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The (real) main window is hidden in a delphi application. That explains what you are seeing.<br />
<br />
If this is a real big problem: Buy a copy of Petzold's book<br />
and start at winmain(). Then you have full control.<br />

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The (real) main window is hidden in a delphi application. That explains what you are seeing.

If this is a real big problem: Buy a copy of Petzold's book
and start at winmain(). Then you have full control.


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See<br />
procedure TApplication.Minimize;<br />
begin<br />
&nbsp; if not IsIconic(FHandle) then<br />
&nbsp; begin<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; NormalizeTopMosts;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; SetActiveWindow(FHandle);<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; ShowWinNoAnimate(FHandle, SW_MINIMIZE); &nbsp;!!!!!!!!!!!! &nbsp;&lt;- THIS IS CAUSE OF TROUBLE<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; if Assigned(FOnMinimize) then FOnMinimize(Self);<br />
&nbsp; end;<br />
end;<br />
<br />
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See
procedure TApplication.Minimize;
begin
  if not IsIconic(FHandle) then
  begin
    NormalizeTopMosts;
    SetActiveWindow(FHandle);
    ShowWinNoAnimate(FHandle, SW_MINIMIZE);  !!!!!!!!!!!!  <- THIS IS CAUSE OF TROUBLE
    if Assigned(FOnMinimize) then FOnMinimize(Self);
  end;
end;




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Bying a book to get a single tip makes experts-exchange useless.<br />
A am not interested in learning all the low level work needed to create a form.<br />
<br />
I am just asking for some lines of code that will do this for me.<br />

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Bying a book to get a single tip makes experts-exchange useless.
A am not interested in learning all the low level work needed to create a form.

I am just asking for some lines of code that will do this for me.


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Thanks very much for your efford anyway.<br />
I will have in mind the book for the future.<br />
<br />

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Thanks very much for your efford anyway.
I will have in mind the book for the future.



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vladika,<br />
Do you mean that all we have to do is to replace the default minimize routine with a custom one?<br />
If you know details I would appreciate an answer.<br />
<br />
kyriacos<br />

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vladika,
Do you mean that all we have to do is to replace the default minimize routine with a custom one?
If you know details I would appreciate an answer.

kyriacos


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Does anyone know, why (correct me if i'm wrong) Delphi Apps do not minimize smoothly, like other windows application?<br />
Does it have to do with the use of either VBL or MFC?<br />
Is there anything I can do?
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Does anyone know, why (correct me if i'm wrong) Delphi Apps do not minimize smoothly, like other windows application?
Does it have to do with the use of either VBL or MFC?
Is there anything I can do?

Smoothly Minimize

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