Re: Get MDI client area?
Sorry, I didn't even read the code around the GetClientRect call. I guess I
should have paid more attention to your code.
Glad it helped.
AliR.
"Peter Boulton" <peter@data*nospam*perceptions.co.uk> wrote in message
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THANK YOU! Your code is spot-on!
(The GetSystemMetrics calls and the adjustment to the CRect are no longer
needed with your code. I'm sure you know that, but for anyone coming to
this thread...)
Many thanks again!
Pete
AliR (VC++ MVP) wrote on 20/05/2009 :
Where are you calling the dialog box from? Is you event handler to bring
up the dialog box in the CMainFrame?
If so I would simply get the rectangle before you call DoModal and pass
it to the dialog.
If for some reason you don't want to do that, then you can do this:
void CMDIArrangeDlg::GetMDIClientRect()
{
int nCaptionHeight=GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYCAPTION),
nEdgeThickness=GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSIZEFRAME),
nMenuHeight=GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYMENU);
// Get the MDI client area
CMainFrame *pFrame = (CMainFrame *)AfxGetMainWnd();
::GetClientRect(pFrame->m_hWndMDIClient,&m_rectPos);
// Subtract height of title bar and width of edge * 2
m_rectPos.bottom-=((nEdgeThickness*4)+nCaptionHeight+nMenuHeight);
m_rectPos.right-=((nEdgeThickness*4));
}
But I highly encourage you to put your handler for the dialogbox in the
frame class, and pass the rect into the constructor of the dialog.
AliR.
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