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From: miked@banyan.UUCP (Mike Deem@Eng@Banyan)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer
Subject: Re: Creating windows with a specified client size
Message-ID: <1101@banyan.UUCP>
Date: 9 Nov 90 15:56:37 GMT
References: <18647@haddock.ima.isc.com> <1990Nov8.180215.10952@rti.rti.org>
Reply-To: miked@banyan.UUCP (Mike Deem@Eng@Banyan)
Organization: Banyan Systems, Inc.
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In article <18647@haddock.ima.isc.com>, andya@haddock.ima.isc.com (Andy Adler) writes:
> Is there a way to create a window by specifying the window's
> client area?  Is there a way to query windows about the
> size of the decorations it will add to a window?  I want to 
> be able to create a window and know what the client area will
> be before showing it.

You want the AdjustWindowRect function. You give it a RECT structure with
your desired client size, the style of your frame rectangle, and a flag 
indicating if you have a menu and it will adjust the RECT structure to 
include those frame controls.

Hope this helps.

Mike Deem