Thread: Window location

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    Question Window location

    I am creating an app that I want to be a.] non-resizable
    and b.] set at the bottom right corner of the users screen by default

    Could someone point me in the right direction? I am not using MFC -

    Thank you

    exle

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    If you currently have any code, post it.

    Here are some things that may interest you:

    GetSystemMetrics()
    WS_SIZEBOX

    Look those up and you should be able to work it out.
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    Hi,

    I tried this:
    Code:
    hDesktop = GetDesktopWindow();
    
    GetClientRect(hDesktop, &DeskRect);
    
    MoveWindow(hwnd, DeskRect.right-640, DeskRect.bottom-480, 640, 480, true);
    (you could replace the 640 and 480 with x, y variables)

    This works fine except the taskbar is over the client area of the desktop window so the window appears under it, and I can't find a way as yet to find the width of the taskbar.
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