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[WheatyP]

Hi all, is it possible to disable the 'minimize' and 'restore down' buttons of an application such as Wordpad i.e. mouse clicks are disabled in a certain area of the screen?

 

Thanks

[Linear Spoon]

Using this function on Windows 7, the minimize button still "appears" to be active, but doesn't do anything when clicked. Hopefully that's good enough.

;Test hotkey - disable minimize button of the active window
F1::DisableMinimize(WinExist("A"))

;Modified from SKANs DisableCloseButton function
DisableMinimize(hWnd)
{
      hSysMenu:=DllCall("GetSystemMenu","Int",hWnd,"Int",FALSE)
      nCnt:=DllCall("GetMenuItemCount","Int",hSysMenu)
      DllCall("RemoveMenu","Int",hSysMenu,"UInt",nCnt-4,"Uint","0x400")
      DllCall("DrawMenuBar","Int",hWnd)
}

[vsub]

WinSet,Style,-0x20000,A

[Linear Spoon]

I like your solution more vsub, nice 

[WheatyP]

Thanks guys both solutions are great especially wrapping it up in just one line vsub!

How do I add the 'Restore down' so that too is in active? Also will this disable the 'Restore Down' function when you double click the top bar?

[WheatyP]

Looks like WinSet, Style, -0xC00000, A should do the trick!!

[Skrell]

 

Using this function on Windows 7, the minimize button still "appears" to be active, but doesn't do anything when clicked. Hopefully that's good enough.

;Test hotkey - disable minimize button of the active window
F1::DisableMinimize(WinExist("A"))

;Modified from SKANs DisableCloseButton function
DisableMinimize(hWnd)
{
      hSysMenu:=DllCall("GetSystemMenu","Int",hWnd,"Int",FALSE)
      nCnt:=DllCall("GetMenuItemCount","Int",hSysMenu)
      DllCall("RemoveMenu","Int",hSysMenu,"UInt",nCnt-4,"Uint","0x400")
      DllCall("DrawMenuBar","Int",hWnd)
}

how could this be modified for the close button?

[GEV]

how could this be modified for the close button?

 

http://www.autohotke...e-close-button/

[Skrell]

http://www.autohotke...e-close-button/

This is not what i wanted; i wanted the close button to appear "active" and not greyed out.  :-/

[vsub]

Try this