If BlitzPlus apps can handle being Alt-Tabbed out of, I would think they can also be minimized without any problems, after all minimization is what happens when you alt-tab a full screen game.
Go to this page: (Click here) and download the small file there if you want to see my DirectX app in C that minimizes by calling ShowWindow().
This is the very first DirectX app I wrote to learn how to use DirectDraw. It requires DirectX 7. 800x600x16
It's not a game so there's nothing to do but watch as it flies a little plane across the screen (poorly :)).
If you press the space key the fullscreen app will minimize, then just click the taskbar icon to maxmize it again and you'll see the app resumes right where it left off with no problems.
Hit the escape key to exit.
But as I said, I've only tested it on Win 98SE so perhaps it doesn't work universally. Try it at your own risk.
(The link is temporary, I'm going to take it down in about a week.)
Go to this page: (Click here) and download the small file there if you want to see my DirectX app in C that minimizes by calling ShowWindow().
This is the very first DirectX app I wrote to learn how to use DirectDraw. It requires DirectX 7. 800x600x16
It's not a game so there's nothing to do but watch as it flies a little plane across the screen (poorly :)).
If you press the space key the fullscreen app will minimize, then just click the taskbar icon to maxmize it again and you'll see the app resumes right where it left off with no problems.
Hit the escape key to exit.
But as I said, I've only tested it on Win 98SE so perhaps it doesn't work universally. Try it at your own risk.
(The link is temporary, I'm going to take it down in about a week.)