P PaulR Jul 30, 2003 #1 Hi, Is there a way of maximising a form without having it grab the window focus? Thanks
B Bob Powell [MVP] Jul 31, 2003 #2 You have to use interop. Import the ShowWindow method from user32 and call the method with the SW_SHOWNOAVTIVATE constant. [DllImport("User32.dll")] public extern static int ShowWindow( System.IntPtr hWnd, short cmdShow); [Flags()] public enum ShowWindow { SW_HIDE = 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1, SW_NORMAL = 1, SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 2, SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3, SW_MAXIMIZE = 3, SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE = 4, SW_SHOW = 5, SW_MINIMIZE = 6, SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE = 7, SW_SHOWNA = 8, SW_RESTORE = 9, SW_SHOWDEFAULT = 10, SW_FORCEMINIMIZE = 11, SW_MAX = 11 } The call below does the job ShowWindow(myWindow.Handle,(short)ShowWindow.SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE); -- Bob Powell [MVP] C#, System.Drawing Check out the GDI+ FAQ http://www.bobpowell.net/gdiplus_faq.htm Buy quality Windows Forms tools http://www.bobpowell.net/xray_tools.htm New Tips and Tricks include creating transparent controls and how to do double buffering.
You have to use interop. Import the ShowWindow method from user32 and call the method with the SW_SHOWNOAVTIVATE constant. [DllImport("User32.dll")] public extern static int ShowWindow( System.IntPtr hWnd, short cmdShow); [Flags()] public enum ShowWindow { SW_HIDE = 0, SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1, SW_NORMAL = 1, SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 2, SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3, SW_MAXIMIZE = 3, SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE = 4, SW_SHOW = 5, SW_MINIMIZE = 6, SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE = 7, SW_SHOWNA = 8, SW_RESTORE = 9, SW_SHOWDEFAULT = 10, SW_FORCEMINIMIZE = 11, SW_MAX = 11 } The call below does the job ShowWindow(myWindow.Handle,(short)ShowWindow.SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE); -- Bob Powell [MVP] C#, System.Drawing Check out the GDI+ FAQ http://www.bobpowell.net/gdiplus_faq.htm Buy quality Windows Forms tools http://www.bobpowell.net/xray_tools.htm New Tips and Tricks include creating transparent controls and how to do double buffering.
