The application will have most forms as popups. Thats working fine. But The main form could have one of two sets of information displayed. I will have them in two different child forms.
Do you have more details. It is not really clear how you want "two sets of information displayed"?
Based on a setup option, some users will have a dashboard displayed. Others will have the calendar displayed. That will be their "mainform" or landing page. I want the main menu to be visible in either case. I dont want to replicate the mainmenu or the code that handles the mainmenu.
I am thinking that I can have this form on a tab control, with the real mainform will have the main menu and its code. And the mainmenu events will launch popup child forms.
Is this workable, or should I use the frame?
On VCL, I would just graft this landing page on a panel.
I do not know the full scope of what functionality will be in each 'form' of this dashboard. My gut feeling is that using frames is a lighter approach and preferable if this meets your needs.