NormalStayDesktop; }
+
 	void AddAboutLogInfo(int level, LPCWSTR time, LPCWSTR message);
 	const std::list<LOG_INFO>& GetAboutLogData() { return m_LogData; }
 
@@ -242,6 +244,8 @@ private:
 	std::map<UINT, RECT> m_DesktopWorkAreas;
 	std::vector<RECT> m_OldDesktopWorkAreas;
 
+	bool m_NormalStayDesktop;
+
 	bool m_MenuActive;
 
 	bool m_DisableRDP;

Library/System.cpp

@@ -102,6 +102,31 @@ void CSystem::Initialize(HINSTANCE instance)
 	SetWindowPos(c_Window, HWND_BOTTOM, 0, 0, 0, 0, ZPOS_FLAGS);
 	SetWindowPos(c_HelperWindow, HWND_BOTTOM, 0, 0, 0, 0, ZPOS_FLAGS);
 
+	OSVERSIONINFOEX osvi = {sizeof(OSVERSIONINFOEX)};
+	if (GetVersionEx((OSVERSIONINFO*)&osvi))
+	{
+		if (osvi.dwMajorVersion == 5)
+		{
+			// Not checking for osvi.dwMinorVersion >= 1 because Rainmeter won't run on pre-XP
+			c_Platform = OSPLATFORM_XP;
+		}
+		else if (osvi.dwMajorVersion == 6)
+		{
+			if (osvi.dwMinorVersion == 0)
+			{
+				c_Platform = OSPLATFORM_VISTA; // Vista, Server 2008
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				c_Platform = OSPLATFORM_7; // 7, Server 2008R2
+			}
+		}
+		else  // newer OS
+		{
+			c_Platform = OSPLATFORM_7;
+		}
+	}
+
 	c_Monitors.monitors.reserve(8);
 	SetMultiMonitorInfo();
 
@@ -623,6 +648,33 @@ HWND CSystem::GetWorkerW()
 	return WorkerW;
 }
 
+/*
+** GetBackmostTopWindow
+**
+** Returns the first window whose position is not ZPOSITION_ONDESKTOP,
+** ZPOSITION_BOTTOM, or ZPOSITION_NORMAL.
+**
+*/
+HWND CSystem::GetBackmostTopWindow()
+{
+	HWND winPos = c_HelperWindow;
+
+	// Skip all ZPOSITION_ONDESKTOP, ZPOSITION_BOTTOM, and ZPOSITION_NORMAL windows
+	while (winPos = ::GetNextWindow(winPos, GW_HWNDPREV))
+	{
+		CMeterWindow* wnd = Rainmeter->GetMeterWindow(winPos);
+		if (!wnd ||
+			(wnd->GetWindowZPosition() != ZPOSITION_NORMAL && 
+			wnd->GetWindowZPosition() != ZPOSITION_ONDESKTOP &&
+			wnd->GetWindowZPosition() != ZPOSITION_ONBOTTOM))
+		{
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return winPos;
+}
+
 /*
 ** BelongToSameProcess
 **
@@ -657,7 +709,9 @@ BOOL CALLBACK MyEnumWindowsProc(HWND hwnd, LPARAM lParam)
 		(Window = Rainmeter->GetMeterWindow(hwnd)))
 	{
 		ZPOSITION zPos = Window->GetWindowZPosition();
-		if (zPos == ZPOSITION_ONDESKTOP || zPos == ZPOSITION_ONBOTTOM)
+		if (zPos == ZPOSITION_ONDESKTOP ||
+			(zPos == ZPOSITION_NORMAL && Rainmeter->IsNormalStayDesktop()) ||
+			zPos == ZPOSITION_ONBOTTOM)
 		{
 			if (lParam)
 			{
@@ -705,29 +759,31 @@ void CSystem::ChangeZPosInOrder()
 	// Retrieve the Rainmeter's meter windows in Z-order
 	EnumWindows(MyEnumWindowsProc, (LPARAM)(&windowsInZOrder));
 
-	if (!c_ShowDesktop)
+	auto resetZPos = [=](ZPOSITION zpos)
 	{
 		// Reset ZPos in Z-order (Bottom)
 		std::vector<CMeterWindow*>::const_iterator iter = windowsInZOrder.begin(), iterEnd = windowsInZOrder.end();
 		for ( ; iter != iterEnd; ++iter)
 		{
-			if ((*iter)->GetWindowZPosition() == ZPOSITION_ONBOTTOM)
+			if ((*iter)->GetWindowZPosition() == zpos)
 			{
-				(*iter)->ChangeZPos(ZPOSITION_ONBOTTOM);  // reset
+				(*iter)->ChangeZPos(zpos);  // reset
 			}
 		}
+	};
+
+	if (Rainmeter->IsNormalStayDesktop())
+	{
+		resetZPos(ZPOSITION_NORMAL);
 	}
 
