Minimize DCS window with GUIPropView

[Worrazen]

Hi

 

So I figured out by accident, it is possible to minimize DCS by forcing it in a program called GUIPropView from Nirsoft which known for a lot of various useful tools, well this is one big useful thing to the list.

 

Normally DCS doesn't have a way to be minimized, but this is also due to slack on MS/Windows part as they started cutting back on features ever since Windows XP days, for example the commonly present "Always On Top" was missing unless an application specifically supported it past Windows XP.

 

DCS currently has had for many years this unique kind of approach with it's windowing behavior, supporting only borderless fullscreen if I'm not mistaken (tho when I went to 1080p and fullscreen it kinda flipped the screen as if I went to exclusive fullscreen) and always sticking in front except by focusing another window over it, losing that focus fallbacks to DCS, trying to actually minimize won't work, WINKEY + M isn't respected, and ofcourse right clicking on the taskbar item and selecting Minimize isn't an option with MS Windows anymore.

 

Thankfully it will respond to the command issued from this utility, you need to find DCS in the list and Right Click -> Minimize Selected Windows

 

Now you can navigate the desktop without DCS popping back in front, while it's idling in the background, minimized.

 

https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/gui_prop_view.html

Edited January 24, 2021 by Worrazen

[USA_Recon]

is there any value outside of not seeing it ?