Hi All,

Since it's possible to remove buttons from the Title bar (app's system menu)
using RemoveMenu API call.

Is it also possible to add buttons to the title bar, the button I require is
the pin icon used so the user can set a form always on top.

If anyone has an idea of how to accomplish this I will be happy to hear from
them.

Steve

On Thu, 5 Aug 1999 12:34:44 +0100, "Steve Wentworth"

Steve,

I just answered this in the thread "Appending control box". Here's

It's possible, but far from easy. You have to catch many of the
WM_NCxxx messages sent to your Form and handle the drawing of the
button yourself. It's nothing I recommend unless you absolutely need
an extra button there.

Mattias

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Mattias

Do you have any examples of what WM_NCxxx messages to capture, the project
this is for allready contains a subclass procedure for the form so all i
need to do is drop in the capture messages.

Thanks

Steve

Just use a program like VS Spy ++ or Desaware's SpyWorks to watch the window
messages when you cause a redraw of the titlebar (drag another window over
then off it). FWIW, I think Videosoft (http://www.videosoft.com) has a
control that can draw buttons on a titlebar too.

On Thu, 5 Aug 1999 13:26:29 +0100, "Steve Wentworth"

Steve,

Well, the most important one is definitely WM_NCPAINT, which indicates
it's time for you to (re)draw your button. But since you want it to
act like a button, you'd also probably want to catch the various mouse
messages, like WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN / ...UP.

BTW, if you haven't figured out how to draw your button yet, I suggest
that you take a look at the DrawFrameControl function. It makes it
really easy to draw all kinds of buttons.

Mattias

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