Fow to create a full screen application?

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From: Chris F
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:46

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Hi

I'm writing a small application and I would really like it if I could make 
the application cover the full screen including the taskbar.  I've had a 
look on Google and only come up with code like the following

Form1->FormStyle = fsStayOnTop;
 Form1->Width = Screen->Width;
 Form1->Height = Screen->Height;
 Form1->BorderStyle = bsNone;
 Form1->Top = 0;
 Form1->Left = 0;
//and to hide the taskbar "FindWindow gets the handle of the taskbar"
 ShowWindow(FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", NULL), SW_HIDE);

//to show the taskbar again
 ShowWindow(FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", NULL), SW_SHOW); Form1->FormStyle = 
fsStayOnTop;

But I really am not comfortable with hiding the user's taskbar in this way. 
Is there another way?

My app is a standard BCB6 VCL app.

Best regards

Chris F

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