How to make a window cover the task bar

[Warren H. Wendell]

For many of my full-screen images the task bar is a distraction. Can you help?

[Semen Matusovski]

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Why ?

[This message has been edited by Semen Matusovski (edited January 28, 2000).]

[Semen Matusovski]

Strange, but even this code works (Win98SE, task bar' "auto hide" is turned off)

#Compile Exe
#Register None
DefLng A-Z
#Include "Win32Api.Inc"
Function PbMain()
  Dialog New 0 ,"Sample", 0, 0, 0, 0, %WS_SYSMENU To hDlg
  SetWindowPos hDlg,0, 0, 0, GetSystemMetrics(%SM_CXSCREEN), GetSystemMetrics(%SM_CYSCREEN), 0
  Dialog Show Modal hDlg
End Function

I used a word "strange", because the same not works for conagent window (I mean to cover a task bar; with size of window all is clear).
It possible to cover a task bar with %HWND_TOPMOST only.
But %HWND_TOPMOST generates serious problems for other applications.
In my PB/CC (after ConsoleTopMost / Stretch) I detect a moment when program becomes not foreground and automatic minimize a window (enough bad solution).
May be somebody knows how to solve this question ? (%HWND_NOTOPMOST not works, because a task bar covers a window again).


[This message has been edited by Semen Matusovski (edited January 28, 2000).]

[Borje Hagsten]

Don't know if this can be of any help, but I have done a PB screensaver
here and used %WS_POPUP OR %WS_EX_TOPMOST as window style.

[Niraj Bhatt]

I think if you just take out the titlebar (Max butt., Min butt, control butt, caption etc...) and then make you aplication maximize it will cover your whole screen.



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Niraj Bhatt

[Semen Matusovski]

Thanks, gues, for advices.
%WS_EX_TOPMOST, sure, works, but this means the same as %HWND_TOPMOST.
Maximizing - conagent's window is a "black box". It's easy to test results manually - not helps.