Fow to create a full screen application?

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4 total messages Started by Chris F Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:46

#368

Author: 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

Re: Fow to create a full screen application?

#370

Author: Chris F
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:24

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Well I can't believe it, just setting window state to wsmaximized and border 
style to bsnone works on XP.

I'm sure I tested this approach in the past without success.

Anyway, thanks.

Chris F

Re: Fow to create a full screen application?

#373

Author: Jarek Karciarz
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:53

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Does it works even if you set your appbar setting: keep allways on top?
Jarek


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> Well I can't believe it, just setting window state to wsmaximized and 
> border style to bsnone works on XP.
>
> I'm sure I tested this approach in the past without success.
>
> Anyway, thanks.
>
> Chris F
>

Re: Fow to create a full screen application?

#380

Author: Chris F
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:09

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"Jarek Karciarz" <karciarz@osimatic.pl> wrote in message 
news:48084579@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Does it works even if you set your appbar setting: keep allways on top?
> Jarek
>

Yes.

Chris F

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