Taskbar && Resize;

I a making an app without MFC using only API.When i minimize the app it doesn't go to the task bar but it stays like an ugly title bar at the bottom of the screen.How can i make it go to the task bar.Also i would like to know how to resize the edit box that is on my dialog when i resize the dialog.What should i do when the WM_SIZE message comes.I want the edit box to be right to the end of the dialog.

By default, the window should go to the task bar. How are you creating the window?

And to resize the edit box:

Code:

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MoveWindow(GetDlgItem(hWnd_Dialogue, IDC_EDIT), 0, 0, width, height, TRUE);

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Replace width and height with the client area size of your dialogue.

My window is a dialog box called using a DialogBox function:

Code:

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DialogBox(hThisInst, (LPCTSTR)IDD_DIALOG1, hwnd, (DLGPROC)About);

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It has a min and max button.
When i minimize the app it doesn't go to the task bar but it stays like an ugly title bar at the bottom of the screen.How can i make it go to the task bar.

Try using MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDD_DIALOG) rather than (LPCTSTR)IDD_DIALOG.

Other than that...check the settings of the dialogue in the resource editor.

I have changed it to MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDD_DIALOG) but still the same.No sign of my dialog on the title bar.

Last-ditch effort:

Code:

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DialogBox(hThisInst, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDD_DIALOG1), NULL, (DLGPROC)About);

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Use NULL as the parent window for your dialogue...hopefully it'll go to the task bar now ;). (John - can we have a crossed-fingers smiley, please?)

BINGO!
Thanks , Parksie.