How to open a windowed graphics mode invisibly

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Robert Cummings (Posted 2006) [#1]

I'd like to do it invisible so I can do some funky hardware tests without a box popping up...

skidracer (Posted 2006) [#2]

You can't / shouldn't.

N (Posted 2006) [#3]

Why not? Couldn't you just comment out the ShowWindow line in glgraphics.win32.c and call ShowWindow on the hwnd provided by the context when you're done?

Robert Cummings (Posted 2006) [#4]

I'll take your word for it lads. I'll just let max fall back to opengl, and if its software, close the window and enable SDL.

ImaginaryHuman (Posted 2006) [#5]

I believe MaxGUI allows you to open a window that is hidden.

N (Posted 2006) [#6]

> I believe MaxGUI allows you to open a window that is hidden. It does. It's just simply ORing the WS_VISIBLE style with the rest of the style flags if you want a window visible on creation. I honestly don't think having a window open during its creation looks professional, as seeing a load of stuff pop up on a slower PC is less than fun. Sometimes looks like it's become self aware and that it wants to murder the end user... or not. In any case, I re-state my question: why not?

TartanTangerine (was Indiepath) (Posted 2006) [#7]

It's possible with Max but it does not work on every system. I do it with igLoader. I run the process with a hidden window, embed it and then show it again. Voila.