Game Development Community

How to disable alt-f4?

by kcpdad · in Torque Game Engine · 05/24/2008 (5:46 am) · 3 replies

I would like to disable the windows OS windows shutdown command alt-f4 so a User can not exit the game that way. Has anyone added code to do this or know what needs to be do? thanks
kcpdad's profile picture
Torque Owner kcpdad
60 Tons

About the author

Hobbyist working on a tank game when time allows. Play the prototype at => http://www.sytrept.com/60tons/

Recent Threads

  • need a new rig
  • gameconnection::onconnect()
  • Mac client
  • Packaging excluded file weirdness
  • drones
    • NextNext Thread
    PrevPrevious Thread
    More from Torque Game Engine


    Torque Owner Nathan Kent
    #1
    05/24/2008 (6:09 am)
    I don't think you can. I don't think that the Engine has anything to do with it's shutting down when you press alt+f4, I'm just going on a guess, but I'm fairly certain that when Windows receives the alt+f4 command, it ends the current program. The program doesn't exit itself, windows kills it.

    Torque 3D Owner Matthew Jessick
    #2
    05/24/2008 (6:58 am)
    You can trap it. I've been stuck in games that do that.
    Bad idea, IMO.

    Torque Owner Rafael S.
    #3
    05/24/2008 (7:58 am)
    Hey,
    since i noticed some games actually doing this i decided to try and google for it...
    this is the only thing i was able to find on the issue that had me confident that it might actually work..
    if i was you i'd look into this solution by M.Hirsch using the WndProc:

    http://forums.devshed.com/windows-help-34/disable-windows-shortcuts-56125.html

    cheers.