Hello, I'm wondering how I can minimize a window created with DxWnd?
Normally, if i alt tab out of my fullscreen game (when not using dxwnd), it will minimize. is there any sort of way to to minimize my game?
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Sorry, but that depends on how the game is built, whether it gets and processes several window messages signalling lost focus, minimize etc.
In general, minimizing is possible (but not always! See for instance the thread about Dungeon Keeper II), but you should tell me what is the game, so that I could try and give some valid configuration (or make a needed patch, just in case ...)
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Uhm.......
I was thinking about a more general solution......
Speaking for me:
The first reason coz I utilize DxWnd is to get the game working........
The second reason is I need to utilize Cheat engine on the game..... ;-)
So many time, I don't need to Alt-tabbing, all I need is bring to top the Cheat Engine window.
Unfortunelly the CE hotkey is not so strong, so many time it fail, and all I get is a flash of CE in the taskbar.
So I have search if a solution does exist to bring to top an application f.e. using an hotkey.
I have found some solution, but unfortunelly I'm not longer a programmer... (too old.... :-( )
BTW I have a lot source code that maybe GHO wanna try in utilizing....
AHHH
If instead of bring to top CE we wanna bring to top Desktop, we may get the same as if we have succesfully used alt-tab.
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Keep an application to the top of the Z-order list? It should be possible and not too difficult. I'll see what I can do as soon as I have some spare time ..... well, maybe a little before, otherwise it would be as sayin "never!" ;)
Last edit: gho 2016-03-06
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Hello, I'm wondering how I can minimize a window created with DxWnd?
Normally, if i alt tab out of my fullscreen game (when not using dxwnd), it will minimize. is there any sort of way to to minimize my game?
Sorry, but that depends on how the game is built, whether it gets and processes several window messages signalling lost focus, minimize etc.
In general, minimizing is possible (but not always! See for instance the thread about Dungeon Keeper II), but you should tell me what is the game, so that I could try and give some valid configuration (or make a needed patch, just in case ...)
Uhm.......
I was thinking about a more general solution......
Speaking for me:
The first reason coz I utilize DxWnd is to get the game working........
The second reason is I need to utilize Cheat engine on the game..... ;-)
So many time, I don't need to Alt-tabbing, all I need is bring to top the Cheat Engine window.
Unfortunelly the CE hotkey is not so strong, so many time it fail, and all I get is a flash of CE in the taskbar.
So I have search if a solution does exist to bring to top an application f.e. using an hotkey.
I have found some solution, but unfortunelly I'm not longer a programmer... (too old.... :-( )
BTW I have a lot source code that maybe GHO wanna try in utilizing....
AHHH
If instead of bring to top CE we wanna bring to top Desktop, we may get the same as if we have succesfully used alt-tab.
Keep an application to the top of the Z-order list? It should be possible and not too difficult. I'll see what I can do as soon as I have some spare time ..... well, maybe a little before, otherwise it would be as sayin "never!" ;)
Last edit: gho 2016-03-06