Game not recieving WM_KILLFOCUS message while in fullscreen

Question

I'm working on a game using DirectX and WinApi. While in windowed mode, everything works fine, either Alt+Tabing or clicking outside of a game window sends WM_KILLFOCUS message. But while in fullscreen, Alt+Tab does not send the said message.

Is this the matter of setting some parameters of D3D renderer? How can I resolve this problem?

I think that fullscreen DX applications simply do not have focus. Probably you can use WM_ACTIVATE instead. — rodrigo, Jul 22 '13 at 10:38
I'm posting it as answer so you can accept it, if you feel like it ;-). — rodrigo, Jul 22 '13 at 12:41

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 22 '13 at 12:41

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I think that fullscreen DX applications simply do not have focus. Probably you can use WM_ACTIVATE instead. It will get in wParam the values WA_ACTIVE or WA_CLICKACTIVE for activation, or WM_INACTIVE for deactivation.

answered Jul 22 '13 at 12:41

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Game not recieving WM_KILLFOCUS message while in fullscreen

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