In-Game: Add functions to minimize/restore game windows on desktop platforms

[KingDevyn]

Is your feature request related to a problem?

Making the game window botderless keeps the aesthetic clean. Making a custom bar lets you maintain color pallet/ graphical style while still giving the player control over the game window, however, there is no function to minimize the screen in gml.

Describe the solution you'd like

A function that minimizes the game window on Windows/mac and possibly other devices with similar functionality.

Describe alternatives you've considered

No response

Additional context

No response

[yoyo-danielc]

window_minimise() and window_restore() functions have been added to the 2024.10 branch, test project:

window_minimise.zip

NOTE: The game won't auto-restore on macOS as games stop running when minimised.

[mgeddesGM]

As of IDE v2024.1000.0.623 Runtime v2024.800.0.642 the above the sample does not run and both give the same kind of error upon further investigation. The two functions appear missing in fname for both ce1 and ce2.

[mgeddesGM]

sorry due failed by mistake. retested in IDE v2024.1100.0.623 Runtime v2024.1100.0.649 and passes for ce1 and 2 using win vm and yyc

[FoxyOfJungle]

Since this was added, they could have added a window_maximize too ^^', since it is part of the window commands.

Unfortunately I only saw this now. Either way, I appreciate the addition of these two new features!