Is possible to make a Win32 FMX app works similar to a mobile application? When I click to show a new form (Form2.Show, ie.) it will of course open a new window, floating away the main (1st form).

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Is possible to make a Win32 FMX app works similar to a mobile application? When I click to show a new form (Form2.Show, ie.) it will of course open a new window, floating away the main (1st form).
Using Parent don't works (Form2.Parent := Form1; ... )
I read this answer from Brian but was unable to figure out how to make it work, using the same example of the OP did not make the magic :), here: https://community.embarcadero.com/answers/q-best-practices-for-opening-closing-fmx-form

https://community.embarcadero.com/answers/q-best-practices-for-opening-closing-fmx-form

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  1. Alexander BrazdaMay 20, 2018 at 1:26 PM

    use this code and call ShowForm with the form you would like to display in a contaner

    In my case I used a TLayout but Self can be used too
    FCurrentForm is of class TForm and Keep track of form displayed.

    procedure TForm1.ShowForm(AForm: TForm);
    var
    Component : TComponent;
    i : Integer;
    begin
    if Assigned(FCurrentForm) then
    begin
    for i:=0 to FCurrentForm.ComponentCount-1 do
    begin
    Component:=FCurrentForm.Components[i];
    If (Component is TControl) and (TControl(Component).Parent=ClientLayout{Self}) then
    TControl(Component).Parent:=FCurrentForm;
    end;
    FCurrentForm.Close;
    end;

    FCurrentForm:=AForm;
    for i:=0 to FCurrentForm.ComponentCount-1 do
    begin
    Component:=FCurrentForm.Components[i];
    If (Component is TControl) and (TControl(Component).Parent=FCurrentForm) then
    TControl(Component).Parent:=ClientLayout; // Self;
    end;

    Caption:=ExpandStringResource(AForm.Caption);

    if Assigned(FCurrentForm.OnShow) then
    FCurrentForm.OnShow(Self);

    FCurrentForm.SetBounds(0,0,ClientWidth,ClientHeight);

    UpdateStyleBook;
    // Application.ProcessMessages;
    end;

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  2. Eli MMay 20, 2018 at 9:53 PM

    Lots of different ways to do it. Can just use TTabControl and TFrames. Can Hide the Main form when you Show the sub form as long as you make sure their Top and Left are the same.

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  3. A. BouchezMay 21, 2018 at 2:30 AM

    Frames + https://github.com/andrea-magni/TFrameStand for ease of use (plain frames can be pretty difficult to work with, when the content becomes complex)

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  4. Magno LimaMay 21, 2018 at 4:55 AM

    Thank you guys!! I will make some tests here. Eli M about hide the main form I did, but it is not elegant lol and the sequent forms appears displaced, user see a flick screen, but the TFrames can be a solution.

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  5. Magno LimaMay 21, 2018 at 4:56 AM

    Alexander Brazda Thanks I will first try this method!

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