Changing windows Styles on the Fly.

Hi, I am writing an OpenGL based application in which I need to change the styles of the window when it goes from full screen to windowed mode. The problem is that when I change the style, the window does not accept any type of move or resize input from the user. When I hover my mouse over the border, the cursor should change to a resize cursor, rather it doesn't and just passes the input of a click into my Game. The two styles I have are shown in the code below:

Code:

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        if (windowMode)
        {
                // Create a bordered window
                SetWindowLong(windowHwnd, GWL_STYLE, GetWindowLong(windowHwnd, GWL_STYLE) | WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW);

                // Refresh it by repainting
                winWidth -= 100;
                winHeight -= 100;
                SetWindowPos(windowHwnd, 0, 50, 50, winWidth, winHeight, SWP_SHOWWINDOW);

        }else{

                // New Values for the Window size
                SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETWORKAREA, 0, &size, 0);
                winWidth = size.right;
                winHeight = size.bottom;

                // Restore it back to Users area size, without borders
                SetWindowLong(windowHwnd, GWL_STYLE, WS_POPUP | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | WS_CLIPCHILDREN | WS_SYSMENU);
                SetWindowPos(windowHwnd, 0, 0, 0, winWidth, winHeight, SWP_SHOWWINDOW);
        }

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The top part of the If statement changes the window into a regular Window with a border and title bar, and the bottom portion makes the window borderless. So basically once I turn the window's borders on, doesn't matter how many times I click on the title bar or any of the buttons (close, minimize, maximize), they do not work and just pass the clicks into my game, as if the window was still borderless.

You need to apply the SWP_FRAMECHANGED flag, too, when you call SetWindowPos.

Added the flag, it didn't work. I have a context menu that pops up on right click and once I pop it up, everything starts working as it should. And its only the one time that you have to do it. After the context menu goes up, you can resize and grab the title bar to move the window.

Try UpdateWindow immediately after the SetWindowPos call.

For something like this I'd normally:

• hide the window
• apply style changes
• SetWindowPos (SWP_FRAMECHANGED|SWP_SHOWWINDOW) which shows the window again, too.
• UpdateWindow (for good measure)

This reduces the sometimes annoying flicker when switching display settings and should render each window 'style' properly.

You may want to try SetForegroundWindow or SetFocus, too, if you're still having problems with mouse/keyboard input.

Still is not doing it. I wonder what is inside the Context Menu code that is forcing our window to act normally. Possibly a Paint Message thats repainting the window?? Here is what I have tried:

Code:

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                ShowWindow(windowHwnd, SW_HIDE);

                // Create a bordered window
                SetWindowLong(windowHwnd, GWL_STYLE, GetWindowLong(windowHwnd, GWL_STYLE) | WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW);

                // Refresh it by repainting
                winWidth -= 100;
                winHeight -= 100;
                SetWindowPos(windowHwnd, 0, 50, 50, winWidth, winHeight, SWP_FRAMECHANGED | SWP_SHOWWINDOW);
                UpdateWindow(windowHwnd);
                SetFocus(windowHwnd);

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Try breaking down the actions of SetWindowPos into unique, single action calls to see if you can identify where it's failing - it might be an idea as a first test to check the return value to ensure it's non-zero. While you're at it, make sure that the SetWindowLong/SetWindowLongPtr calls are changing the style bits as you intend. Alternatively, just hide/show(ShowWindow) the window separately from the other SetWindowPos flagged changes.

For example:

Quote:

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Originally Posted by SetWindowPos, remarks

If the SWP_SHOWWINDOW or SWP_HIDEWINDOW flag is set, the window cannot be moved or sized.

If you have changed certain window data using SetWindowLong, you must call SetWindowPos for the changes to take effect. Use the following combination for uFlags: SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_FRAMECHANGED.

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I have tested extensively and every style change that I apply succeeds. I have also tried to force windows messages to my program using SendMessage(). I have tried WM_ACTIVE, WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED, etc. But no luck. Any other suggestions?

I have also noticed that when I switch to windowed mode (without WS_POPUP), the windows and desktop that is underneath the window does not get redrawn. As if the environment does not register that the window has changed and does not initiate a repaint to the windows that are underneath my window.

Does this shed any light on my problem?

I wouldn't have thought so - that's solved by InvalidateRect(0,0,1); to refresh the desktop.

It might be an idea to post a minimal, compilable example that replicates the problem for us to try out.

Turns out that the problem was with some of the code I had when handling WM_ACTIVATE. Check it out:

Code:

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                        case WM_ACTIVATE:
                                winActive = (LOWORD(wParam) != WA_INACTIVE);
                                winMinimized = ((BOOL) HIWORD(wParam) != 0);

                                if (winActive)
                                {
                                        SetCapture(windowHwnd);
                                }else{
                                        ReleaseCapture();
                                }

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The SetCapture and ReleaseCapture are the culprits. Do I have them in the wrong order? Is there something that I dont know about these two functions that can cause a window's border to be unavailable but still drawn?

Thanks all for the help.