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From: press@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM (Barry Press)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer
Subject: Re: Iconic Windows
Message-ID: <1124@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM>
Date: 12 Jun 91 20:21:53 GMT
References: <1991Jun12.131526.207@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> <1991Jun12.193240.22429@athena.mit.edu>
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In article <1991Jun12.193240.22429@athena.mit.edu> memetral@athena.mit.edu (Max E. Metral) writes:
>Hello Again folks.  This time, I'm trying to create an application that
>stays as an Icon, like Screen Peace.  I tried using

There are two things to do.  First, you have to pass the right SW_ code
to ShowWindow, not the value Windows passes you.  I don't have the manuals
handy, but if I recall right it's something like SW_ICONNOACTIVE (also won't
activate the app).

The second thing is that you have to field the message that asks if it's ok to
open the window from an icon (WM_QUERYOPENICON or something close), and
respond with the value that says 'no thanks'.

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