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09-18-2002, 10:18 AM
<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>HOWTO: Hide the Window Border</TITLE></HEAD><BODY><h3>HOWTO: Hide the Window Border</h3><b>Document ID: IR04001</b><hr>The information in this article applies to:<ul><li>AutoPlay Media Studio 4.0</li></ul><hr><h3>SUMMARY</h3>This article describes how to make an AutoPlay Media Studio 4.0 application that does not have a window border.<p><h3>DISCUSSION</h3>Sometimes you want to make an AutoPlay application that doesn't have a window border or title bar. To accomplish this:<ul><li>Load your AutoPlay Media Studio 4.0 project.</li><li>Select <b>Project | Settings</b> from the menu.<li>On the General tab, uncheck the <b>Title bar</b> and <b>Border</b> options.</li></ul>Here are a few pointers to remember when creating an application without borders:<ul><li>Make sure that you use a background image, color or pattern that will standout against the user's desktop. You may want to build a "border" into your background image.</li><li>Note that the user can still move your application around the screen by left-clicking their mouse on a non-object part of the background and moving the mouse.</li><li>Make sure that you put an exit button on your application so that the user can close it down since there will not be a title bar with an X on it.</li></ul><p><h3>MORE INFORMATION</h3>Read the topic <b>Command Reference | Project Settings | General tab</b> in AutoPlay Media Studio's online help.<p>KEYWORDS: border, window, title bar, project settings<p><hr><FONT SIZE=1>Last reviewed: September 17, 2002<br>Copyright © 2002 <A HREF="http://www.indigorose.com" target="blank">Indigo Rose Corporation</a>. All rights reserved.<br></FONT></BODY></HTML>