Show Windows 11 Snap Layouts flyout on the maximize button#4976
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Gabriel Dufresne (GabrielDuf) merged 1 commit intoJun 22, 2026
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This pull request adds support for Windows 11 Snap Layouts integration with the custom maximize button in the main window. It ensures that the maximize button correctly reports its hit test area to Windows, allowing the Snap Layouts flyout to appear, and emulates proper hover and press visuals for a consistent user experience. Several native interop methods and structures are introduced to handle these new interactions.
Snap Layouts Integration and Button Behavior:
WM_NCHITTEST,WM_NCMOUSEMOVE, etc.) in the window procedure to report the maximize button area asHTMAXBUTTON, enabling Snap Layouts support and emulating hover/press/click visuals for the custom maximize button.HitTestMaximizeButtonto determine if a screen point is within the maximize button, andSetMaximizeButtonVisualto update its appearance based on hover/press state._maxButtonHover,_maxButtonPressed) to track the maximize button's visual state.Native Methods and Structures:
PostMessageandTrackMouseEvent, and defined theTRACKMOUSEEVENTstruct to support non-client mouse tracking and message posting.Constants: