Real fullscreen application

I want to make a REAL fullscreen application, not some kind of a stretched window or something...

Code:

#include <windows.h>
HRGN hRegion2,hRegion1;
/*  Declare Windows procedure  */
LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure (HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
DWORD dwStyle;
/*  Make the class name into a global variable  */
char szClassName[ ] = "WindowsApp";

int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hThisInstance,
                    HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
                    LPSTR lpszArgument,
                    int nFunsterStil)

{
    HWND hwnd;               /* This is the handle for our window */
    MSG messages;            /* Here messages to the application are saved */
    WNDCLASSEX wincl;        /* Data structure for the windowclass */

    /* The Window structure */
    wincl.hInstance = hThisInstance;
    wincl.lpszClassName = szClassName;
    wincl.lpfnWndProc = WindowProcedure;      /* This function is called by windows */
    wincl.style = CS_DBLCLKS;                 /* Catch double-clicks */
    wincl.cbSize = sizeof (WNDCLASSEX);

    /* Use default icon and mouse-pointer */
    wincl.hIcon = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wincl.hIconSm = LoadIcon (NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
    wincl.hCursor = LoadCursor (NULL, IDC_ARROW);
    wincl.lpszMenuName = NULL;                 /* No menu */
    wincl.cbClsExtra = 0;                      /* No extra bytes after the window class */
    wincl.cbWndExtra = 0;                      /* structure or the window instance */
    /* Use Windows's default color as the background of the window */
    wincl.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) COLOR_BACKGROUND;

    /* Register the window class, and if it fails quit the program */
    if (!RegisterClassEx (&wincl))
        return 0;

    /* The class is registered, let's create the program*/
    hwnd = CreateWindowEx (
           0,                   /* Extended possibilites for variation */
           szClassName,         /* Classname */
           "Windows App",       /* Title Text */
           WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, /* default window */
           CW_USEDEFAULT,       /* Windows decides the position */
           CW_USEDEFAULT,       /* where the window ends up on the screen */
           544,                 /* The programs width */
           375,                 /* and height in pixels */
           HWND_DESKTOP,        /* The window is a child-window to desktop */
           NULL,                /* No menu */
           hThisInstance,       /* Program Instance handler */
           NULL                 /* No Window Creation data */
           );

    /* Make the window visible on the screen */
    ShowWindow (hwnd, nFunsterStil);

    /* Run the message loop. It will run until GetMessage() returns 0 */
    while (GetMessage (&messages, NULL, 0, 0))
    {
        /* Translate virtual-key messages into character messages */
        TranslateMessage(&messages);
        /* Send message to WindowProcedure */
        DispatchMessage(&messages);
    }

    /* The program return-value is 0 - The value that PostQuitMessage() gave */
    return messages.wParam;
}


/*  This function is called by the Windows function DispatchMessage()  */

LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProcedure (HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
    switch (message)                  /* handle the messages */
    {
        case WM_CREATE:
            dwStyle = GetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_STYLE);
            dwStyle &= ~(WS_CAPTION|WS_SIZEBOX);
            SetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_STYLE, dwStyle);
            SetWindowPos(hwnd,0,0,0,1024,768,SWP_SHOWWINDOW);
            break;
        case WM_ACTIVATEAPP:
            if(wParam==TRUE){
            SetWindowPos(hwnd,0,0,0,1024,768,SWP_SHOWWINDOW);
            }
            else{
            SetWindowPos(hwnd,0,0,0,0,0,SWP_SHOWWINDOW);
            }
            break;
        case WM_DESTROY:
            PostQuitMessage (0);       /* send a WM_QUIT to the message queue */
            break;
        default:                      /* for messages that we don't deal with */
            return DefWindowProc (hwnd, message, wParam, lParam);
    }

    return 0;
}

Is there a better way to make a fullscreen window? If not, how can I get rid of the cursor...

I ran this code from this website, and it seems ok. It uses the system class "FullScreenWnd".

"Shows how to create a top most full screen window."
http://www.ragestorm.net/snippet?id=91

I ran your program and it appears to do the same.
I think you should get the screen dimensions (1024,768) from
GetSystemMetrics(), since not all screens are 1024x768.

Originally Posted by maxorator

Is there a better way to make a fullscreen window? If not, how can I get rid of the cursor...

That's about as good as you're gonna get it, yeah.

And try ShowCursor(FALSE).

But all those games? None of them is made with C++?
That ShowCursor(FALSE) worked.

Code:

        case WM_ACTIVATEAPP:
            if(wParam==TRUE){
            SetWindowPos(hwnd,0,0,0,1024,768,SWP_SHOWWINDOW);
            }
            else{
            SetWindowPos(hwnd,0,0,0,0,0,SWP_SHOWWINDOW);
            }
            break;

This part makes the start menu visible when my program is not active.

>> I want to make a REAL fullscreen application, not some kind of a stretched window or something...

Why, there is nothing wrong with the program if it isn't. It won't decrease business in any if your selling it. In fact I like it better because the monitor doesn't have to go through that flash procces. And if you terminate a program while in REAL fullscreen, the 'screen area' size will be to big.