
The NormalizeTopMosts or DelphiVCL.Application.NormalizeTopMosts method is used in development on Windows to make forms that have been designated as topmost forms (their FormStyle is fsStayOnTop) behave as if they were not topmost forms.
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How to use the DelphiVCL.Application.NormalizeTopMosts Method properly?
Use NormalizeTopMosts to allow a message box or dialog box that is displayed using the Windows API functions (such as MessageBox and MessageDlg) directly, appear on top of a topmost form. Otherwise, the topmost form remains on top and may obscure the message box.
Calling NormalizeTopMosts is not necessary when using functions to display message boxes.
To return the forms designated as fsStayOnTop to be topmost again, call RestoreTopMosts.
Let’s browse all the properties and methods of the DelphiVCL.Application.NormalizeTopMosts using dir() command:
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import DelphiVCL dir(DelphiVCL.Application.NormalizeTopMosts) |
See the responses in our Windows command prompt:

You can also read short information about the DelphiVCL.Application.NormalizeTopMosts using the print() command:
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print(DelphiVCL.Application.NormalizeTopMosts) print(DelphiVCL.Application.NormalizeTopMosts.__doc__) |
See the responses in our Windows command prompt:

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