) I''ve made an icon but how do I make my application use it? LOL sorry, i know this is sorta out of topic but id appreciate the help 
Cheers
Rich
Help! I have 2 questions (Newb) :P
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Hi,
I''m fairly new at programming...and have 2 questions.
1. I''m trying to make a screensaver but how do I make it start after say 5 mins and die when the mouse moves?
2. (This is a VC++ question lol i''m an idiot ) I''ve made an icon but how do I make my application use it? LOL sorry, i know this is sorta out of topic but id appreciate the help
Cheers
Rich
) I''ve made an icon but how do I make my application use it? LOL sorry, i know this is sorta out of topic but id appreciate the help
Cheers
Rich
This belongs in the beginner forum, but umm, yeah.
1. Spend a few months learning more about programming, then just get have a timer count to 5 mins and get the mouse position every frame. If the position is different, stop the app!
2. Spend a few hours with a book on MSVC++. You add it as a resource and then tell your Window Class structure to use the icon by passing its resource name.
Go forth and learn!
1. Spend a few months learning more about programming, then just get have a timer count to 5 mins and get the mouse position every frame. If the position is different, stop the app!
2. Spend a few hours with a book on MSVC++. You add it as a resource and then tell your Window Class structure to use the icon by passing its resource name.
Go forth and learn!
quote:Original post by r_taylor883
I''m trying to make a screensaver but how do I make it start after say 5 mins
Windows will automatically start your screensaver once you select it in display properties.
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and die when the mouse moves?
Handle WM_MOUSEMOVE and do DestroyWindow(hwnd); there.
About the screensaver: Just make your application as a screen saver using the special library. Most information on windows tells you how to do this.
Or, you could just make a standard windows application and rename it to .scr. Then windows will give a different right click menu with options like configure, install, etc.
As for displaying a config box or whatever, Windows just passes a paramater to the app when it wants to do that. To work it out just put a messagebox to display the command line properties, and then try and open the config screen and it''ll tell you the params.
I figure it''s easy enough doing it this way, but then my compiler doesn''t have any options to create screensavers unlike Anonymous Posters.
Dave
As for displaying a config box or whatever, Windows just passes a paramater to the app when it wants to do that. To work it out just put a messagebox to display the command line properties, and then try and open the config screen and it''ll tell you the params.
I figure it''s easy enough doing it this way, but then my compiler doesn''t have any options to create screensavers unlike Anonymous Posters.
Dave
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