C++ Tutorials - Absolute n00b spoonfeed

Well if you really want to you can make your program run in full screen mode, add this to your program at the top of main or in a function, but with a function please place it at the top of main.

GREAT for tet adventures

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#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h> //For the getch() to stop program
#include <windows.h> //WIN API lib


using namespace std; //Standard name space


int main(int argc,char *argv[])
{
   
   //Win API code to start the program in full screen mode

   keybd_event(VK_MENU,0x38,0,0);
   keybd_event(VK_RETURN,0x1c,0,0);
   keybd_event(VK_RETURN,0x1c,KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,0);
   keybd_event(VK_MENU,0x38,KEYEVENTF_KEYUP,0);

   //Proof of it working!

   cout << "Brought to you by Argio" << endl;

   getch();
}


Please don't forget to mention that this is of course windows platform specific thus it uses non-standard c++.

Yeah... I wish we could have a thread or a tutorial on what things are windows specific. And what is actually considered to be standard C++.


No offense to anyone. I just don't think people know what that is because no one ever told them.

I dont mean offence, and am not bashing you, or your code. But if i was a newbie i would not understand the code. It is good to explain what it is your code is doing, instead of just putting it here for noobs who dont want to learn and to just copy+paste. It emulates ALT+Enter correct? Which when done in DOS prompt will enable full screen.

I dont want to act like a mod, but if people never explained code, i wouldnt be as good as a programmer as i am today.

You can also emulate space + alt as in my program...
That way you can also minimize it...