How to detect when a form is minimized/maximized

[PT Exorcist]

how do i achieve this?

[DevGrp]

There should be events that fires when the form is minimized or maximized.

[Pirate]

simply do this

Private Sub Form1_Resize(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As _ 
System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Resize
 
 MsgBox(Me.WindowState.ToString)
 
End Sub

[PT Exorcist]

well though pirate ty ill try it right now

[PT Exorcist]

i am using a notify icon that is always in the systray and i want that when i double click it will show back the form..(im using C# but i think it's easy to see):

private void notifyIcon1_DoubleClick(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
	if (this.WindowState == FormWindowState.Minimized) {
	this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized;
	this.Show();
	this.ShowInTaskbar = true;
	this.TopLevel = true;
}
}

this is the code i've put in the double click of the notify icon...the problem is that i only seem to can put the form back to the maximized state , i cant put it as normal..anyone knows why? it just shows up in systray but i can do nothing with it..

[Pirate]

You're getting maximized form ,because you are using "Maximized" method to show your form , rather use "Normal" method as so :

private void notifyIcon1_DoubleClick(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
	if (this.WindowState == FormWindowState.Minimized) {
	this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
	this.Show();
	this.ShowInTaskbar = true;
	this.TopLevel = true;
}
}

[PT Exorcist]

lol read the post carefully i said i couldnt put normal so i tryed maximized because that was working lol but i want it normal

[Pirate]

Originally posted by PT Exorcist
lol read the post carefully i said i couldnt put normal so i tryed maximized because that was working lol but i want it normal

Did you try the code I posted , it shows your form in normal size . That was your question I guess .

[PT Exorcist]

problem is that i only seem to can put the form back to the maximized state , i cant put it as normal..anyone knows why? it just shows up in systray but i can do nothing with it..

[Lunatic3]

put this.Show(); before
this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;

[Pirate]

Originally posted by Lunatic3
put this.Show(); before
this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;

This won't make any difference. a good technique is to set the properties of a from first and then use show method .
The problem already solved I guess .

[Lunatic3]

Did you test what i said?????!!!!!

We are not talking about a GOOD technique here, we are talking about a method that does not work properly and the solution of it, that for me was putting
this.show;
before
this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;

[Pirate]

Originally posted by Lunatic3
Did you test what i said?????!!!!!

We are not talking about a GOOD technique here, we are talking about a method that does not work properly and the solution of it, that for me was putting
this.show;
before
this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;

Yes I did . It results the same thing .

[PT Exorcist]

pirate is right, the result is the same thing...strange "bug" of this..how da hell i am suposed to put the form back again without putting max state?

......

[Pirate]

Simply by using my code lol

[PT Exorcist]

lol...ive already said ive tried that code and still doesnt work..but as u want that i put that again i've put ur code again and still doesnt work..it shows in the tray but the interface of the program itself isnt showed up

..

[Pirate]

You're missing something in your code I'm sure! .I've tried my code it's just working fine

[Pirate]

Originally posted by Pirate
You're missing something in your code I'm sure! .I've tried my code it's just working fine

try this !

[PT Exorcist]

jsut 5 min ago i copy pasted ur code and the result was that extrange "bug"...

[Pirate]

Originally posted by PT Exorcist
jsut 5 min ago i copy pasted ur code and the result was that extrange "bug"...

What bug did you get ?

[PT Exorcist]

i only see the program in the taskbar and when i click it nothing happens..

[Pirate]

Originally posted by PT Exorcist
i only see the program in the taskbar and when i click it nothing happens..

lol , do you call this a bug ?? The program is running fine , and stop posting bull**** .

[Lunatic3]

First:
Pirate's code works for me fine

Second:
I am sorry, I was wrong, what i said was about VB.NET and I thought it might be the same for C#, but it wasn't.

Third:
Try this and see what i meant:

Private Sub Form1_Resize(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Resize
        If Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized Then
            Me.Hide()
            nt1.Visible = True
        End If
End Sub
 
Private Sub nt1_MouseDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles nt1.MouseDown
        Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal
        Me.Show()
        nt1.Visible = False
End Sub

Private Sub Form1_Resize(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Resize
        If Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized Then
            Me.Hide()
            nt1.Visible = True
        End If
End Sub
 
Private Sub nt1_MouseDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles nt1.MouseDown
        Me.Show()
        Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal
        nt1.Visible = False
End Sub

[Pirate]

Originally posted by Lunatic3
First:
Pirate's code works for me fine

Second:
I am sorry, I was wrong, what i said was about VB.NET and I thought it might be the same for C#, but it wasn't.

Third:
Try this and see what i meant:

Private Sub Form1_Resize(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Resize
        If Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized Then
            Me.Hide()
            nt1.Visible = True
        End If
End Sub
 
Private Sub nt1_MouseDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles nt1.MouseDown
        Me.Show()
        Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal
        nt1.Visible = False
End Sub

Your're right Lunatic3 . I was coding in C# when I tried setting the "Normal" method before "show" . That's weird . I thought they are similar but it seems not at least in some controls.