Fixed topmost new email alert (hopefully)

Outlook2013TodoAddIn/Forms/NewMailAlert.Designer.cs

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
             this.lnkSender.AutoSize = true;
             this.lnkSender.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(85, 5);
             this.lnkSender.Name = "lnkSender";
-            this.lnkSender.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(82, 17);
+            this.lnkSender.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(72, 17);
             this.lnkSender.TabIndex = 10;
             this.lnkSender.TabStop = true;
             this.lnkSender.Text = "linkLabel1";
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@
             this.ShowInTaskbar = false;
             this.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.Manual;
             this.Text = "NewMailAlert";
-            this.TopMost = true;
             this.ResumeLayout(false);
             this.PerformLayout();
 

Outlook2013TodoAddIn/Forms/NewMailAlert.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ using System.Windows.Forms;
 namespace Outlook2013TodoAddIn.Forms
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// New form to display new emai lnotifications
+    /// New form to display new email notifications
     /// </summary>
     public partial class NewMailAlert : Form
     {
@@ -29,14 +29,9 @@ namespace Outlook2013TodoAddIn.Forms
         private bool mouseIsOver = false;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Show form
+        /// Topmost value
         /// </summary>
-        private const int SW_SHOW = 5;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Fading effect
-        /// </summary>
-        private const uint AW_BLEND = 0x00080000;
+        private const int WS_EX_TOPMOST = 0x00000008;
 
         #endregion "Variables"
 
@@ -55,6 +50,21 @@ namespace Outlook2013TodoAddIn.Forms
             get { return true; }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This is used so we can show without activation and be the TopMost form
+        /// The TopMost property of the form MUST be set to false for this to work
+        /// https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/401311/showwithoutactivation-is-not-supported-with-topmost
+        /// </summary>
+        protected override CreateParams CreateParams
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                CreateParams value = base.CreateParams;
+                value.ExStyle |= WS_EX_TOPMOST;
+                return value;
+            }
+        }
+
         #endregion "Properties"
 
         #region "Methods"
@@ -79,37 +89,6 @@ namespace Outlook2013TodoAddIn.Forms
             timer.Start();
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Load and bring to fron
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="e">EventArgs</param>
-        protected override void OnLoad(EventArgs e)
-        {
-            base.OnLoad(e);
-            if (this.WindowState == FormWindowState.Minimized)
-            {
-                this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
-            }
-            this.BringToFront();
-        }
-
-        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-        private static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
-
-        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
-        private static extern bool AnimateWindow(IntPtr hWnd, uint dwTime, uint dwFlags);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Method to display the form and make it topmost
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>True or false</returns>
-        public bool ShowPopup()
-        {
-            bool result = ShowWindow(this.Handle, SW_SHOW);
-            //bool result = AnimateWindow(this.Handle, 200, AW_BLEND);
-            return result;
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Button delete clicked
         /// </summary>

Outlook2013TodoAddIn/ThisAddIn.cs

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace Outlook2013TodoAddIn
                     NewMailAlert nm = new NewMailAlert(newMail, Properties.Settings.Default.DisplayTimeOut);
                     // Show the popup without stealing focus
                     SoundHelper.sndPlaySoundW(SoundHelper.MailBeep, SoundHelper.SND_NODEFAULT);
-                    nm.ShowPopup();
+                    nm.Show();
                 }
             }
         }