Maximizing a Console Window Full Screen

It works here, but it doesn't go to the far top-left corner (0,0). Instead its like 100, 100 for some reason. I often have to move the window so it fits the full screen. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.

Code:

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#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    HANDLE hOut = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
    COORD NewSBSize = GetLargestConsoleWindowSize(hOut);
    SMALL_RECT DisplayArea = {0, 0, 0, 0};

    SetConsoleScreenBufferSize(hOut, NewSBSize);

    DisplayArea.Right = NewSBSize.X - 1;
    DisplayArea.Bottom = NewSBSize.Y - 1;

    SetConsoleWindowInfo(hOut, TRUE, &DisplayArea);

    return 0;
}

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Another way is to change the ALT+ENTER it does on its own here to max the window button. Any idea?

Code:

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int main()
{
          HWND hWnd;
        SetConsoleTitle("test");
        hWnd = FindWindow(NULL,"test");
        SendMessage(hWnd,WM_SYSKEYDOWN,
                        VK_RETURN,0xFF000000);

        cout << "Hello World\n";
       
        return 0;

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Some info on adrianx's site:
http://www.adrianxw.dk/SoftwareSite/...Consoles6.html

hehe Yeah I was there which came to the result of the code above. And I did some code on my own, and walla!! It's works now. w00t!

Code:

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int main()
{
  HWND hWnd;
  SetConsoleTitle("test");
  hWnd = FindWindow(NULL, "test");
    HANDLE hOut = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
    COORD NewSBSize = GetLargestConsoleWindowSize(hOut);
    SMALL_RECT DisplayArea = {0, 0, 0, 0};

    SetConsoleScreenBufferSize(hOut, NewSBSize);

    DisplayArea.Right = NewSBSize.X - 1;
    DisplayArea.Bottom = NewSBSize.Y - 1;

    SetConsoleWindowInfo(hOut, TRUE, &DisplayArea);

        ShowWindow(hWnd, SW_MAXIMIZE);
    return 0;
}

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Share to the world.

If you really want to go non-window'd full screen:
http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showthread.php?t=49825

gg

c:\numbers.cpp(43) : error C2065: 'HWND' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(43) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'hWnd'
c:\numbers.cpp(43) : error C2065: 'hWnd' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(44) : error C2065: 'SetConsoleTitle' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(45) : error C2065: 'FindWindow' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(45) : error C2065: 'NULL' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(46) : error C2065: 'HANDLE' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(46) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'hOut'
c:\numbers.cpp(46) : error C2065: 'hOut' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(46) : error C2065: 'GetStdHandle' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(46) : error C2065: 'STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(47) : error C2065: 'COORD' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(47) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'NewSBSize'
c:\numbers.cpp(47) : error C2065: 'NewSBSize' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(47) : error C2065: 'GetLargestConsoleWindowSize' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(48) : error C2065: 'SMALL_RECT' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(48) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'DisplayArea'
c:\numbers.cpp(48) : error C2065: 'DisplayArea' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(48) : error C2059: syntax error : '{'
c:\numbers.cpp(48) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '{'
c:\numbers.cpp(48) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '}'
c:\numbers.cpp(50) : error C2065: 'SetConsoleScreenBufferSize' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(52) : error C2228: left of '.Right' must have class/struct/union type
c:\numbers.cpp(52) : error C2228: left of '.X' must have class/struct/union type
c:\numbers.cpp(53) : error C2228: left of '.Bottom' must have class/struct/union type
c:\numbers.cpp(53) : error C2228: left of '.Y' must have class/struct/union type
c:\numbers.cpp(55) : error C2065: 'SetConsoleWindowInfo' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(55) : error C2065: 'TRUE' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(57) : error C2065: 'ShowWindow' : undeclared identifier
c:\numbers.cpp(57) : error C2065: 'SW_MAXIMIZE' : undeclared identifier
Error executing cl.exe.
lots of errors runing this code
int main()
{
HWND hWnd;
SetConsoleTitle("test");
hWnd = FindWindow(NULL, "test");
HANDLE hOut = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
COORD NewSBSize = GetLargestConsoleWindowSize(hOut);
SMALL_RECT DisplayArea = {0, 0, 0, 0};

SetConsoleScreenBufferSize(hOut, NewSBSize);

DisplayArea.Right = NewSBSize.X - 1;
DisplayArea.Bottom = NewSBSize.Y - 1;

SetConsoleWindowInfo(hOut, TRUE, &DisplayArea);

ShowWindow(hWnd, SW_MAXIMIZE);
return 0;
}
mmmm let see.

Did you remember to include windows.h?

use code tags abyssphobia
http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showthread.php?t=13473

Princeton u r my idol, thats right I forgot put
# include<windows.h>
thx again,
well ok, its my way to learn, making disasters, hahaha
ok =)

Yeah, I'm just too lazy to type it in.

I tried to do that once. After reading adrianx's site I made a program that would come up in the normal size console window and I output "Please Press Alt + Enter" on the screen. After they pressed them the rest of the program would follow. The only problem with that was I ran into to problem that adrian stated. None of the keys on my keyboard worked correctly and I have to reboot.

Thanks for this fantastic peice of code!!!!

philvaira:

Can you tell me which version of Windows you are using, and if you used the code from my site unmodified?