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Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Kendrel.

I have coded a little app where i use SetWindowPos() to position the window... here is the code...

OpenPreferences("setpos.ini")
PreferenceGroup("Settings")
AppName.s=ReadPreferenceString("ApplicationName", "")
WindowX.l=ReadPreferenceLong ("WindowX", 0)
WindowY.l=ReadPreferenceLong ("WindowY", 0)
WindowW.l=ReadPreferenceLong ("WindowW", 0)
WindowH.l=ReadPreferenceLong ("WindowH", 0)
ClosePreferences()

handle=findwindow_(0,AppName)
setwindowpos_(handle,#HWND_BOTTOM,WindowX,WindowY,WindowW,WindowH,#SWP_FRAMECHANGED)

the code works and will set the new position once i run my code, but when i minimize (ive tested with icqlite) the programm and maximize again it has the old coordinates (not the one my code sets).
i have tried UpdateWindow() and some other things, but iam stuck on thos one... i have also played with the SetWindowPlacement(), but i dunno if i did something wrong... please help... iam stuck and getting mad...

THX ALOT

kendrel

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by PB.

Does the bug occur if you use PureBasic's own MoveWindow() and/or SizeWindow() commands?

Also, if you absolutely *must* use the API, then try replacing:

SetWindowPos_(handle,#HWND_BOTTOM,WindowX,WindowY,WindowW,WindowH,#SWP_FRAMECHANGED)

with:

MoveWindow_(handle,WindowX,WindowY,WindowW,WindowH,#TRUE)

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Kendrel.

i have also tried with movewindow_() and there is no difference i could see.

also i wonder how i can use purebasics internal Window commands, since iam resizing a foreign window... i dont see a way to give the handle of that window to MoveWindow() or ResizeWindow().

as i said, the code i posted works, but the old data seems be stored somewhere, and i dunno how to change that.

thx

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Berikco.

The application you try to set the windowsize holds it position in internal variables, and after minimize/maximize, it restores to that variables.

Maybe send a WM_SIZE and WM_MOVE message to the window with the new position in lParam? just a guess, they should already being send by use of setwindowpos_()






Regards,

Berikco

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