move a window out of the screen (solved)

[lasaucisse]

Hi,

I need to move a tool window half in outside of the screen : I want to be able to place the pixel at the center of this window exactly on any pixel of the screen, even those of the borders.

So, to move it easily, I created a picture control in background with a ws_ex_parentdrag option, It works perfectly for the left, right and bottom borders.

But if I move my window on the top of the screen so that the title bar is hidden, when I release the mouse button, the window move down automatically ! I think Windows checks if the title bar is visible or not

If I use the classical "alt+space" shorcut, I can move it like I want (the pixel at the center exactly on the first line of the screen).

I can also move it with another window, with 4 buttons (move up, down, left, right).

But it isn't so easily and intuitive that a drag'n drop move, and future users do not necessarily know the alt+space shortcut !

Is there a way to prevent Windows to move down a window if its title bar is hidden ?

Edited February 17, 2010 by lasaucisse

[Melba23]

lasaucisse,

If I use the classical "alt+space" shorcut, I can move it like I want (the pixel at the center exactly on the first line of the screen).

I can also move it with another window, with 4 buttons (move up, down, left, right).

Are you sure? If I use these methods to move a ToolWindow to a position where the title bar is not visible, as soon I stop moving it Windows snaps it back to where the bottom of the title bar is again visible.

Could you post the code you are using?

M23

[lasaucisse]

ooops !

actuallaly, no, it doesn't work neither ! sorry...

so, I'll test the "4 buttons" method... thanks.

[martin]

ooops !

actuallaly, no, it doesn't work neither ! sorry...

so, I'll test the "4 buttons" method... thanks.

Dragging doesn't work, say by using message 0xF012, but WinMove is ok.

#include <windowsconstants.au3>
#include <guiconstantsex.au3>
#include <misc.au3>


$form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 300, 300, 340, 200, BitOR($GUI_SS_DEFAULT_GUI, $WS_MAXIMIZEBOX, $WS_SIZEBOX),$WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW)
$btn = GUICtrlCreateButton("move", 20, 20, 100, 25)
GUISetState()

While 1

    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $msg
    Case $GUI_EVENT_PRIMARYDOWN;drag window by using winmove
 $cp = mousegetpos()
 $wp = wingetpos($form1)
 while _IsPressed(1)
            $dp = mousegetpos()
            winmove($form1,"",$wp[0] + $dp[0] - $cp[0],$wp[1] + $dp[1] - $cp[1])
 WEnd

    Case $btn
    WinMove($form1, "", 0, -40)
    Case - 3
    Exit
    EndSwitch

WEnd

I don't think it's anything to do with $WS_EX_Toolwindow.

Edited February 15, 2010 by martin

[lasaucisse]

I'll try this ! thanks !