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Immediately executes the "Request for refreshing the display" event of the given element.
Requests the execution of the "Request for refreshing the display" event of the specified element (and gives back control without waiting for the execution of the event).
Opens a non-modal child window.
Applies a specific layout to:
  • a window.
  • an internal window.
Returns the index of the current layout in the window or internal window.
Enables or disables the Dim Disabled Window (DDW) feature for a specific window:
Minimizes a WINDEV window.
Displays a WINDEV window in its maximum size.
Opens a modal WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile window.
Opens a window whose result will be retrieved via a WLanguage procedure ("callback").
Opens a window in a mobile application.
Opens a popup window whose result will be retrieved via a WLanguage procedure ("callback").
Opens a popup window by specifying its opening position and waits until it is closed.
Displays a WINDEV window to its initial size.
Immediately redraws the window controls for which a graphic update is required.
Closes the current window by running the "Click" event of the CANCEL Button control.
Dynamically changes the skin template:
  • of all windows found in the current application,
  • of the windows found in the WINDEV components used by the application,
  • of a specific window found in the project.
Closes a WINDEV window (and returns a value if necessary).
List of constants used by the functions for managing windows
List of constants for managing the visibility of an object.
Modifies the title of the current window (returned by CurrentWin) and the title bar.
Identifies the window currently in edit.
Limits the display duration of a window or dialog box.  If no user action is performed, when the specified amount of time is reached:
  • for a window, the code of a window button will be run. 
  • for a dialog box, the dialog box is automatically closed.
Returns:
  • the name of nth option or sub-option found in the main menu of window.
  • the name of nth option or sub-option found in a custom context menu (created with WINDEV or WINDEV Mobile).
Immediately executes the "Request for refreshing the display" event of the window, page, internal window, internal page, control template or supercontrol.
Immediately executes the "Request for refreshing the display" event of the given element.
Immediately executes the "Request for refreshing the display" event of the parent.
Immediately executes the "Request for refreshing the display" event of the window, page, internal window, internal page, control template or supercontrol. This function is kept for backward compatibility.
Immediately executes the "Request for refreshing the display" event of the parent. This function is kept for backward compatibility.
Enables or disables the full-screen mode in the applications in Universal Windows 10 App mode.
Minimizes a WINDEV window.
Initializes (or not) the controls to zero and runs the initialization processes of the controls and the window.
Displays a WINDEV window in its maximum size.
Immediately redraws the window controls that will be graphically refreshed.
Modifies the title of next window to open.
Opens a modal WINDEV window.
Opens a window whose result will be retrieved via a WLanguage procedure ("callback").
Usage example of the OpenChild function
Opens a non-modal child window.
Opens the main menu of the current window.
Opens a window in a mobile application.
Opens a popup window and waits for this window to be closed.
Opens a popup window whose result will be retrieved via a WLanguage procedure ("callback").
Opens a popup window by specifying its opening position and waits until it is closed.
Usage example of the OpenSister function
Opens a non-modal sibling window.
Identifies the window that was in edit before the window that is currently in edit (for the same project).
Requests the execution of the "Request for refreshing the display" event (and gives back control without waiting for the execution of the event).
Requests the execution of the "Request for refreshing the display" event of the specified element (and gives back control without waiting for the execution of the event).
Asks to run the "Request for refreshing the display" process of parent.
Requests the execution of the "Request for refreshing the display" event (and gives back control without waiting for the execution of the event). This function is kept for backward compatibility.
Asks to run the "Request for refreshing the display" process of parent. This function is kept for backward compatibility.
Displays a WINDEV window to its initial size.
Opens a WINDEV window and closes all other previously open windows.
Closes the wait window of application opened by WaitWindowStart.
Opens the wait window of application.
Adapts the window height to the content of controls.
Adapts the window size to the content of controls.
Adapts the window width to the content of controls.
Modifies the background image of a window and specifies the display mode of this image.
Modifies the alias of a window.
Applies a specific layout to:
  • a window.
  • an internal window.
Copies the content of a form into the clipboard.
Returns the index of the current layout:
  • in the current window.
  • in the specified window or internal window.
Disables the visual effects of the graphic engine of WINDEV (for a use in TSE mode for example).
List of functions for managing windows
List of functions for managing windows
Creates the image of the specified window in a BMP file.
Enables or disables the DDW (Dim Disabled Window) feature:
  • for a specific window.
  • for all the application windows.
Forces the DDW (Dim Disabled Windows) feature on a window even if this window is not accessible.
Returns the height of a window, adapted to the content of controls.
Returns the width of a window, adapted to the content of controls.
Returns or modifies the current height of the "Icon Bar" area in the current MDI parent window.
Enables or disables the DDW (Dim Disabled Window) feature:
  • for a specific window.
  • for all the application windows.
Returns the internal height of a window (without title bar and border).
Used to find out whether the "end of initialization" code was run for a window.
Identifies the window containing the WLanguage code currently run.
Returns the internal width of a window (without border).
Returns the horizontal position of the top left corner of the internal area (without border and title bar) of a window in relation to the top left corner of the screen.
Returns the vertical position of the top left corner of the internal area (without border and title bar) of a window in relation to the top left corner of the screen.
Modifies or retrieves the display orientation of the current window.
Returns the full height of the window (including the border, menu bar and title).
Returns the full width of a window (including the border).
Returns the horizontal position of the upper-left corner of a window in relation to the upper-left corner of the screen.
Returns the vertical position of the upper-left corner of a window in relation to the upper-left corner of the screen.
Pastes the content of a form stored in the clipboard.
Gets and sets the dimming rate for windows that use the DDW (Dim Disabled Windows) feature.
Immediately redraws the window controls for which a graphic update is required.
Modifies or returns the visibility state of the refresh bar in a window.
Usage example of the WinScreenRectangle function
Returns the coordinates of the screen that contains a window.
WinSize:
  • returns or modifies the window display mode (maximized, minimized or normal),
  • modifies the window height and/or width,
  • moves the window and modifies a window's height and/or width.
Displays or hides a sliding window (sliding menu).
Identifies or modifies the window status.
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