taskbar

[cobra_poland]

Hi!
I would like to implement a basic windows taskbar. But as I am just starting to program in windows, I'm having a bit of a problem.
How can I make my window stay docked at the bottom of the screen, while the desktop workarea is set in such a way that every other window will ont overlap it?

Best Regards
cobra

[NoHero]

Ok:

* You retrieve a WM_MOVE message, just set the window position back to the bottom of the desktop. ;) Plain and simple. Another thing would be: Make your window without any toolbar, so you user cant move it by clicking the client area of the window.

* Use "SetWindowPos" with the flag "SWP_TOPMOST", so your window will always be at the top.

Regards NoHero

[cobra_poland]

;] I dont understand :(

I am doing something like this at the beggining:

HWND hwnd;

hwnd = FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd","");
ShowWindow(hwnd, SW_SHOW);
hwnd = FindWindow("Progman", "Program Manager");
ShowWindow(hwnd, SW_SHOW);

LPRECT lprect;
SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETWORKAREA,0, lprect, 0);
lprect->bottom = Screen->DesktopHeight;

SystemParametersInfo(SPI_SETWORKAREA,0, lprect, 0);


I'm hiding the windows taskbar and desktop icons, then i'm expanding the workspace to maximum.

My window is made without any toolbars, without any borders. I want it to stay at the bottom of the screen, regardless of the workarea setting. When I set the workspace "bottom" higher my window moves up, but I don't want this to happen, I want it to stay there no matter what happens.
Any ideas ?
btw, i'm using borland c++ builder (i'm a little short on time, so I can't make a winapi-only application)

Thanks
Best Regards

[NoHero]

Hu ... I have never used the C Builder ... I just can give you the tipp:


// hwnd supposed to be your window
SetWindowPos(hwnd, HWND_TOP, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE);


this makes your window stay on top ...

Regards NoHero