NOMINIMIZE Property

 

Enable or disable the capability to minimize the Window

 

 

Description:

 

The NOMINIMIZE Property can be used to turn a Window's minimize button and system menu MINIMIZE option on or off

 

The image below demonstrates a Window with the NOMINIMIZE property set to true (.T.). Note that minimize button next to the Maximize and Close buttons is greyed out. The MINIMIZE option on the system menu is also disabled

 

NoMinimize Property

 

Syntax:

 

    THISWINDOW | <FormName>.NOMINIMIZE --> lValue

 

    THISWINDOW | <FormName>.NOMINIMIZE := lValue

 

Valid For Use With:

 

This Property is assumed to be available for use with all Window types

 

Notes:

  1. This property is only available after Window definition

  2. It is one of the newer properties which is intended to overcome a limitation with the MINBUTTON property which can only be used during Window definition

  3. Important: The values used or returned by THISWINDOW | <FormName>.NOMINIMIZE can easily be misunderstood!

    • Firstly, when you change the value the old value is not returned

    • Secondly, when you need to change the value (either turn the minimize button on or off), you do use the value that you would expect. Eg. to turn the minimize button off, you would use THISWINDOW | <FormName>.NOMINIMIZE := .T.

    • Finally, note that the value returned when using THISWINDOW | <FormName>.NOMINIMIZE appears to be the opposite of the value that you would expect. so if you run THISWINDOW | <FormName>.NOMINIMIZE := .T. and then run THISWINDOW | <FormName>.NOMINIMIZE the value returned is actually .F.!

  4. No help documentation was published with the original or subsequent releases of HMG

Properties:

 

The following Property is available after the Window has been defined

 

lValue Logical R, W Gets / Sets a logical value to enable / disable the Window's Minimize Button. Please refer to Note 3, above

 

D - Properties of this type can be used when defining a Window

R - Properties of this type can only be accessed (read) after the Window has been defined

W - Properties of this type can be changed (write) after the Window has been defined

 

See GETPROPERTY and SETPROPERTY functions for further infomation on accessing or changing properties or use semi-OOP syntax

 

Sample Code:

 

Sample code to test this Property can be found here