Window metrics in Win32

[Monte Goulding]

Sorry BorderWidth

> -----Original Message-----
> From: metacard-admin at lists.runrev.com
> [mailto:metacard-admin at lists.runrev.com]On Behalf Of Richard Gaskin
> Sent: Thursday, 23 January 2003 8:47 PM
> To: metacard at lists.runrev.com
> Subject: Re: Window metrics in Win32
> 
> 
> Monte Goulding wrote:
> 
> >> The two functions below are used in an app I'm building to help
> >> me calculate
> >> window rects, the goal being to have them tightly abutted but not
> >> overlapping.
> >> 
> >> My routines seem to work great in Win95, 98, ME and 2k (beautiful
> >> edge-to-edge placement), but are causing odd window placement on
> >> Win NT and
> >> XP.
> >> 
> >> Are the registry settings I'm using supported on those 
> platforms?  Or is
> >> there some obvious logic error in my functions that I'm just 
> not seeing?
> >> 
> >> Thanks in advance -
> >> 
> >> function WdMargin
> >> global g4WWinMargin
> >> if the platform is "MacOS" then
> >> put 6 into g4WWinMargin
> >> else
> >> get queryRegistry("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control
> >> Panel\desktop\WindowMetrics\BorderWidth")
> >> if it is not a number then put 2 into g4WWinMargin
> >> else
> >> put it into g4WWinMargin
> >> if (isNumber(it)) then
> >> put round(it / -15) into g4WWinMargin
> >> end if
> >> end if
> >> end if
> >> return g4WWinMargin
> >> end WdMargin
> >>  
> >> function TitleBarHeight
> >> get queryRegistry("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control
> >> Panel\desktop\WindowMetrics\CaptionHeight")
> >> if it is a number then
> >> put round(it / -15) into tHeight
> >> return tHeight
> >> else return 22
> >> end TitleBarHeight
> >
> > Hi Richard 
> > 
> > On WinXP I have 0 at this registry setting.
> 
> Which one: CaptionHeight or BorderWidth?
> 
> -- 
>  Richard Gaskin 
>  Fourth World Media Corporation
>  Developer of WebMerge 2.1: Publish any database on any site
>  ___________________________________________________________
>  Ambassador at FourthWorld.com       http://www.FourthWorld.com
>  Tel: 323-225-3717                       AIM: FourthWorldInc
> 
> _______________________________________________
> metacard mailing list
> metacard at lists.runrev.com
> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/metacard