Console window size

[nidud]

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[dedndave]

doesn't do much good without the source   :P

[nidud]

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[GoneFishing]

the program: the flag is set in a window,
but if you do Ctrl-Enter to full screen nothing happens

the rest of the functions works...

maybe Alt-Enter ?

[dedndave]

sorry - i guess i don't understand what you are trying to do

[nidud]

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[dedndave]

i never tried using the mouse wheel in a console, before
in a GUI app, you handle WM_MOUSEWHEEL and possibly WM_MOUSEHWHEEL messages
it would seem that the console event trap doesn't do that - no surprise, there
i guess you could subclass the window and handle the messages, passing all other messages to the original window proc

[nidud]

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[dedndave]

it is indeed a GUI app
and - the "standard" behaviour of the console mouse is very buggish
one might do well to subclass and disable the console mouse code, anyways - lol

if you want to see one of the bugs i'm talking about....
use the right-click context menu of the console to copy/paste text
the console window will lose track of the current X and Y position of the cursor

[nidud]

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[jj2007]

is there a simple way to test if the window is active or lurking in the background?

GetForegroundWindow

[nidud]

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[jj2007]

In the case of not being active I need to call the GetForegroundWindow() function repeatedly, so how should this be handled?

Should I "sleep" for a while and then call it again?

WM_TIMER is a option. Another one is to check for WM_MOUSEMOVE messages, they are being sent even if the window is not active. But no such messages if you hover over an edit control.

The standard option, though, is monitoring WM_ACTIVATE.

[dedndave]

even GetForegroundWindow doesn't always work the way you think it should
it's a problem i have fought with in the past
so far, i haven't found a perfect solution

[nidud]

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