+WXHWND wxPopupWindow::MSWGetParent() const
+{
+ // we must be a child of the desktop to be able to extend beyond the parent
+ // window client area (like the comboboxes drop downs do)
+ //
+ // NB: alternative implementation would be to use WS_POPUP instead of
+ // WS_CHILD but then showing a popup would deactivate the parent which
+ // is ugly and working around this, although possible, is even more
+ // ugly
+ // GetDesktopWindow() is not always supported on WinCE, and if
+ // it is, it often returns NULL.
+#ifdef __WXWINCE__
+ return 0;
+#else
+ return (WXHWND)::GetDesktopWindow();
+#endif
+}
+
+bool wxPopupWindow::Show(bool show)
+{
+ if ( !wxWindowMSW::Show(show) )
+ return false;
+
+ if ( show )
+ {
+ // raise to top of z order
+ if (!::SetWindowPos(GetHwnd(), HWND_TOP, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE))
+ {
+ wxLogLastError(_T("SetWindowPos"));
+ }
+
+ // and set it as the foreground window so the mouse can be captured
+ ::SetForegroundWindow(GetHwnd());
+ }
+
+ return true;
+}
+
+#endif // #if wxUSE_POPUPWIN