winxp style and gui size problem solved :-)

[jennico]

hi there,

i just noticed that my program's guis (written in "classic windows style") do not fit (i mean the controls do not fit into the window anymore) when i run the program on a machine with the "winxp style". this seems to be caused by the bigger heights of the title bars (classic style 20 pixels). the windows are meant to be non-sizeable.

is there a possibility to adjust the gui sizes when xp style is used ? can the xp style (or any other custom size of the title bar) be detected and how ?.

regards.

j.

Edited July 9, 2007 by jennico

[Valuater]

set your scripts to run on XP Style... there is only 10 pixels more of space below the classic style header

8)

Edited July 8, 2007 by Valuater

[jennico]

well, i googled it and it can be revealed by a "GetSystemMetrics API call" , now anyone can help me to realize the call getsystemmetrics from within autoit ? there is also a SetSystemMetrics API call.

in the registry i found nothing that sounded like caption bar height, i searched the HKCU control panel part and the accessibility and appearance part.

j.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/210603/de:

Declare Function GetSystemMetrics& Lib "User32" (ByVal nIndex&)

Const SM_CXSCREEN = 0 ' Width of screen

Const SM_CYSCREEN = 1 ' Height of screen

Const SM_CXFULLSCREEN = 16 ' Width of window client area

Const SM_CYFULLSCREEN = 17 ' Height of window client area

Const SM_CYMENU = 15 ' Height of menu

Const SM_CYCAPTION = 4 ' Height of caption or title

Const SM_CXFRAME = 32 ' Width of window frame

Const SM_CYFRAME = 33 ' Height of window frame

who can translate that into autoit using the user32.dll ?

thx

Edited July 9, 2007 by jennico

[jennico]

okay, i donno why i am the only one talking here but i think i found a solution:

Const $SM_CYCAPTION = 4
Const $SM_CXFIXEDFRAME = 7

$wtit = DllCall('user32.dll', 'int', 'GetSystemMetrics', 'int', $SM_CYCAPTION)
$wtit = $wtit[0]; 19 or 26

$wtit should be the title bar heighth and can be calculated for the right gui size.

the second possibility with udf:

#include <A3LWinAPI.au3>

_Lib_ConsoleWrite("Window border width: " & _API_GetSystemMetrics($SM_CYCAPTION))

im not sure if this returns the right data, will see.

i will try out tomorrow and report and maybe a snippet.

bye j.

[jennico]

Const $SM_CYCAPTION=4
Const $SM_CXFIXEDFRAME=7
Const $SM_CYMENU=15
Const $SM_CYSMCAPTION=51
$wtit=DllCall('user32.dll', 'int', 'GetSystemMetrics', 'int', $SM_CYCAPTION)
$heigth_titelbar=$wtit[0]; 19 or 26
$border=DllCall('user32.dll', 'int', 'GetSystemMetrics', 'int', $SM_CXFIXEDFRAME)
$window_border_size=$border[0]; 3
$slmenu=DllCall('user32.dll', 'int', 'GetSystemMetrics', 'int', $SM_CYMENU)
$heigth_single_line_menu=$slmenu[0]; 19
$smcb = DllCall('user32.dll', 'int', 'GetSystemMetrics', 'int', $SM_CYSMCAPTION)
$heigth_small_title_bar=$smcb[0]; 16
MsgBox(0,$heigth_titelbar,$window_border_size&"-"&$heigth_single_line_menu&"-"&$heigth_small_title_bar)

Ok this works.

the message box gives out the current height of the window's title (caption) bar, the border size, the height of a single line menu bar (as used in guictrlcreatemenu) and the height of a small caption bar (as used in toolbox style).

you can add this information to the height of the client area of your window and you will be able to reproduce your guis with the same client area no matter what appearance style is determined in control panel.

thanks to microsoft knowledge base and Zedna.

hope it's useful for anyone. i think it's very nice.

j.

i will add the complete documentation list of system settings that can be retrieved by the GetSystemMetrics call of the user32.dll (above script). you just have to exchange the constants and its value.

this is taken from Microsoft Developer Network :

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724385.aspx

The system metric or configuration setting to be retrieved. This parameter can be one of the following values. Note that all SM_CX* values are widths and all SM_CY* values are heights. Also note that all settings designed to return Boolean data represent TRUE as any nonzero value, and FALSE as a zero value.

Constant

Value Meaning

SM_ARRANGE

56 The flags that specify how the system arranged minimized windows. For more information, see the Remarks section in this topic.

SM_CLEANBOOT

67 The value that specifies how the system is started:

0 Normal boot

1 Fail-safe boot

2 Fail-safe with network boot

A fail-safe boot (also called SafeBoot, Safe Mode, or Clean Boot) bypasses the user startup files.

