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Re: 2 bugs in Win32Lib

• Posted by CoJaBo <cojabo at suscom.net> Sep 13, 2004
• 564 views

Derek Parnell wrote:
> 
> CoJaBo wrote:
> > 
> > Mousetraps in groups still don't work:
> 
> Weird! I could have sworn I tested this, but you're right. A fix
> is needed in two places.
> 
> In "clientToClient()" replace ...
> 
> }}}
<eucode>
>     VOID = w32Func( xClientToScreen, { getHandle( id2 ), pt } )
> 
>     -- convert from screen space
>     VOID = w32Func( xScreenToClient, { getHandle( id1 ), pt } )
> </eucode>
{{{

> 
> with ...
> 
> }}}
<eucode>
>     VOID = w32Func( xClientToScreen, { getHandle( id1 ), pt } )
> 
>     -- convert from screen space
>     VOID = w32Func( xScreenToClient, { getHandle( id2 ), pt } )
> </eucode>
{{{

> 
> 
> and in "createMouseTrap()" replace ...
> 
> }}}
<eucode>
>     pRect[1..2] = clientToClient(lRelId, pWindow, pRect[1..2])
>     pRect[3..4] = clientToClient(lRelId, pWindow, pRect[3..4])
> </eucode>
{{{

> 
> with ...
> 
> }}}
<eucode>
>     pRect[3..4] -= pRect[1..2]
>     pRect[1..2] = clientToClient(lRelId, pWindow, {0,0})
>     pRect[3..4] = clientToClient(lRelId, pWindow, pRect[3..4])
> </eucode>
{{{

> 
> 
> > add/removeStyle() don't work properly on windows:
> 
> Now this one you can't blame on me. Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom,
> have decided that you can't set the TOPMOST flag via the normal method.
> Instead you need to change the Z-Order. Use this ...
> 
> }}}
<eucode>
>   moveZOrder(w, HWND_TOPMOST)
> </eucode>
{{{

> 
> instead of this ...
> 
> }}}
<eucode>
>   addStyle(w,{0,WS_EX_TOPMOST})
> </eucode>
{{{

> 
> 
> Why did MS do that? Who knows!!!
> 
> I guess I could detect somebody trying to do it the normal way 
> and silently do it correctly for them.

It also happens on a few other styles,
but since the other computter is down,
I can't check it right now.

> 
> -- 
> Derek Parnell
> Melbourne, Australia
>