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Re: Hiding a program taskbar entry (Fixed)

• Posted by Andy Drummond <andy at kes?relte?e.com> Sep 07, 2007
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Andy Drummond wrote:
> 
> don cole wrote:
> > 
> > Andy Drummond wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I have a program with more than one top-level window. 
> > > But each top-level window gets a notification in the
> > > taskbar. I want only the first window to do that, like
> > > normal, but the rest to not have them, as if they were
> > > child windows. Can someone tell me how to do that,please?
> > > It often happens in error, and you get programs running
> > > with zero indication on-screen - but how do I do it when
> > > I want to do it?  Any suggestions?
> > > 
> > > Andy Drummond
> > 
> > Hello Andy,
> > 
> >    Did you write this program in Euphoria? If so more detail is needed. If
> >    not
> > sounds like as Windows problem.
> > 
> > Don Cole
> 
> Yeah, sorry,lack of thinking. I am using Judith's IDE and
> Win32Lib to write code for Win XP.  Each proper window gets
> an entry on the taskbar even if they are all part of one
> program. I just want to be able to hide all the secondary
> window entries so the taskbar remains sensible. 
> I imagine there is some flag you can use in the createEx
> call, or something similar, that can do this. I hope so...
> 
> Andy

OK, guys, stop wondering. I have the answer. it is extended
style WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW.  Does other things too, but nothing
that messes me up. To those who were thinking - thank you!!