pause loop on lost window focus

Original Post

Jul 14, 2004 at 12:07 PM

how can i tell when a d3d window (not fullscreen) is out of focus or minimized? i need to know so i can stop its loop and the system doesnt crash

Trip99

Jul 14, 2004 at 12:14 PM

You can trap the WM_SIZE message sent to your wndproc, the wParam says what has happened:

SIZE_MINIMIZED the one you want
SIZE_MAXIMIZED
SIZE_RESTORED

Saandman

Jul 14, 2004 at 12:23 PM

WM_ACTIVATE is sent whenever a window is losing or gaining focus.

LOWORD(wParam) == WA_INACTIVE/WA_ACTIVE

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