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    Full Screen

    How do I get my program to open as a full screen? Any ideas?
    I'm using Bloodsheds Dev-C++ Compiler.

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    I guess you are programming in a windows environment and write console applications.

    http://sunlightd.virtualave.net/Wind...soleFullScreen


    You cannot do this and I wouldn't recommend it even if you could. If your user likes it full screen, s/he can make a link to your program and check the fullscreen box there. To force the user into fullscreen mode on startup without his approval is plain rude. This is windows. If I want it fullscreen, I'll press [Alt][Enter].
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    hmm

    Sometimes when you exit from mode13, the console window is maximized. Well, not that this matters though...
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    If you want the console maximised, then the code below should do it, but it's not the same as Alt-Enter.

    Code:
    #include <windows.h>
    
    int main()
    {
      
    	HANDLE hConsole;
    	COORD size;
    	HWND hWnd;
    		
    	hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
    	size = GetLargestConsoleWindowSize(hConsole);
    	SetConsoleScreenBufferSize(hConsole,size);
    	SetConsoleTitle("test");
    	hWnd = FindWindow(NULL,"test");
    	
    	ShowWindow(hWnd,SW_MAXIMIZE);
    
    	return 0;
    	
    }
    zen

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