SM_CMONITORS

80 The number of display monitors on a desktop. For more information, see the Remarks section in this topic.

SM_CMOUSEBUTTONS

43 The number of buttons on a mouse, or zero if no mouse is installed.

SM_CXBORDER

5 The width of a window border, in pixels. This is equivalent to the SM_CXEDGE value for windows with the 3-D look.

SM_CXCURSOR

13 The width of a cursor, in pixels. The system cannot create cursors of other sizes.

SM_CXDLGFRAME

7 The same as SM_CXFIXEDFRAME.

SM_CXDOUBLECLK

36 The width of the rectangle around the location of a first click in a double-click sequence, in pixels. The second click must occur within the rectangle that is defined by SM_CXDOUBLECLK and SM_CYDOUBLECLK for the system to consider the two clicks a double-click. The two clicks must also occur within a specified time.

To set the width of the double-click rectangle, call SystemParametersInfo with SPI_SETDOUBLECLKWIDTH.

SM_CXDRAG

68 The width of a rectangle that is centered on a drag point to allow for limited movement of the mouse pointer before a drag operation begins, in pixels. It allows the user to click and release the mouse button easily without unintentionally starting a drag operation.

SM_CXEDGE

45 The width of a 3-D border, in pixels. This is the 3-D counterpart of SM_CXBORDER.

SM_CXFIXEDFRAME

7 The thickness of the frame around the perimeter of a window that has a caption but is not sizable, in pixels.

SM_CXFIXEDFRAME is the height of the horizontal border, and SM_CYFIXEDFRAME is the width of the vertical border.

The same as SM_CXDLGFRAME.

SM_CXFOCUSBORDER

83 The width of the left and right edges of the focus rectangle that the DrawFocusRect draws. This value is in pixels.

Windows 2000: This value is not supported until Windows XP.

SM_CXFRAME

32 The same as SM_CXSIZEFRAME.

SM_CXFULLSCREEN

16 The width of the client area for a full-screen window on the primary display monitor, in pixels. To get the coordinates of the portion of the screen that is not obscured by the system taskbar or by application desktop toolbars, call the SystemParametersInfo function with the SPI_GETWORKAREA value.

SM_CXHSCROLL

21 The width of the arrow bitmap on a horizontal scroll bar, in pixels.

SM_CXHTHUMB

10 The width of the thumb box in a horizontal scroll bar, in pixels.

SM_CXICON

11 The default width of an icon, in pixels. The LoadIcon function can load only icons with the dimensions that

SM_CXICON and SM_CYICON specifies.

SM_CXICONSPACING

38 The width of a grid cell for items in large icon view, in pixels. Each item fits into a rectangle of size SM_CXICONSPACING by SM_CYICONSPACING when arranged. This value is always greater than or equal to SM_CXICON.

SM_CXMAXIMIZED

61 The default width, in pixels, of a maximized top-level window on the primary display monitor.

SM_CXMAXTRACK

59 The default maximum width of a window that has a caption and sizing borders, in pixels. This metric refers to the entire desktop. The user cannot drag the window frame to a size larger than these dimensions. A window can override this value by processing the WM_GETMINMAXINFO message.

SM_CXMENUCHECK

71 The width of the default menu check-mark bitmap, in pixels.

SM_CXMENUSIZE

54 The width of menu bar buttons, such as the child window close button that is used in the multiple document interface, in pixels.

SM_CXMIN

28 The minimum width of a window, in pixels.

SM_CXMINIMIZED

57 The width of a minimized window, in pixels.

SM_CXMINSPACING

47 The width of a grid cell for a minimized window, in pixels. Each minimized window fits into a rectangle this size when arranged. This value is always greater than or equal to SM_CXMINIMIZED.

SM_CXMINTRACK

34 The minimum tracking width of a window, in pixels. The user cannot drag the window frame to a size smaller than these dimensions. A window can override this value by processing the WM_GETMINMAXINFO message.

SM_CXPADDEDBORDER

92 The amount of border padding for captioned windows, in pixels.

Windows XP/2000: This value is not supported until Windows Vista.

SM_CXSCREEN

0 The width of the screen of the primary display monitor, in pixels. This is the same value obtained by calling GetDeviceCaps as follows: GetDeviceCaps( hdcPrimaryMonitor, HORZRES).

SM_CXSIZE

30 The width of a button in a window caption or title bar, in pixels.

SM_CXSIZEFRAME

32 The thickness of the sizing border around the perimeter of a window that can be resized, in pixels. SM_CXSIZEFRAME is the width of the horizontal border, and SM_CYSIZEFRAME is the height of the vertical border.

The same as SM_CXFRAME.

SM_CXSMICON

49 The recommended width of a small icon, in pixels. Small icons typically appear in window captions and in small icon view.

