[Blijbol]

Hello,

This DLL-based extension package contains additional, advanced GML functions to control the game window and its taskbar button. It also supports showing Windows message boxes and playing system sounds.

Complete features list:
* Minimize, maximize, restore and activate game window or get current status
* Set or get caption of taskbar button
* Make taskbar button invisible
* Change icon in window border, taskbar button or Alt+Tab dialog
* Flash window border or taskbar button
* Animate window with roll, slide, blend, expand and collapse animations
* Show Windows message boxes
* Play system sounds

Download it at:
http://gamemaker.bli.../gameappearance

Note that this extension replaces my previous Taskbar DLL, Window DLL and Beep DLL (this extension contains more features than these three DLLs together). Thanks to Porfirio for giving a hint on changing the icons <{POST_SNAPBACK}>.

Feedback is appreciated.

This post has been edited by Blijbol: 10 August 2009 - 03:52 PM

[IamCalle]

Wow, this is nice, several handy DLLs in one package. Thank you!

[Blijbol]

IamCalle, on Aug 30 2007, 05:24 PM, said:

Wow, this is nice, several handy DLLs in one package. Thank you!
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks. (Actually, it is just one DLL file with a lot of functions.)

[GMmarine]

This is very simple and well documented extension! I think this might make it into Issue 8...( I hope I don't get in trouble for saying this )

[Blijbol]

GMmarine, on Sep 14 2007, 01:01 AM, said:

This is very simple and well documented extension!  I think this might make it into Issue 8...( I hope I don't get in trouble for saying this )
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks, that would be great!

[gamegecko]

not everyone has a numpad, so how are they supposed to try this out?

[Blijbol]

gamegecko, on May 16 2008, 05:47 AM, said:

not everyone has a numpad, so how are they supposed to try this out?

You can modify the keys of the example in the step event.

[cbrad24]

Finaly found what I've been searching for! About 1 month of searching now? This is GREAT!

[kristian221]

Surprising! I thought there would be a lot more replies on this page! This is the best example for a windows DLL Ive seen so far! (of course I just started looking today but all the other ones I found were not as good as this one). Keep up the good work! I think you should include scripts to make it simpler though.

EDIT: nm about the scripts, they are in the extention package, shows you how much Ive used extension packages! This is the first one ive used besides GM Physics.

This post has been edited by kristian221: 31 May 2008 - 09:35 PM

[digitalwar]

the extension is very good, but it would be perfect if you could also add some tray functions like :
-get left clicked
-get double clicked
-get right clicked
-set icon

[Blijbol]

There are other extenensions/DLL's available to add system tray support to your game.

[sargunster]

it just says something like "error while installing the extension"

[Chris94]

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it just says something like "error while installing the extension"

I get this error too. It's unfortunate considering this may just be what I need for a program I want to create. Any help is appreciated.

Chris94

[mrsmes]

I owe you credits because, I need this for a minimize function for my dock, which uses skins in Game Maker and a Minimize Button object...
quick question but is there a chance that I could get a commercial License if after any profits made from the dock, could go towards a regular cash payment some so you would get some shares of the profits and this should be easy as I believe this dock of mine should go commercial easily and make plenty of money so how about this would you like to join the MR.SMES! team, on the current project of THE HAWK'S DOCK, which happens to be the dock I am working on, right about now...

This post has been edited by mrsmes: 26 October 2008 - 12:00 PM

[LaLaLa]

Thanks I've used this before on my other computer and games, but when I try to install it to my laptop, I get an error message saying "An error occured installing the extension package." and I've tried redownloading the .zip file and everything, but it will not install for some reason. Any ideas?

[Blijbol]

From now on, old GM versions (before v7) are also supported by this extension. Download in first post.

[mrsmes]

quick question can it change the window transparency like window_alpha in a newer version, basically and to change icons appearance and for shortcuts while playing the game, so you could have a pacman eating file effect animation look during the game, and after you close it everything resumes to normal.

[prog]

For people getting the installation error, it should work if you restart game maker in administration mode. For some reason, window_activate() doesn't work for my program. Any reason why?

This post has been edited by prog: 06 September 2009 - 07:53 PM

[mrsmes]

it would be nice if you could change the shape of the window to a background image white cast over black and use the white parts as the shape and leave it so the black parts are not displayed but also window transparency and light adjustments, fully working without blending into another color. Other than that the extension works fine and is perfect.

[guppylover]

i loved what youve done here it's just what i needed for my new chat program!