I have WinXP. When I use MSCV++ and run it, I try to maximize it. When I do, it maximizes so it''s just on one half of the screen. Like So: ___________ | | | |Maxi| Not | |mize| Max | |d | | ------------ Is there a way how I could maximize the WHOLE screen?

Have you tried draging the sides?

[ They said I needed windows 95 or better so I chose linux! ]

Yeah, but it won''t let me. It only drags to the middle and then stops. It won''t go any farther. (It''s supposed to cover the whole screen when you maximize right?)

Can you ever make it fullscreen? How about using system menu?

System menu?

The menu appearing after clicking the icon on title bar right to the left of window caption?

Sorry, for my continuing ignorance but, title bar?

The titlebar is the thing at the top of the window. It displays the windows title and usually has some icons(or controls) at the top right of the window. try clicking on the maximize control.

If you change the window''s style to sysmenu (i think) then you should be able the maximize the window.

How do yo uchange it to sysmenu?

quote: Original post by GoldenOne
How do yo uchange it to sysmenu?

The "System Menu" is the three buttons in the top right corner of a program. One minimizes, one maximizes and the last (with the X) shuts the program down. The bar that these ride in is called the "Title Bar" because it carries the title of the program. It also usually features the icon used by the program.

Half screen might be the maximum size for the program. That''s the maximum size for a console window too (although there are programatic and registry tricks for getting around that). I don''t know if that is the case with MSVC.