Taskbar && Resize;

[Vlatko]

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.

[parksie]

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

And to resize the edit box:

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

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

[Vlatko]

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

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

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.

[parksie]

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

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

[Vlatko]

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

[parksie]

Last-ditch effort:

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

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?)

[Vlatko]

BINGO!
Thanks , Parksie.