Change and read video settings using winapi?

[waran]

Hello,
some time ago I did a small project which is able to force minimize games
(or plain applications, but that's not the point) which refuse to go down using
standard methods like Alt+Tab or WinKey.

You can find it and its source here: http://home.arcor.de/m3ep/software/Minimizer.7z

However:
This tool doesn't touch video settings (resolution, gamma, brightness, contrast)
because I don't know how to do it. I searched the MSDN-Library up and down but
everything I found was for Windows CE exclusively.

So you only get optimal results if you run your game with desktop settings.
This is a small drawback which I want to fix.

[cronodragon]

Hi!

Great idea! I hate minimizing ETQW myself just to use the messenger.

I have an idea on how you can complete this. Just minimize the application and setup a fullscreen window with OpenGL, which is easy to access in Windows. Check out the Delphi code which uses the Winapi:
http://nehe.gamedev.net/data/lessons....asp?lesson=01

Direct link:
http://nehe.gamedev.net/data/lessons...i/lesson01.zip

Then close the OGL window and you will have the restored desktop.

I just tried this with old ET and works, although the application seems to be forcing the mouse position That might be another problem to solve.

If you finish this, please let me know, it's very useful.

[waran]

I played a bit ... the mouse cursor now tends to show itself at all times
in WolfET ... however the BOSS-version needs one click on the screen
now until sound vanishes.

Thank you for the link - I don't think "own fullscreen window" will work
smoothly but the article gave me some basic ideas.

At least changing resolution works now! Thats already something