-	// Reset ZPos in Z-order (On Desktop)
+	if (!c_ShowDesktop)
-	std::vector<CMeterWindow*>::const_iterator iter = windowsInZOrder.begin(), iterEnd = windowsInZOrder.end();
-	for ( ; iter != iterEnd; ++iter)
 	{
-		if ((*iter)->GetWindowZPosition() == ZPOSITION_ONDESKTOP)
+		resetZPos(ZPOSITION_ONBOTTOM);
-		{
-			(*iter)->ChangeZPos(ZPOSITION_ONDESKTOP);  // reset
-		}
 	}
 
+	resetZPos(ZPOSITION_ONDESKTOP);
+
 	if (logging)
 	{
 		Log(LOG_DEBUG, L"2: ----- AFTER -----");
@@ -839,6 +895,17 @@ bool CSystem::CheckDesktopState(HWND WorkerW)
 		PrepareHelperWindow(WorkerW);
 
 		ChangeZPosInOrder();
+
+		if (c_ShowDesktop)
+		{
+			KillTimer(c_Window, TIMER_SHOWDESKTOP);
+			SetTimer(c_Window, TIMER_SHOWDESKTOP, 100, NULL);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			KillTimer(c_Window, TIMER_SHOWDESKTOP);
+			SetTimer(c_Window, TIMER_SHOWDESKTOP, INTERVAL_SHOWDESKTOP, NULL);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return stateChanged;
@@ -955,59 +1022,6 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK CSystem::WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lP
 	return DefWindowProc(hWnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
 }
 
-/*
-** GetOSPlatform
-**
-** Checks which OS you are running.
-**
-*/
-OSPLATFORM CSystem::GetOSPlatform()
-{
-	if (c_Platform == OSPLATFORM_UNKNOWN)
-	{
-		OSVERSIONINFOEX osvi = {sizeof(OSVERSIONINFOEX)};
-		if (!GetVersionEx((OSVERSIONINFO*)&osvi) || osvi.dwPlatformId != VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_NT)
-		{
-			c_Platform = OSPLATFORM_9X;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			if (osvi.dwMajorVersion <= 4)  // NT4 or older
-			{
-				c_Platform = OSPLATFORM_NT4;
-			}
-			else if (osvi.dwMajorVersion == 5)  // 2000 / XP (x64 / Server 2003, R2)
-			{
-				if (osvi.dwMinorVersion == 0)
-				{
-					c_Platform = OSPLATFORM_2K;
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					c_Platform = OSPLATFORM_XP;
-				}
-			}
-			else if (osvi.dwMajorVersion == 6)  // Vista (Server 2008) / 7 (Server 2008R2)
-			{
-				if (osvi.dwMinorVersion == 0)
-				{
-					c_Platform = OSPLATFORM_VISTA;
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					c_Platform = OSPLATFORM_7;
-				}
-			}
-			else  // newer OS
-			{
-				c_Platform = OSPLATFORM_7;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return c_Platform;
-}
-
 /*
 ** GetTickCount64
 **

Library/System.h

@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 enum OSPLATFORM
 {
 	OSPLATFORM_UNKNOWN = 0,
-	OSPLATFORM_9X,
-	OSPLATFORM_NT4,
-	OSPLATFORM_2K,
 	OSPLATFORM_XP,
 	OSPLATFORM_VISTA,
 	OSPLATFORM_7
@@ -59,17 +56,18 @@ public:
 	static void Initialize(HINSTANCE instance);
 	static void Finalize();
 
-	static HWND GetWindow() { return c_Window; }
-
 	static const MULTIMONITOR_INFO& GetMultiMonitorInfo() { return c_Monitors; }
 	static size_t GetMonitorCount();
 
 	static bool GetShowDesktop() { return c_ShowDesktop; }
 
+	static HWND GetWindow() { return c_Window; }
+	static HWND GetBackmostTopWindow();
+
 	static HWND GetHelperWindow() { return c_HelperWindow; }
 	static void PrepareHelperWindow(HWND WorkerW = GetWorkerW());
 
-	static OSPLATFORM GetOSPlatform();
+	static OSPLATFORM GetOSPlatform() { return c_Platform; }
 	static ULONGLONG GetTickCount64();
 
 	static bool IsPathSeparator(WCHAR ch) { return (ch == L'\\' || ch == L'/'); }