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Fullscreen console switch

2001-11-08
2012-09-26
  • Nobody/Anonymous

    Hey guys. Does anyone know how to make it so as soon as the user opens my .exe, it will automaticaly go to fullscreen?

    Kip

     
    • Nobody/Anonymous

      alt+enter

       
    • Nobody/Anonymous

      I mean automaticaly, without them changing their preferences.

       
      • Nobody/Anonymous

        #include <stdio.h>
        #include <windows.h>

        //                              FULL SCREEN
        typedef BOOL (WINAPI *PROCGETCONSOLEDISPLAYMODE)(LPDWORD);
        typedef BOOL (WINAPI *PROCSETCONSOLEDISPLAYMODE)(HANDLE,DWORD,LPDWORD);
        PROCGETCONSOLEDISPLAYMODE GetConsoleDisplayMode;
        PROCSETCONSOLEDISPLAYMODE SetConsoleDisplayMode;
        DWORD dwNewMode=1;
        //                            END FULL SCREEN

        main()
        {
        //                                    FULL SCREEN MODE
        HMODULE hKernel32 = GetModuleHandle("kernel32");
        GetConsoleDisplayMode = (PROCGETCONSOLEDISPLAYMODE)
                                    GetProcAddress(hKernel32,"GetConsoleDisplayMode");
        SetConsoleDisplayMode = (PROCSETCONSOLEDISPLAYMODE)
                                    GetProcAddress(hKernel32,"SetConsoleDisplayMode");
        DWORD dwOldMode;
        GetConsoleDisplayMode(&dwOldMode);
        HANDLE hOut = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
        SetConsoleDisplayMode(hOut,dwNewMode,&dwOldMode);
        //                                  END FULL SCREEN MODE

        printf("Testing: Hello World!");
        getchar();
        }

        Hope that helps.  :)  I can't remember the way for 9x but there is one.

        -Justin

         
    • Nobody/Anonymous

      Thank you so much. I have no idea how that function works, but it does. I will stick it in my library. Thank you so much, I can make a lot of cool stuff now. Once again, thx a tonne.

      Kip

      P.S. Do you know how to display a pic in the console? Like a crummy one.

       

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