How can i maximize a Tk application on win32 ?

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Re: How can I maximize a Tk application? (Win32) by eserte (Deacon) on Mar 26, 2004 at 09:24 UTC
`Win32::API`'s `ShowWindow` provides access to the Win32 native API function which does this. I might suggest the Win32Util module; it has a `maximize` function which conveniently tries to maximize in one of two ways: using `ShowWindow` if Win32::API is installed, or, as a fallback, resizing the window to the screen size.	[reply]
Re: How can i maximize a Tk application on win32 ? by kschwab (Vicar) on Aug 31, 2002 at 13:41 UTC
You are probably looking for Tk::Wm, which came with Tk. See: the docs. In particular, have a look at the geometry and maxsize methods. You may also end up needing the iconify method. Originally posted as a Categorized Answer.	[reply]
Re: How can i maximize a Tk application on win32 ? by schweini (Friar) on Oct 14, 2002 at 00:43 UTC
it's not really maximized, but kinda does the trick for me: `(my $xres, my $yres) = $mainwin->maxsize; $mainwin->geometry("=".$xres."x".$yres);` [download] Originally posted as a Categorized Answer.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: How can i maximize a Tk application on win32 ? by Mr. Muskrat (Canon) on Oct 14, 2002 at 15:02 UTC
I don't remember where I found this snippet but here goes: `$mw->geometry($mw->screenwidth . "x" . $mw->screenheight . "+0+0");` [download] Originally posted as a Categorized Answer.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: How can I maximize a Tk application? (Win32) by kelan (Deacon) on Aug 30, 2002 at 13:09 UTC
I don't think it's possible through Tk. Being maximized or not isn't a property of the application, it's a property of the window, and windows are "owned" by the GUI (Windows), not by the application (Tk). I think you'd have to find some way to send a maximization request to the GUI so that it will maximize the window for you. Something somewhere in the Win32 modules might have something you could use. Update: My intuition was right, but eserte provided the concrete answer.	[reply]
Re: How can i maximize a Tk application on win32 ? by Anonymous Monk on Mar 03, 2004 at 22:01 UTC
I have found a bizarre way of getting around... here it goes, instead of writing :: $mw->geometry($mw->screenwidth . "x" . $mw->screenheight . "+0+0"); go for :: $mw->geometry($mw->screenwidth . "x" . $mw->screenheight . "-0-0"); Originally posted as a Categorized Answer.	[reply]


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