Thread: sizing common controls

i have a few contols(edit, listbox, 2buttons, and a few statics for output) that i create at runtime and size myself.

when you resize the window it just doesnt look right.
anyone have any good tips/tricks for doing this?

here is some code;

Code:

        case WM_SIZE:
        {
            HWND hEdit       = GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_MAIN_OUTPUT);
            HWND hList       = GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_MAIN_LIST);
            HWND hStatic     = GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_STATIC);
            HWND hS_FILENAME = GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_MAIN_S_FILENAME);
            HWND hS_FILELEN  = GetDlgItem(hWnd, IDC_MAIN_S_FILELEN);
            RECT rcClient;

            GetClientRect(hWnd, &rcClient);
            
            //main edit
            SetWindowPos(hEdit, NULL, 0, 0, rcClient.right, rcClient.bottom/4, SWP_NOZORDER);
            
            //main listbox ... acts like its stuck when its being resized.
            SetWindowPos(hList, NULL, rcClient.right - (rcClient.right/3),  // x
                                      rcClient.bottom/4,                    // y
                                      rcClient.right/3,                     //length
                                      rcClient.bottom - (rcClient.bottom/4),//height
                                        SWP_NOZORDER);
            //main static .. can't even get it to move where i want it
            SetWindowPos(hStatic, NULL, 0,                   // x
                                        rcClient.bottom/4,   // y
                                        2*(rcClient.right/3),//length
                                        rcClient.bottom - (rcClient.bottom/4),//height
                                          SWP_NOZORDER);
            //file name ... works fine
            SetWindowPos(hS_FILENAME, NULL, 5,                     // x
                                            rcClient.bottom/4 + 5, // y
                                            300,                   //length
                                            20,                    //height
                                              SWP_NOZORDER);
            //file length ... works fine 
            SetWindowPos(hS_FILELEN, NULL, 5,
                                           rcClient.bottom/4 + 30,
                                           300,
                                           20,
                                             SWP_NOZORDER);                                              
                                            
        }
/* TODO add buttons */
        break;

thx. i'll read up of the functions. found a list of them