Minimizing Animation

ID:2117259
 
Jul 16 2016, 7:50 pm
Applies to:Dream Seeker
Status: Open
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Code:
Player
    verb
        Minimize()
            winset(src,"Main","is-minimized=true")


Problem description:

This doesn't trigger the normal animation that occurs when you minimize a window. In Windows 10 there's a fade and scale animation of the window reducing into the task bar.

Is it possible to add that as a feature? This code simply makes the window instantly vanish.

I was thinking like we have .quit() it would be really nice to have .minimize()

Jul 16 2016, 8:43 pm
The window is minimized by setting the WS_MINIMIZE style. If there's more work required to minimize with animation, I'm not aware of it; this also appears to be Google-proof.
Jul 16 2016, 9:09 pm
Perhaps, instead of setting a style - can you use the ShowWindow function?

Or would that not be applicable to how BYOND draws windows?
Jul 16 2016, 9:12 pm
ShowWindow() should simply do the exact same thing.
Jul 16 2016, 9:26 pm
Think of setting the style as setting loc directly, thank of calling ShowWindow() as using Move().
Jul 16 2016, 9:31 pm (Edited on Jul 16 2016, 9:37 pm)
In response to Nadrew
Nadrew wrote:
Think of setting the style as setting loc directly, thank of calling ShowWindow() as using Move().

ShowWindow() might properly invoke the Aero effects, though. (perhaps AnimateWindow() with AW_BLEND?)
Jul 16 2016, 11:08 pm
That was my point.
Jul 17 2016, 3:43 am
the docs seem to imply that the WS_MINIMIZE style is designed for windows that start out minimized. I don't know if it's intended to be used for minimizing them. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ ms632600(v=vs.85).aspx