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Re: Win32Lib GUI Behavior

• Posted by cklester <cklester at yahoo.com> Aug 12, 2004
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Don wrote:
> 
> > Using the program below, if you maximize the child window, it covers
> > the toolbar of the parent! I don't think it's supposed to do that. Is
> > there something I can do to prevent that, or is it Win32Lib related?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> 
> Not having good luck with this I take it?
> 
> Actually, I believe that *is* standard behaviour.

Have you ever used an application that covered the toolbar with a
child window? I haven't! I just looked at paint shop pro, and here's
how they do it...

This first one is a restored child window.
http://www.cklester.com/ss_1.jpg

This second one is a maximized child window. Notice how the child
window's buttons are placed what looks like on the menu bar of the
parent!
http://www.cklester.com/ss_2.jpg

> Normally maximize
> means to fill as much as possible into the parent Window,

I agree... it should fill the clientRect, not the rect.

> not fill as
> much as possible except for other children.

We're not talking about other child windows. We're talking about
toolbars. Or are those children, too? :)

Ah, well! Just workin' it.

-=ck
"Programming in a state of EUPHORIA."
http://www.cklester.com/euphoria/