Ciao Steffen,

Reference: msg del 22-May-95
Author   :Steffen Offermann
TO       :Jonathan de Boyne Pollard
about    :Q: Dialog as main window


 JdBP>>   WinDlgBox suitable for your needs ?

 SO> Apparently not. The dialog window does appear on the screen, but
 SO> if I omit the FCF_SHELLPOSITION frame flag, the window has no
 SO> title bar and no border (and thus no minmax and size buttons
 SO> either) at all, despite the fact that the appropriate flags are
 SO> set. Adding FCF_SHELLPOSITION to the frame flags yields a
 SO> window with all the controls needed but then the screen position
 SO> and dimensions are, of course, not as wanted.


Well, have you tried to create your dialog without the WS_VISIBILE style bit?
You could then call WinSetWindowPos to position and size your still-not-visible
dialog window, and then call WinShowWindow to make it visible.

Hope it helps.


 :) ----> Enjoy Yourself,
           Alessandro Tripiccione <-----CR

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