override minimise ?

[Tom]

Hi friends.

How do I override minimise event ? so that it does not minimise and simply
hide my form ?

the reason is I have the problem with the form after its been minimised
calling activate or show does not bring it back again.

any help appreciated

thanks
Tom

[Branimir Giurov]

Hi Tom,

you can override the WndProc event and check for the message that's being
sent.
Here's an example of how you can check for the minimize event:

const int WM_SYSCOMMAND = 0x0112;
const int SC_MINIMIZE = 0xF020;

protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
{
switch ( m.Msg )
{
case ( WM_SYSCOMMAND ):
if ((int)m.WParam == SC_MINIMIZE)
System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine("Minimizing the form now.");
break;
default:
break;
}

base.WndProc (ref m);
}

Cheers,
Branimir

--
Branimir Giurov
MCSD.NET, MCDBA
www.sofiadev.org

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Hi friends.

How do I override minimise event ? so that it does not minimise and simply
hide my form ?

the reason is I have the problem with the form after its been minimised
calling activate or show does not bring it back again.

any help appreciated

thanks
Tom