Window Maximizing problems

[Anuj Seth]

Env: Windows NT 4.0 SP3, VC++ 6.0

Hi,

I want my application to start in maximized window mode everytime. To do
this, I use the following in my CWinApp derived class,

m_pMainWnd->ShowWindow(SW_MAXIMIZE);

*BUT*, the application first comes up in a small window and then resizes to
fill the entire screen. Why is this happening ? Is there no way to display
it in maximized mode in the first shot itself ?

To test whether I'm doing something wrong, I created a new project and set
the window state to Maximized using the AppWizard itself. I notice the same
problem here as well.

Does anyone know of a technique to display the app in full screen in the
first shot itself?

Thanks,



With Regards,

Anuj Seth

[BrianOG]

You could try catching the PreCreateWindow for your mainframe and setting the initial size to be the full work area (You can get this by calling SystemParametersInfo with param SPI_GETWORKAREA). However, in this case you will have a normal window which takes up the full work area as opposed to a maximized window.