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August 27

How do you extract the TIFF file from the Flash document?

For the Korean Air China report I want to extract the TIFF file from the Flash document that comes up when you click the "TIFF" button (I also want to see if I can get the PDF file archived but I need a Korean phone number to do that). If I can get a URL that can be put into http://webcitation.org I would really appreciate it.

Thanks, WhisperToMe (talk) 12:31, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

Windows - How to keep active window below a smaller window?

In either Win7 or 8, is it possible to keep a small window (say a VLC media player) on top of your fullscreen, active window (say a Powerpoint presentation)?

Currently, if I initially place the small window on top of the full-screen window and I click somewhere on the fullscreen window, the fullscreen window automatically jumps in front of the small window, completely obscuring it. At the moment, I could tile the two windows side by side, but that reduces the size of my full-screen window.

This would be useful, for example, if I am watching a small video presentation and advancing Powerpoint slides to read the notes in the comments section.

Thanks. Acceptable (talk) 18:45, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

Here's a rather over-complicated solution, but I can't think of anything better on Windows. Run this script in Windows PowerShell (adapted for your specific window) every second. It should work when VLC is maximised, but I don't know if it'll work if VLC is full screen. -- Finlay McWalterᚠTalk 19:42, 27 August 2014 (UTC)

You should have a taskbar on the lower screen margin. It should have icons of every application running. Simply click on it. --AboutFace 22 (talk) 01:17, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

Acceptable, I have VLC media player 2.1.3 Rincewind and Windows 7. On the Video menu is an option, "Always on Top". If I select that option the VLC window is always on top, even when it doesn't have focus. For other apps I guess it would depend on whether they have an equivalent option. Anyway, wherever I've seen this option, it has always been called "always on top". ‑‑Mandruss (talk) 13:24, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

Googling "always on top utility" gave me some promising links for utilities that can force "always on top" for any window, including this one (not tested or vouched for by me). AndrewWTaylor (talk) 13:37, 1 September 2014 (UTC)