How to maximize window at Windows startup

SDL Development
1

Hi,

I would like to run my SDL app in full-screen mode and have it startup
automatically when Windows boots (using registry).

Everything works fine except that - most of the time - the application is
left minimized once Windows is finished booting.

It looks like the SDL app did not receive the focus.

Does anybody has a suggestion to prevent the minimizing from happening,
preferably in a platform independent manner?

Thanks,

Maarten

2

? Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:34:36 +0200
Maarten Engels - Visual Productions <m.engels at visualproductions.nl>
??:

Hi,

I would like to run my SDL app in full-screen mode and have it startup
automatically when Windows boots (using registry).

I wonder why you do this…

Everything works fine except that - most of the time - the
application is left minimized once Windows is finished booting.

It looks like the SDL app did not receive the focus.

I think that Windows did something when it booted, so you app can’t in
full-screen.

Does anybody has a suggestion to prevent the minimizing from
happening, preferably in a platform independent manner?

Thanks,

Maarten

Regards!

/*
*Welcome to cocobear’s home!
*http://cocobear.cn
*/

3

If you want your program to be the only GUI, for exampe a GUI kiosk of
some sort, try replacing explorer with your program. Obviously if your
program is for use on a normal desktop you wouldn’t do this :wink:

In the hurried search I did before sending this I found only 2 links.
Perhaps google will smile on you.


http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/xpehelp/html/xeconshellcustomization.asp

Of course this may not be what you are doing at all. Its just an idea though.On 24/10/2007, Maarten Engels - Visual Productions <m.engels at visualproductions.nl> wrote:

Hi,

I would like to run my SDL app in full-screen mode and have it startup
automatically when Windows boots (using registry).

Everything works fine except that - most of the time ? the application is
left minimized once Windows is finished booting.

It looks like the SDL app did not receive the focus.

Does anybody has a suggestion to prevent the minimizing from happening,
preferably in a platform independent manner?

Maarten

4

Hi
Just make your gScreen = SDL_SetVideoMode(ScreenWidth,
ScreenHeight, 32, SDL_HWSURFACE | SDL_FULLSCREEN | SDL_DOUBLEBUF |
SDL_ANYFORMAT); one of the first few lines no need to muck around
with the registry.

Trish