I want to make my window non-maximiseable

[Clyde]

How do I do that? I was thinking there would be an indentifier i put in place of: WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, anyone know what it is?

[Fordy]

Start with WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION and add the styles as you wish ...

WS_MAXIMIZEBOX
WS_MINIMIZEBOX
WS_BORDER
WS_SYSMENU

........yadda yadda......

[sean345]

When your window is being resized it is sent a message. You can capture this message in your Window Procedure and then resize your window back to the way you want. You would have to use WM_SIZE or WM_SIZING. There is a way to make the maximize button so it cannot be clicked on. Using CreateWindow() you can use these styles:

WS_MAXIMIZE Creates a window that is initially maximized.
WS_MAXIMIZEBOX Creates a window that has a Maximize button. Cannot be combined with the WS_EX_CONTEXTHELP style. The WS_SYSMENU style must also be specified.
WS_MINIMIZE Creates a window that is initially minimized. Same as the WS_ICONIC style.
WS_MINIMIZEBOX Creates a window that has a Minimize button. Cannot be combined with the WS_EX_CONTEXTHELP style. The WS_SYSMENU style must also be specified.

- Sean

[Clyde]

Thanks, ended up going with:
WS_OVERLAPPED|WS_CAPTION|WS_SYSMENU|WS_MINIMIZEBOX

[Hunter2]

yeah that's pretty much what I use all the time, except that you don't need WS_CAPTION - I think it's included in WS_OVERLAPPED. If not, it's in one of the other ones

[novacain]

Another way to stop your windows being resized is to catch the

WM_MOVING msg and replace its params. Put them back to the original.

I keep an array bout my apps windows. It holds HDC's, HWND's, ID's and rects.

So I just put the screen rect back into the msg param.

case WM_MOVING:
((RECT*)lParam)->left=rScreenRect.left;
//ect
break;

and let the default winproc take care of it.