Advanced window management Reference

Provides advanced features related to the game window positioning and interaction with the operating system.

Actions

Enable content protection
Enables or disables the content protection mode. This should prevent screenshots of the game from being taken.

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Parameter 0 (❓ Yes or No): Enable content protection?

Enable the window
Enables or disables the window.

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Parameter 0 (❓ Yes or No): Enable window?

Flash the window
Make the window flash or end flashing.

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Parameter 0 (❓ Yes or No): Flash the window?

Window focus
Make the window gain or lose focus.

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Parameter 0 (❓ Yes or No): Focus the window?

Maximize the window
Maximize or unmaximize the window.

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Parameter 0 (❓ Yes or No): Maximize window?

Minimize the window
Minimize or unminimize the window.

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Parameter 0 (❓ Yes or No): Minimize window?

Make the window always on top
Puts the window constantly above all other windows.

See parameters

Parameter 0 (❓ Yes or No): Enable always on top?
Parameter 1 (🔤 String): Level The level is like a layer in GDevelop but for the OS. The further down the list, the higher it will be. When disabling always on top, the level will be set to normal. From "floating" to "status" included, the window is placed below the Dock on macOS and below the taskbar on Windows. Starting from "pop-up-menu", it is shown above the Dock on macOS and above the taskbar on Windows. This parameter is ignored on linux. (one of: "normal", "floating", "torn-off-menu", "modal-panel", "main-menu", "status", "pop-up-menu", "screen-saver")

Allow closing
Enables or disables closing of the window by the user.

See parameters

Parameter 0 (❓ Yes or No): Allow closing?

Allow focusing
Allow or disallow the user to focus the window.

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Parameter 0 (❓ Yes or No): Allow focus?

Allow full-screening
Enables or disables full-screening of the window by the user.

See parameters

Parameter 0 (❓ Yes or No): Allow full-screening?

Enable window shadow
Enables or disables the window shadow.

See parameters

Parameter 0 (❓ Yes or No): Enable shadow?

Enable kiosk mode
Puts the window in kiosk mode. This prevents the user from exiting fullscreen.

See parameters

Parameter 0 (❓ Yes or No): Enable kiosk mode?

Allow maximizing
Enables or disables maximizing of the window by the user.

See parameters

Parameter 0 (❓ Yes or No): Allow maximizing?

Allow minimizing
Enables or disables minimizing of the window by the user.

See parameters

Parameter 0 (❓ Yes or No): Allow minimizing?

Allow moving
Enables or disables moving of the window by the user.

See parameters

Parameter 0 (❓ Yes or No): Allow moving?

Window opacity
Changes the window opacity.

See parameters

Parameter 0 (🔢 Number): New opacity A number between 0 (fully transparent) and 1 (fully opaque).

Allow resizing
Enables or disables resizing of the window by the user.

See parameters

Parameter 0 (❓ Yes or No): Allow resizing?

Window position
Changes the window position.

See parameters

Parameter 0 (🔢 Number): X position
Parameter 1 (🔢 Number): Y position

Window visibility
Make the window visible or invisible.

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Parameter 0 (❓ Yes or No): Show window?

Conditions

Shadow enabled
Checks if the window currently has it's shadow enabled.

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Window always on top
Checks if the window is always on top.

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Window closable
Checks if the window can be closed.

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Window focused
Checks if the window is focused.

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Window full-screenable
Checks if the window can be full-screened.

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Kiosk mode
Checks if the window is currently in kiosk mode.

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Window maximizable
Checks if the window can be maximized.

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Window maximized
Checks if the window is maximized.

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Window minimizable
Checks if the window can be minimized.

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Window minimized
Checks if the window is minimized.

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Window movable
Checks if the window can be moved.

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Window resizable
Checks if the window can be resized.

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Window visible
Checks if the window is visible.

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Window enabled
Checks if the window is enabled.

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Expressions

Expression	Description
`AdvancedWindow::WindowOpacity()`	Returns the current window opacity (a number from 0 to 1, 1 being fully opaque).
`AdvancedWindow::WindowX()`	Returns the current window X position.
`AdvancedWindow::WindowY()`	Returns the current window Y position.

The Advanced window management extension is always installed in all GDevelop projects: there is no need to add it from the Project Manager.

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