kipnis@janus.Berkeley.EDU (Gary Kipnis) (05/03/90)
Hi, I have a slight problem when minimizing main window through a modal dialog box. I have a modal dialog box, which has minimize button. When the button is pressed, I call ShowWindow(hWndMain, SW_MINIMIZE). Now the main window is iconofied, but I cannot de-iconify it because the dialog box is running, i.e. double clicking on the icon is ignored. I don't want to use modeless dialog box. Does anybody has any suggestions on how to de-iconofy the main window again. Thank You, gary
patrickd@chinet.chi.il.us (Patrick Deupree) (05/04/90)
In article <35985@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> kipnis@janus.Berkeley.EDU (Gary Kipnis) writes: >Does anybody has any suggestions on how to de-iconofy the main window again. Yeah, put a Maximize button in the modal dialog box. That's the only way you're going to be able to handle this. However, I really wouldn't suggest going about the path you're going. Minimize and maximize should be handled via the caption bar buttons like normal windows apps do. Either that or through a menu choice (I believe Excel uses the menu bar for maximizing). -- "Organized fandom is composed of a bunch of nitpickers with a thing for trivial pursuit." -Harlan Ellison Patrick Deupree -> patrickd@chinet.chi.il.us
cms2839@ultb.isc.rit.edu (C.M. Stuntz) (05/06/90)
In article <1990May4.143221.6412@chinet.chi.il.us> patrickd@chinet.chi.il.us (Patrick Deupree) writes: >going about the path you're going. Minimize and maximize should be handled >via the caption bar buttons like normal windows apps do. Either that or the problem is that from a modal dialog box , the user _can't_ get back to the main window's caption bar to minimize or mazimize it , as might be possible with a modeless dialog box . QVT has a " minimize " button in it's up/download and dialer dialogs , to allow the user to minimize it in th middle of an operation , which otherwise would be impossible since it's a modal dialog box . it does not , however , have a maximise option . once it's down , it stays down until the operation is complete . the interesting thing is that when the main window is minimized , double - clicking the icon will hide and unhide the dialog box . -a.stranger -- @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ "Imagination keeps the shadows away - Xymox @ @~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@ @ a.stranger - CMS2839%RITVAX.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu @