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Change window style [message #37523]

Sun, 14 October 2012 18:43

Mircode
Messages: 17
Registered: September 2012

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Hi there!

I want my mainwindow to have no button in the taskbar and only appear with a little trayicon. Furthermore, there should be no maximize or close button, only minimize.

I am working on windows and I tried to work with GetWindowLongPtr and SetWindowLongPtr, GWL_STYLE and GWL_EXSTYLE, WS_MINIMIZEBOX and WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW.

At the end of the constructor of my main class I wrote:

LONG_PTR ws;
ws=GetWindowLongPtr(KeyBuddy2::GetHWND(),GWL_STYLE);
ws = ws | WS_MINIMIZEBOX;	
SetWindowLongPtr(KeyBuddy2::GetHWND(),GWL_STYLE,ws);

I also tried different style attributes, nothing had any effect.

What seems to be the problem here?

Thanks in advance,
Mirko

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Re: Change window style [message #37526 is a reply to message #37523]

Sun, 14 October 2012 21:55

Mircode
Messages: 17
Registered: September 2012

Promising Member

Now I found the method

ToolWindow();

Sadly, it does not allow the window to have a minimize button. But I can live with the fact that [X] minimizes my window to tray.

I did it using:

WhenClose=THISBACK(Hide);

To actually close the program, I have a right-click menu in the tray icon with an exit option.

First I tried

bar.Add(t_("Exit"), THISBACK(Close));

nothing happened. Then I created an own method, which called close:

bar.Add(t_("Exit"), THISBACK(closeProgram));

with

void closeProgram(){Close();}

being a method of my main window. Nothing happened. Then I tried Break() instead of Close(). Now it works. I dont know why close doesnt. (Close also does not minimize the window, so the problem is not that I changed the WhenClose thingy).

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Re: Change window style [message #37535 is a reply to message #37523]

Mon, 15 October 2012 07:03

dolik.rce
Messages: 1791
Registered: August 2008
Location: Czech Republic

Ultimate Contributor

Hi Mirko,

What about using Ctrl::Frameless() ? IIRC it should make your window borderless - no title bar, no min/max/close buttons. Then you can create the minimize button yourself as a regular Button that will minimize/close/hide the window as you need.

Best regards,
Honza

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