Drawing on Non-Client Area...ish

[Click16]

So what do you guys think?

[XZodia]

I don't think that can be done.
The closest thing you could get, would be if you set the border to none and did it from scratch.

[Prey]

You can override any message in your app, including ones that paint the titlebar. Try this http://www.codeproject.com/KB/vista/tak ... lebar.aspx

[Click16]

You can override any message in your app, including ones that paint the titlebar. Try this http://www.codeproject.com/KB/vista/tak ... lebar.aspx

Ewwww.... VB *shutters*


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What I did is that normal forms have a client area, and a non- client area.


My form, on the other hand, has only a client area. The caption buttons are drawn by default using DwmDefWindowProc void found int dwmapi.dll
DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea also plays a role in this Depending on how much I extend the frame down, is how much space from the caption buttons and the start of the ''client area'' DotNetBar2 uses this. If you set your form to be an Office2007RibbonForm without the ribbon control, you will see an 8 pixel caption bar.


I might release this, but I am making it a bit more pleasant to look at...

http://i50.tinypic.com/2irq5h1.jpg

[Click16]

[Twinreaper]

You wouldn't be doing any of this in preperation for a Halo 2 Vista app would you? I am curious if this serves a higher purpose or just for basic learnings?

[Click16]

You wouldn't be doing any of this in preperation for a Halo 2 Vista app would you? I am curious if this serves a higher purpose or just for basic learnings?

Sorry to disappoint you, but I am only doing this because it is just something I really wanted to learn.