Minimizing and Maximizing game Window

Asthalis

Hello ;)

It may sound like a silly question but how can I display my game window back by code when it has been minimized (I use default Gdscipt) ?

I use OS.set_window_minimized(true) to minimize my window and it works fine (the idea is to create a "boss key" in my game) but I can't get it back with another physical key (though I set it right in my input map ), even using : - OS.set_window_minimized(false) - OS.set_window_maximized(true)

Do you have any idea how to proceed ? My OS is Windows. Is it supposed to behave the same for any OS ?

Thanks a lot for your help :)

Nanites

It's probably because your game loses focus when it's minimized, so it does not get key inputs anymore. You can use global hotkeys in Windows but it would require a different implementation on every platform.

duane

Maybe, instead of minimizing it, you could set the window size to minimum, and move it out of the way. Like this. :)

Asthalis

Thanks for the tip, I guess there is no unique solution for this ;)

I'm just wondering : what's the use of OS.window_maximized() if you lose focus anyway ?

cybereality

What would be the use case here? This is an OS level issue and for UX and security reasons.

duane

@Asthalis said: I'm just wondering : what's the use of OS.window_maximized() if you lose focus anyway ?

Well, you could have a window open smaller than the screen, and want it to take up the whole screen.