How can I hide a window while keeping it on the taskbar and the Alt+Tab list?

Question

In Delphi I can do something like:

var
   hWin : HWnd;

 hWin := GetForegroundWindow;
 ShowWindow(hWin, SW_HIDE);

and hide the window of the topmost application. The problem is that this also hides the application from the task bar and the alt-tab window.

Is there any way to only hide the window without hiding the app from the taskbar and the alt-tab?

Thanks, code is appreciated.

Answer 1

i think you just want to minimize it ... that hides the window and leaves it in the taskbar, no?

Answer 2

Hi Jessica,

using the following code, you can minimize the window:

SendMessage(hWin,WM_SYSCOMMAND,SC_MINIMIZE,0);

Answer 3

var
   hWin : Cardinal;

 hWin := GetForegroundWindow;
 ShowWindow(hWin, SW_SHOWMINIMIZED);

try this!

Answer 4

You could resize the window to 0x0, or maybe move it off the screen. The problem is then if someone alt-tabs to it you would need to restore its position and size.