SetWindowPos doesn't seem to work

Why doesn't SWP work? I'm trying to make sure that all the child windows for my custom control aren't over the top of the caption by moving them to an y offset of a minimum of 26 if they aren't already greater than that.

Code:

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BOOL CALLBACK EnumProc(HWND hwnd, LPARAM lParam)
{
  RECT crc;
  RECT rc;
  GetWindowRect(GetParent(hwnd),&rc);
  GetWindowRect(hwnd,&crc);
  if(crc.top < rc.top+25)
  {
    SetWindowPos(hwnd,HWND_TOPMOST,crc.left,rc.top+26,0,0,SWP_SHOWWINDOW|SWP_NOSIZE);
    UpdateWindow(hwnd);
  }
}

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It's just not doing anything. SetWindowPos is being called but the child window I'm testing with is still at 0,0 :( ..

Are you sure you are using the right HWND?

this should be

UpdateWindow(GetParent(hwnd));

to update the window not the control.

Try taking the SHOW off . I had problems with SetWindowPos() if I tried to make it do more than one thing at a time.

I tried both of those things and neither worked.

Also, I tried just SWP_HIDEWINDOW and the window did not hide.

[edit:] Woah, crazy! For some reason everytime I run the application it moves the button more and more! Like, it's almost as if it's remembering the position and then incrementing!

Code:

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RECT crc;
  RECT rc;
  GetWindowRect(GetParent(hwnd),&rc);
  GetWindowRect(hwnd,&crc);
  if(crc.top < rc.top+25)
  {
    MoveWindow(hwnd,crc.left,crc.top,crc.right-crc.left,rc.top+26,TRUE);
    UpdateWindow(GetParent(hwnd));
  }

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GetWindowRect() returns screen coordinates and SetWindowPos() expects client coordinates.

When using MoveWindow(), if the window being moved is a child window, then it expects client coordinates in terms of the parent.

Use ScreenToClient() and ClientToScreen() for conversions to and from screen and client coordinates.

gg

Ok, with this code it is supposed to minimize my window to just the caption. How would I do it?

Code:

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RECT rc;
        RECT prc;
        GetWindowRect(GetParent(hwnd),&prc);
        GetWindowRect(hwnd,&rc);
        if(status != 3)
        {
                status = 3;
                oldHeight = rc.bottom-rc.top;
                MoveWindow(hwnd,rc.left,rc.top,rc.right-rc.left,23,TRUE);
        }else{
                status = 0;
                MoveWindow(hwnd,rc.left,rc.top,rc.right-rc.left,oldHeight,TRUE);
        }

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I tried making it in client coords by putting rc.left and rc.top into a point structure but it was just a waste of time because it did worse by just always going to 0,0. I would usually do rc.left-prc.left where prc would be the parent rect to get the coords but for some reason it doesn't always work.

Quote:

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Originally posted by Mithoric
I tried making it in client coords ... but ... it did worse by just always going to 0,0.

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Since you're using MoveWindow() on a child, you must convert to the parent's client coords.
Post your effort so others can "debug" the issue.

gg

Okely dokely, here is what I tried ( I think )

Code:

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RECT rc;
        RECT prc;
        POINT p1,p2;
        GetWindowRect(GetParent(hwnd),&prc);
        GetWindowRect(hwnd,&rc);
        p1.x = rc.left;
        p1.y = rc.top;
        p2.x = prc.left;
        p2.y = prc.top;
        ScreenToClient(hwnd,&p1);
        ScreenToClient(GetParent(hwnd),&p2);
        if(status != 3)
        {
                status = 3;
                oldHeight = rc.bottom-rc.top;
                MoveWindow(hwnd,p1.x,p1.y,rc.right-rc.left,23,TRUE);
        }else{
                status = 0;
                MoveWindow(hwnd,p1.x,p1.y,rc.right-rc.left,oldHeight,TRUE);
        }
        UpdateWindow(hwnd);
        return 0;

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>>ScreenToClient(hwnd,&p1);

This should be the parents HWND. You want both in the same 'client' area.

>.MoveWindow(hwnd,p1.x,p1.y,rc.right-rc.left,oldHeight,TRUE);

is oldHeight static or does it get a value somewhere outside the code posted? That is, does it always get a valid value before it is used.

If this does not work, try getting the client rect for the parent, convert the top left point to screen coods.
Get the window rect and work out an offset ie the amount from the topleft corner of the window to the topleft of the client area. This offset contains the menu, toolbar and titlebar. (NOTE: sometimes the toolbar is included in the client area)

Excellent, it works. I understand how the ScreenToClient() works now, converting the coords of the POINT to coords relative to the parent. . . I'm a little slow :D.

>>I'm a little slow

That must be dangerous in Bathurst...........(Mt Panorama and all)

lol. :)