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From: bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Problem: getting strucRgn/contRgn of invisible windows
Message-ID: <3839@uakari.primate.wisc.edu>
Date: 27 Jan 91 02:17:23 GMT
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I want to do some window positioning, taking into account the
size of the window *including* the window frame - i.e., I want
to use the strucRgn and not portRect.  (Why? Well, suppose you
want to position a window so that the title bar doesn't come
under then menu bar.  Then you need to know how tall the title
bar is.)

Trouble is, the strucRgn (and contRgn) fields of invisible
windows seem to be empty.  I thought at first that it was just
a matter of the regions not being calculated until the window
was shown, but after some messing about, it appears that
the regions are set empty when windows are hidden, as well.

Any way to determine the strucRgn of an invisible window?

-- 
Paul DuBois
dubois@primate.wisc.edu