added note about maximizing behavior on Windows (when the maximize

window tool is pressed by the user) -- resize borders are by default of
the screen to maximize the client area. Lets not change this as FreeGLUT
has stuck with this default for a long time.

git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.code.sf.net/p/freeglut/code/trunk/freeglut/freeglut@1395 7f0cb862-5218-0410-a997-914c9d46530a

diff --git a/src/mswin/fg_main_mswin.c b/src/mswin/fg_main_mswin.c
index a9f8552..3013f80 100644 (file)
--- a/src/mswin/fg_main_mswin.c
+++ b/src/mswin/fg_main_mswin.c
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ void fgPlatformReshapeWindow ( SFG_Window *window, int width, int height )
      * For windowed mode, get the current position of the
      * window and resize taking the size of the frame
      * decorations into account.
+     *
+     * Note on maximizing behavior of Windows: the resize borders are off
+     * the screen such that the client area extends all the way from the
+     * leftmost corner to the rightmost corner to maximize screen real
+     * estate. A caption is still shown however to allow interaction with
+     * the window controls. This is default behavior of Windows that
+     * FreeGLUT sticks with. To alter, one would have to check if
+     * WS_MAXIMIZE style is set when a resize event is triggered, and
+     * then manually correct the windowRect to put the borders back on
+     * screen.
      */
 
     /* "GetWindowRect" returns the pixel coordinates of the outside of the window */