SM_CXSMSIZE

52 The width of small caption buttons, in pixels.

SM_CXVIRTUALSCREEN

78 The width of the virtual screen, in pixels. The virtual screen is the bounding rectangle of all display monitors. The SM_XVIRTUALSCREEN metric is the coordinates of the top of the virtual screen.

SM_CXVSCROLL

2 The width of a vertical scroll bar, in pixels.

SM_CYBORDER

6 The height of a window border, in pixels. This is equivalent to the SM_CYEDGE value for windows with the 3-D look.

SM_CYCAPTION

4 The height of a caption area, in pixels.

SM_CYCURSOR

14 The height of a cursor, in pixels. The system cannot create cursors of other sizes.

SM_CYDLGFRAME

8 The same as SM_CYFIXEDFRAME.

SM_CYDOUBLECLK

37 The height of the rectangle around the location of a first click in a double-click sequence, in pixels. The second click must occur within the rectangle defined by SM_CXDOUBLECLK and SM_CYDOUBLECLK for the system to consider the two clicks a double-click. The two clicks must also occur within a specified time.

To set the height of the double-click rectangle, call SystemParametersInfo with SPI_SETDOUBLECLKHEIGHT.

SM_CYDRAG

69 The height of a rectangle centered on a drag point to allow for limited movement of the mouse pointer before a drag operation begins. This value is in pixels. It allows the user to click and release the mouse button easily without unintentionally starting a drag operation.

SM_CYEDGE

46 The height of a 3-D border, in pixels. This is the 3-D counterpart of SM_CYBORDER.

SM_CYFIXEDFRAME

8 The thickness of the frame around the perimeter of a window that has a caption but is not sizable, in pixels.

SM_CXFIXEDFRAME is the height of the horizontal border, and SM_CYFIXEDFRAME is the width of the vertical border.

Same as SM_CYDLGFRAME.

SM_CYFOCUSBORDER

84 The height of the top and bottom edges of the focus rectangle drawn by DrawFocusRect. This value is in pixels.

Windows 2000: This value is not supported until Windows XP.

SM_CYFRAME

33 The same as SM_CYSIZEFRAME.

SM_CYFULLSCREEN

17 The height of the client area for a full-screen window on the primary display monitor, in pixels. To get the coordinates of the portion of the screen not obscured by the system taskbar or by application desktop toolbars, call the SystemParametersInfo function with the SPI_GETWORKAREA value.

SM_CYHSCROLL

3 The height of a horizontal scroll bar, in pixels.

SM_CYICON

12 The default height of an icon, in pixels. The LoadIcon function can load only icons with the dimensions SM_CXICON and SM_CYICON.

SM_CYICONSPACING

39 The height of a grid cell for items in large icon view, in pixels. Each item fits into a rectangle of size SM_CXICONSPACING by SM_CYICONSPACING when arranged. This value is always greater than or equal to SM_CYICON.

SM_CYKANJIWINDOW

18 For double byte character set versions of the system, this is the height of the Kanji window at the bottom of the screen, in pixels.

SM_CYMAXIMIZED

62 The default height, in pixels, of a maximized top-level window on the primary display monitor.

SM_CYMAXTRACK

60 The default maximum height of a window that has a caption and sizing borders, in pixels. This metric refers to the entire desktop. The user cannot drag the window frame to a size larger than these dimensions. A window can override this value by processing the WM_GETMINMAXINFO message.

SM_CYMENU

15 The height of a single-line menu bar, in pixels.

SM_CYMENUCHECK

72 Height of the default menu check-mark bitmap, in pixels.

SM_CYMENUSIZE

55 The height of menu bar buttons, such as the child window close button that is used in the multiple document interface, in pixels.

SM_CYMIN

29 The minimum height of a window, in pixels.

SM_CYMINIMIZED

58 The height of a minimized window, in pixels.

SM_CYMINSPACING

48 The height of a grid cell for a minimized window, in pixels. Each minimized window fits into a rectangle this size when arranged. This value is always greater than or equal to SM_CYMINIMIZED.

SM_CYMINTRACK

35 The minimum tracking height of a window, in pixels. The user cannot drag the window frame to a size smaller than these dimensions. A window can override this value by processing the WM_GETMINMAXINFO message.

SM_CYSCREEN

1 The height of the screen of the primary display monitor, in pixels. This is the same values obtained by calling GetDeviceCaps as follows: GetDeviceCaps( hdcPrimaryMonitor, VERTRES).

SM_CYSIZE

31 The height of a button in a window caption or title bar, in pixels.

SM_CYSIZEFRAME

33 The thickness of the sizing border around the perimeter of a window that can be resized, in pixels.

SM_CXSIZEFRAME is the width of the horizontal border, and SM_CYSIZEFRAME is the height of the vertical border.

Same as SM_CYFRAME.

