I have learnt about the basics of windows and now want to go to the next stage, GDI. So can anyone tell me the easiest way to go into fullscreen GDI.

i don''t know if this is really fullscreen per se, in creating a window, you can specify the windows width and height by using the function, GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN) and GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN)

You also need to hide the Non-Client areas of the window. You do that by setting the window style and extended style. Here is some C code - it''s not quite fullscreen as it leaves the taskbar showing. You can make the needed changes to go fullscreen.

  	// get current screen dimensions	SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETWORKAREA, sizeof(RECT), &WorkArea, 0);	// create main window	if ( !( hwnd = CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_APPWINDOW		    , WINDOW_CLASS_NAME		    , WINDOW_TITLE		    , WS_POPUPWINDOW | WS_VISIBLE			, 0, 0, WorkArea.right, WorkArea.bottom		    , HWND_DESKTOP, NULL, hinstance, NULL) ) )	{		return(0);	}  

when creating the window, set the style flag to WS_POPUP and it should work

[Edited by - kmsixpence on October 17, 2005 7:23:59 PM]

Can you give me some info about the WorkArea structure please?
Thanks.

That''s a RECT structure.

Wow, that was quick. Thanks.