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    Posted: 05 September 2010 at 1:20pm
Hello,

I need the position and size of a Floating Pane. BUT HOW do I get this?

I was trying to catch it by GetWindowRect API. But the Result is WITHOUT the caption Height an Border-width of a floating pane?

So please how can I get the right values OR the Border-width plus caption Height of a floeting pane???
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ARGHHHH!!!! I have tried everything in the last many hours!

Also tried this Workaround: http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=17066

It seems it's not possible!!!

CJ, WHY?

PLEASE add a position/location property to next release!
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It looks like you need to call the GetParent API twice - once on the Pane.Handle, and Once on the return value of GetParent(Pane.Handle) in order to get the top level window. So:


Private Declare Function GetParent Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long


Private Sub Command1_Click()
   Dim lt_Rect As RECT
   Dim l_PaneIndex As Long   ' Pane Index to find the window size of

   GetWindowRect GetParent(GetParent(Me.DockingPane1.Panes(l_PaneIndex).Handle)), lt_Rect ' Rect contains position of window in Pixels.

   Debug.Print lt_Rect.Right - lt_Rect.Left, lt_Rect.Bottom - lt_Rect.Top   ' print width and height of window
End Sub
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I guess the "correct" way would be to use the GetAncestor API instead:


Private Declare Function GetAncestor Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal gaFlags As Long) As Long
Private Const GA_ROOTOWNER As Long = 3

Private Sub Command1_Click()
   Dim lt_Rect As RECT
   Dim l_PaneIndex As Long   ' Pane Index to find the window size of

   GetWindowRect GetAncestor(Me.DockingPane1.Panes(l_PaneIndex).Handle, GA_ROOTOWNER), lt_Rect ' Rect contains position of window in Pixels.

   Debug.Print lt_Rect.Right - lt_Rect.Left, lt_Rect.Bottom - lt_Rect.Top   ' print width and height of window
End Sub
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Hi jpbro,

You are the Hero!    ...
GetParent will work!

Wow! Now I have so many hours of hard work behind me.

What's interesting is that I tested also the GetParent API but made a mistake. Then I tried it not anymore!

BIG THX!!!
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Glad to help Jebo!
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