Modeless dialogs off the beaten track

[richiebabes]

How can I control my modeless dialogs when they are moved? They can be moved all over the place, off the main window into the wide blue yonder. How can I make sure they only stay within the bounds of the main window (which itself can be resized)?

[Steve Mayfield]

Override the WM_MOVE windows message with OnMove() in your dialog class and use the parent window bounding rect to limit the movement. Steve

[RaviBee]

See WM_MOVING (to restrict the movement of a window) or WM_MOVE (to reset the position of a window after it's been moved). /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com

[richiebabes]

I did it with OnMoving. Great - I can stop the user moving the dialog off the main window. But now what if I want the user to move it off the window but make the part off the window invisible?

[richiebabes]

And also is there a way to get a window rect that only gives you the coords of the actual view, i.e. ignores the title bar, status bar etc?