SDL_HINT_VID...ON_FOCUS_LOSS(3)

💅 NAME

SDL_HINT_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS — the lil variable that decides whether your fullscreen windows get minimized the second they lose focus. bestie it's a whole mood controller for your desktop, no cap.

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✨ SYNOPSIS

#include <SDL3/SDL_hints.h>

#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS "SDL_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS"

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🎀 DESCRIPTION

okay so this variable is literally a little switch and you can set it to any of these values:

• "0" — fullscreen windows will not be minimized when they lose focus. they just stay there, chillin', main character energy 💅
• "1" — fullscreen windows are minimized when they lose focus. gone. poof. minimized. 😭
• "auto" — fullscreen windows get minimized when they lose focus if they use exclusive fullscreen modes, so that the desktop video mode gets restored. ✨ (this one's the default, iykyk)

this hint can be set anytime. whenever. whenever you want. periodt. 🫶

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🌈 AVAILABILITY

this hint has been around since SDL 3.2.0, so she's not new-new but she's still iconic. 👑

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that's the whole page bestie!! this gorgeous little manual comes to you straight from Simple Directmedia Layer, SDL 3.4.18 — go forth and minimize (or don't) 💖✨🎀🦋