MFC, Dialog-based app, always minimized

Dialog-based app, always minimized

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Kristopher Kru #1 / 5	Dialog-based app, always minimized I'm creating a server-only application that I'd like to use the dialog-based AppWizard for. I want to start the application invisible (actually as a system tray icon) and it should stay that way for its lifetime. I added a NOTIFYICONDATA member to the CDialog-based class and init it during OnInitDialog(). I've cleared the Visible checkbox from the dialog Properties - More Styles tab. From ::OnInitDialog() I've tried: ShowWindow( SW_MINIMIZE ); PostMessage( WM_SIZE, SW_MINIMIZE, 0L); Neither work - the main dialog shows up as visible. Should this be located in a different event handler? Sugestions?
Fri, 05 Oct 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Kristopher Kru #2 / 5	Dialog-based app, always minimized http://www.mooremvp.freeserve.co.uk/
Fri, 05 Oct 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Bob Moo #3 / 5	Dialog-based app, always minimized Quote: >Neither work - the main dialog shows up as visible. Should this be located >in a different event handler? Sugestions? I have sample code both for creating an invisible dialog-based app and placing an icon in the system tray on my web site. See tips 1 and 26 on the Win32 code page of my site. The URL is in my sig below. Bob Moore [MVP] http://www.mooremvp.freeserve.co.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Due to an unreasonable amount of queries, I no longer answer unsolicited email questions. Sorry, no exceptions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Fri, 05 Oct 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Charles Steinhar #4 / 5	Dialog-based app, always minimized Kristopher, Place the ShowWindow(SW_MINIMIZE); in your CDialogs:::OnInitDialog() function BOOL CDialogOnlyDlg::OnInitDialog() { : : : ShowWindow(SW_MINIMIZE); return TRUE; // return TRUE unless you set the focus to a control Quote: } Charles Steinhardt[MVP] (To Email: remove NO_SPAM_NO from return address)
Sat, 06 Oct 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Bob-o-Bo #5 / 5	Dialog-based app, always minimized Well, if you want a program that runs in the system tray, there is an excellent class for this at www.codeguru.com. But to do this, you start with an SDI application and strip out the CDoc and CView classes. If you want to stick with the minimize dialog idea, try making the dialog modeless. Create the dialog but keep it invisible, minimize it, and then show it. There is code for modeless dialogs all over the place, including www.codeguru.com and VC online docs. Quote: >I'm creating a server-only application that I'd like to use the dialog-based >AppWizard for. I want to start the application invisible (actually as a >system tray icon) and it should stay that way for its lifetime. I added a >NOTIFYICONDATA member to the CDialog-based class and init it during >OnInitDialog(). I've cleared the Visible checkbox from the dialog >Properties - More Styles tab. >From ::OnInitDialog() I've tried: >ShowWindow( SW_MINIMIZE ); > PostMessage( WM_SIZE, SW_MINIMIZE, 0L); >Neither work - the main dialog shows up as visible. Should this be located >in a different event handler? Sugestions?
Sat, 06 Oct 2001 03:00:00 GMT

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