removing window frame without maxgui

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Taron

(Posted 2009) [#1]

A while ago I figured out a lot about dealing with window attributes without having to use maxgui, but I simply forgot and can't find that stuff anymore... (many months since I was programming last).

I'd like to remove the frame and titlebar of my window, but don't want to use maxgui. Does anyone have an idea?

Thank you in advance!

Taron

(Posted 2009) [#2]

Argh, never mind... found something!

RemoveBorder()
Function RemoveBorder()

	Local hWnd:Long = GetActiveWindow()

	Local tmp:Long = GetWindowLongA( hWnd, GWL_STYLE )
	tmp :~ WS_CAPTION

	SetWindowLongA( hWnd, GWL_STYLE, tmp )
	SetWindowPos( hwnd, 0, 0,0, GraphicsWidth(),GraphicsHeight(), SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOZORDER | SWP_FRAMECHANGED)


End Function

Now, how might I create an alpha for the rim, HAHA... An irregular window shape.

Yahfree

(Posted 2009) [#3]

I've done this with C#, it's definitively possible, haven't tried in C++/bmax

Taron

(Posted 2009) [#4]

Ah, cool!
If you have the window functions, structures and flags... it might be no problem to do the same thing in bmax.

Thanks already, very encouraging!