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Question about MessageBox() function...

Started by RegularKid Dec 21, 2001 at 6:31 PM 4 replies 150+ views

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Dec 21, 2001 at 6:31 PM

I''m using the MessageBox() in a DirectX program but I''m having a problem. The message box works, but it comes up behind the direct draw surface so I can''t see it. How do I fix this. Here''s my code: MessageBox(NULL, "There was an error in DirectX", "Error", MB_OK); Thanks.

AdmiralBinary

Dec 21, 2001 at 6:35 PM

Don''t use DDSCL_EXCLUSIVE

Hope this helps...

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Colin Jeanne

Dec 21, 2001 at 7:17 PM

Considering that there is no DirectDraw 8, using FlipToGDISurface() should be fine.

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gmcbay

Dec 21, 2001 at 8:23 PM

Why are you passing NULL in as the first argument to MessageBox? That tells it to use the desktop as its parent, which will cause it to up behind your primary surface window if you''re in fullscreen mode.

Pass the HWND to your window (the one that holds the primary surface) and it should work -- I know it works in DX8, I don''t remember if there were issues with it in DX7, etc.

KingsRevenge

Dec 22, 2001 at 2:14 PM

what gmcbay said

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Beer Hunter

Dec 22, 2001 at 5:39 PM

If you pass your hwnd as the owner, then whether it works or not can even vary between driver versions... and with some drivers, whether it works or not can be completely random. FlipToGDISurface() wins.

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