PPC2002 (X) on applications

[Dan East]

You could get it to work as follows:
When you receive WM_NCACTIVATE, create a timer say for 5 seconds. If you receive a WM_ACTIVATE message look at what HWND is gaining activation, and decide if you want your app to close or not. That would also solve the problem of allowing the user to switch to other apps without closing your app (you reported that a WM_ACTIVATE is not received when the "close" button is clicked). Set a flag based on that info. In your timer handler, which will be triggered 5 seconds after WM_NCACTIVATE, only close your app based on the setting of your flag.

Dan East

[RICoder]

It's called <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/developer/technicalarticles/whatsnew2002.asp">Smart Minimize</A>.

Of course, they don't tell you HOW to take advantage of it...so I will have to figure that out on my own.

[Dan East]

[Digby]

These are all the messages that my window proc receives when I click on the 'x' on an iPaq 3870:

WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED, wParam = 00000000, lParam = 2A0721A8
WM_SIZE, wParam = 00000001, lParam = 014000F0
WM_CANCELMODE, wParam = 00000000, lParam = 00000000
WM_NCACTIVATE, wParam = 00000000, lParam = 00000000
WM_ACTIVATE, wParam = 00000000, lParam = 00000000
WM_KILLFOCUS, wParam = 00000000, lParam = 00000000
WM_IME_SETCONTEXT, wParam = 00000000, lParam = C000000F
WM_IME_NOTIFY, wParam = 00000001, lParam = 00000000

[RICoder]

[RICoder]

[Dan East]

[JohnE]

[RICoder]

I caught onto the WM_SIZE thing myself. It happens whenever you switch to another app. So, there it is. The (X) is just a minimize button.

BTW, I just re-installed VS6.0 whilst I was poking around the forum. It gets done and asks if you want to reboot, usually I say yes, but I said no so I could type this. Then it says that installation was not successful becuase I did not click yes. THEN a new dialog pops up and says 'The system must be restarted for the Installation Wizard to proceed. The system will now restart.' No 'cancel', just 'ok'. I find that humorous.

[RICoder]

Just in case anyone still cares, it is WM_SIZE, with a SIZE_MINIMIZED wParam.

I actually stumbled across it in the documentation, but not through the index or a search. It is in the contents somewhere.

I am using it now, as I have a dialog box that is not a dialog box...or something.