SM_CYSMCAPTION

51 The height of a small caption, in pixels.

SM_CYSMICON

50 The recommended height of a small icon, in pixels. Small icons typically appear in window captions and in small icon view.

SM_CYSMSIZE

53 The height of small caption buttons, in pixels.

SM_CYVIRTUALSCREEN

79 The height of the virtual screen, in pixels. The virtual screen is the bounding rectangle of all display monitors. The SM_YVIRTUALSCREEN metric is the coordinate of the left side of the virtual screen.

SM_CYVSCROLL

20 The height of the arrow bitmap on a vertical scroll bar, in pixels.

SM_CYVTHUMB

9 The height of the thumb box in a vertical scroll bar, in pixels.

SM_DBCSENABLED

42 Nonzero if User32.dll supports DBCS; otherwise, 0.

Windows Me/98/95: Nonzero if the double-byte character-set (DBCS) version of User.exe is installed; otherwise, 0.

SM_DEBUG

22 Nonzero if the debug version of User.exe is installed; otherwise, 0.

SM_IMMENABLED

82 Nonzero if Input Method Manager/Input Method Editor features are enabled; otherwise, 0.

SM_IMMENABLED indicates whether the system is ready to use a Unicode-based IME on a Unicode application. To ensure that a language-dependent IME works, check SM_DBCSENABLED and the system ANSI code page. Otherwise the ANSI-to-Unicode conversion may not be performed correctly, or some components like fonts or registry settings may not be present.

SM_MEDIACENTER

87 Nonzero if the current operating system is the Windows XP, Media Center Edition, 0 if not.

SM_MENUDROPALIGNMENT

40 Nonzero if drop-down menus are right-aligned with the corresponding menu-bar item; 0 if the menus are left-aligned.

SM_MIDEASTENABLED

74 Nonzero if the system is enabled for Hebrew and Arabic languages, 0 if not.

SM_MOUSEPRESENT

19 Nonzero if a mouse is installed; otherwise, 0. This value is rarely zero, because of support for virtual mice and because some systems detect the presence of the port instead of the presence of a mouse.

SM_MOUSEHORIZONTALWHEELPRESENT

91 Nonzero if a mouse with a horizontal scroll wheel is installed; otherwise 0.

SM_MOUSEWHEELPRESENT

75 Nonzero if a mouse with a vertical scroll wheel is installed; otherwise 0.

SM_NETWORK

63 The least significant bit is set if a network is present; otherwise, it is cleared. The other bits are reserved for future use.

SM_PENWINDOWS

41 Nonzero if the Microsoft Windows for Pen computing extensions are installed; zero otherwise.

SM_REMOTECONTROL

0x2001 This system metric is used in a Terminal Services environment. Its value is nonzero if the current session is remotely controlled; otherwise, 0.

SM_REMOTESESSION

0x1000 This system metric is used in a Terminal Services environment. If the calling process is associated with a Terminal Services client session, the return value is nonzero. If the calling process is associated with the Terminal Server console session, the return value is 0. The console session is not necessarily the physical console. For more information, see WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId.

SM_SAMEDISPLAYFORMAT

81 Nonzero if all the display monitors have the same color format, otherwise, 0. Two displays can have the same bit depth, but different color formats. For example, the red, green, and blue pixels can be encoded with different numbers of bits, or those bits can be located in different places in a pixel color value.

SM_SECURE

44 This system metric should be ignored; it always returns 0.

SM_SERVERR2

89 The build number if the system is Windows Server 2003 R2; otherwise, 0.

SM_SHOWSOUNDS

70 Nonzero if the user requires an application to present information visually in situations where it would otherwise present the information only in audible form; otherwise, 0.

SM_SHUTTINGDOWN

0x2000 Nonzero if the current session is shutting down; otherwise, 0.

Windows 2000/NT and Windows Me/98/95: This value is not supported.

SM_SLOWMACHINE

73 Nonzero if the computer has a low-end (slow) processor; otherwise, 0.

SM_STARTER

88 Nonzero if the current operating system is Windows XP Starter Edition; otherwise, 0.

SM_SWAPBUTTON

23 Nonzero if the meanings of the left and right mouse buttons are swapped; otherwise, 0.

SM_TABLETPC

86 Nonzero if the current operating system is the Windows XP Tablet PC edition, 0 if not.

SM_XVIRTUALSCREEN

76 The coordinates for the left side of the virtual screen. The virtual screen is the bounding rectangle of all display monitors. The SM_CXVIRTUALSCREEN metric is the width of the virtual screen.

SM_YVIRTUALSCREEN

77 The coordinates for the top of the virtual screen. The virtual screen is the bounding rectangle of all display monitors. The SM_CYVIRTUALSCREEN metric is the height of the virtual screen.

Edited July 11, 2007 by jennico