WM_SYSCOMMAND; SC_MINIMIZE never sent by application

I have a program where I would like to set a few things depending on maximized or minimized state. I tried the WM_SYSCOMMAND where it has SC_MAXIMIZE and SC_MINIMIZE of which SC_MAXIMIZE does work how I expect it to. SC_MINIMIZE, however, seems to never be sent when I click the minimize button. Is theresomething I'm missing?

You probably don't see some little mistake in your code.
It happens to me all the time.
You could post you'r WM_SYSCOMMAND statement code.

Code:

case WM_SYSCOMMAND:
		SysCommandHandler(wParam);
                return DefWindowProc(hwnd, msg, wParam, lParam);

Code:

void SysCommandHandler(WPARAM wParam)
{
	if(wParam == SC_MAXIMIZE)
	{
         //...
	}
	else if(wParam == SC_MINIMIZE)
	{
	//...
	}
	return;
}

The SC_MINIMIZE is never processed. I stuck a message box in there it never goes off no matter how many times I hit the minimize button.

It appears that that should work. For reference, here is how I implement my minimize/maximize handlers:

Code:

case WM_SYSCOMMAND:
{
     switch(wParam)
     {
          case SC_MINIMIZE:
          {
               // do stuff
               break;
          }
          case SC_MAXIMIZE:
          {
                // do stuff
                break;
          }
          default:
               return DefWindowProc(hwnd, msg, wParam, lParam);
     }
     break;
}

Maybe try that in your code.

Oh man...I'm at a loss here. I tried the absolute simplest thing I could think of and yet, it still doesn't work!

Code:

	case WM_SYSCOMMAND:
    		if(wParam == SC_MINIMIZE)
    		{
			MessageBox(0, "This message box will never be shown", "!", 0);
		}
                SysCommandHandler(wParam); 
    		return DefWindowProc(hwnd, msg, wParam, lParam);

I think I'm going to concede that I will not be able to get SC_MINIMIZE to be sent for some bizarro reason and will have to resort to some fake approach...So I ask is there anyway to catch minimize actions without SC_MINIMIZE?

I just fired up Spy++ (a Visual Studio tool) and logged a window's messages as I clicked its Minimize button. WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_MINIMIZE is sent. Perhaps you can check this with your window and Spy++ if you have it?

This is the most ridiculous screw up I've done in recent time. I was clicking the restore button when I missclicked it and hit the minimize button instead. My message box appeared and it was revealed...I had the terminology wrong the whole time. I changed my handler to catch SC_RESTORE rather than SC_MINIMIZE and all was well. Sorry for your time...