Suggestion: Upward transparency
Specific windows being semi-transparently visible no matter what objects cover them
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I have a suggestion. Make specific windows semi-transparent no matter what other objects/forms cover them.
Example: While you're waiting on a form to finish an action, you can see it's progress as a semi-transparent window in the background of whatever you're working on.
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