a screensaver app

Microsoft Windows CE 3.0: How To Create a Topmost or Floating Window in Visual Basic

These two KB articles may not be specific to HPC platform

BUG: SetWindowPos API Does Not Set Topmost Window in VB
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;192254

How To Make a Form a Topmost Window Using APIs
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;195516

Also note



I noticed that you have the HWND_TOPMOST flag defined but not used anywhere.
You may also want to call

BOOL SetWindowPos(
HWND hWnd, HWND hWndInsertAfter, int X, int Y, int cx, int cy, UINT uFlags);

with HWND_TOPMOST for hWndInsertAfter. You can use this API to position your window for max size at the same time.


SetWindowPos on MSDN.

Note that some of the msdn references are not specific to HPC, but do apply
in any case.From what I know, SetForeGround will only work among non-topmost app. eg would be Task Manager which is set to topmost. When you try run some apps, it will run and try to SetForeGround, but still be below the TaskMgr.

Edited by Snappy! 2005-02-14 6:10 PM

Wow. Fast reply

When I get back from school today, I'll edit the code and I'll put up a distribution WITH the source code. Thankyou!

I realised that MY LABEL don't seem to work right. The final html code becomes

<a href="http://www.hpcfactor.com/forums/forums/"MYSITE.com"">MY LABEL</a>

Can someone help me here? I don't want to expand the width of the page with the long msdn KB article query.

[ url=http://...com/]TEXT[ /URL]

Must have the http and no spaces inside the [ ]'s

Thanks!
Reposting with the corrected URLs ...
Microsoft Windows CE 3.0: How To Create a Topmost or Floating Window in Visual Basic

These two KB articles may not be specific to HPC platform

BUG: SetWindowPos API Does Not Set Topmost Window in VB
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;192254

How To Make a Form a Topmost Window Using APIs
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;195516

Also note



I noticed that you have the HWND_TOPMOST flag defined but not used anywhere.
You may also want to call

BOOL SetWindowPos(
HWND hWnd, HWND hWndInsertAfter, int X, int Y, int cx, int cy, UINT uFlags);

with HWND_TOPMOST for hWndInsertAfter. You can use this API to position your window for max size at the same time.


SetWindowPos on MSDN.

Note that some of the msdn references are not specific to HPC, but do apply
in any case.From what I know, SetForeGround will only work among non-topmost app. eg would be Task Manager which is set to topmost. When you try run some apps, it will run and try to SetForeGround, but still be below the TaskMgr.

Corrected URL ...
Microsoft Windows CE 3.0: How To Create a Topmost or Floating Window in Visual Basic


Things are just so not going my way today!

Edited by Snappy! 2005-02-14 8:45 PM

Argh... a VB bug... and the procedures on the micrrosfoft site doensn't work..

http://www.innovativedss.com/Resource/HideTaskBar.asp <- good function of hiding taskbar, but still has bugs.

Still looking... and debugging.

Edited by stingraze 2005-02-15 3:56 AM

Yippy!!!!! YES!! This time, I bet it'll work.....

The function I found here worked with some fixes: http://www.innovativedss.com/Resource/HideTaskBar.asp

This version still has some errors, but I forced eVB to ignore then by
"On Error Resume Next"
The error was "Variable not Defined "Me_"


Hope it works this time! this is the 3rd build...

here's the latest updated version with eVB source code.

Download URL: http://www.geocities.jp/keaglewing/software/HpcScreenSaver2.zip

now. off to homework lol !

Edited by stingraze 2005-02-15 4:39 AM

Please don't download the file to your device, it is bugged with a bug that you'll not be able to put the taskbar again. please use it at your own risk.
Soft resetting will bring the taskbar again....




Edited by stingraze 2005-02-15 5:19 AM

woo hoo ... sounds like a *virus* in the making ... hehe ... just kidding ...

Due to the time zone difference, I have not tried the latest build yet ... ...

I finally got it ALL fixed. (at least on my device and emulator)

http://www.geocities.jp/keaglewing/software/HpcScreenSaver4.zip

Now, it's bug free... (4th build!)




Edited by stingraze 2005-02-15 4:48 PM

Good job.

Slight issue on the VGA still.





Attachments
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hpcscreensaver-vga.gif (11KB - 16 downloads)

Roger. Will produce a VGA version later on today.

The new zipped file contains the VGA build.

When you decompress, there will be a folder named "VGA" that's where the VGA build is (cab files)

http://www.geocities.jp/keaglewing/software/HpcScreenSaver_wvga.zip

Good Luck.!

Gee ... Stingraze ... did I tell you I am impressed by your coding speed? ... No? ok, I'm impressed by your coding speed! We should put our heads together and get dillo ported to HPC!!