Console resize

[xSoNiCaSx]

Hi all.

I have this little problem. I set my console's screen buffers size to 80x25, and I want it to stay that way. When resizing console's window it can be shrunk down (with scrollbars on the left, and the bottom).
I want to have the console unresizable. Is there any way to do this? I suppose it should be some kind of a code in the loop, or something.

Please help

[Kaeru Gaman]

there should be a window-massage via API that sets the console-window to unresizable.
(if you are not working on windows, please tell.)

but please wait for other answers, I don't know the appropriate API,
I just know it should be avaliable.

[xSoNiCaSx]

Yeah, I'm on windows.

Thanks.

Window-Message you say?... Well... I think I saw that thing somewhere... If the console window behaves like a simple window, it should be possible...
I'll search MSDN for it.
Although I don't think I will find the answer...

[xSoNiCaSx]

Still no answer...

Can anybody help?

[SFSxOI]

maybe this might be what you need?: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682087.aspx

[pdwyer]

These look interesting, I wonder how you can get the console handle of a PB console, Can we use the return value from OpenConsole() ? (I can't test as I'm at work at the moment)

[Sparkie]

Based on http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 320#124320

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OpenConsole()
stdout = GetStdHandle_(#STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE)
With cCoord.COORD
  \x = 80
  \y = 25
EndWith
SetConsoleScreenBufferSize_(stdout, PeekL(cCoord))
Input()

[Kaeru Gaman]

nice you know and use this (besides it's on-the-fly declaring),
but for better understanding for beginners,
I would replace this:

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With cCoord.COORD
  \x = 80
  \y = 25
EndWith 

with that:

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Define cCoord.COORD
  cCoord\x = 80
  cCoord\y = 25

[netmaestro]

When resizing console's window it can be shrunk down (with scrollbars on the left, and the bottom).
I want to have the console unresizable. Is there any way to do this?

@Sparkie: Here your code is successfully preventing the console window from being resized larger, but is allowing it to be resized smaller and adding scrollbars. I don't believe he wants this.

[byo]

nice you know and use this (besides it's on-the-fly declaring),
but for better understanding for beginners,
I would replace this:

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With cCoord.COORD
  \x = 80
  \y = 25
EndWith 

with that:

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Define cCoord.COORD
  cCoord\x = 80
  cCoord\y = 25

It's the same thing. And it's not that better for beginnners. Everybody knows what a With : EndWith section is :roll:

[Sparkie]

You are correct netmaestro. I'll dig a little deeper and see what I can find.

[Sparkie]

How about this one?

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OpenConsole() 
ConsoleTitle("Console fixed size")

stdout = GetStdHandle_(#STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE) 

OpenLibrary(0, "kernel32.dll")
hWin = CallFunction(0, "GetConsoleWindow")
CloseLibrary(0)
;...Remove the Size option from the menu
system_menu = GetSystemMenu_(hWin, #False) 
DeleteMenu_(system_menu, 2, #MF_BYPOSITION) 
DrawMenuBar_(hWin) 

With windowSize.SMALL_RECT
  \left = 0
  \top = 0
  \right = 79
  \bottom = 24
EndWith
setConsoleWindowInfo_(stdout, #True, @windowSize)

With bufferSize.COORD
  \x = 80 
  \y = 25 
EndWith 
SetConsoleScreenBufferSize_(stdout, PeekL(bufferSize))

Input()
CloseConsole()

[netmaestro]

Looks very good here!

[xSoNiCaSx]

Yep, I wanted that the console could not be resized at all.

Big thanks, Sparkie.
Thank you all, guys! :roll:

[Armoured]

How about this one?

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OpenConsole() 
ConsoleTitle("Console fixed size")

stdout = GetStdHandle_(#STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE) 

OpenLibrary(0, "kernel32.dll")
hWin = CallFunction(0, "GetConsoleWindow")
CloseLibrary(0)
;...Remove the Size option from the menu
system_menu = GetSystemMenu_(hWin, #False) 
DeleteMenu_(system_menu, 2, #MF_BYPOSITION) 
DrawMenuBar_(hWin) 

With windowSize.SMALL_RECT
  \left = 0
  \top = 0
  \right = 79
  \bottom = 24
EndWith
setConsoleWindowInfo_(stdout, #True, @windowSize)

With bufferSize.COORD
  \x = 80 
  \y = 25 
EndWith 
SetConsoleScreenBufferSize_(stdout, PeekL(bufferSize))

Input()
CloseConsole()

Hi
Is it possible to do the opposite, making the same window resizable again?