Thanks, PhilOn Aug 24, 2006, at 10:59 PM, Steven Hedgepeth wrote:> 1. Is this the best way to position a window when it is shown?> =================================================> Declare Function GetSystemMetrics Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal nIndex As > Integer) As Integer>> 'Returns screen width in pixels> intScreenWidth = GetSystemMetrics(0)>> 'Returns screen height in pixes> intScreenHeight = GetSystemMetrics(1)>> Main.Left = (intScreenWidth - Main.Width)/2> Main.Top = (intScreenHeight - Main.Height)/2> =================================================The above code is not cross-platform compatible. While there are good reason to use OS-specific declares like this, in this particular case it is not necessary. You can use the Screen class to get info like Width, Height, Depth and more; and for all of the monitors connected to the computer (see ScreenCount function).Your code rewritten with the Screen class would be: Main.Left = (Screen(0).Width - Main.Width) / 2 Main.Top = (Screen(0).Height - Main.Height) / 2Another option is to use the AvailableWidth and other functions to position windows outside of the areas occupied by: TaskBar, MenuBar and the Dock in OS X.> 2. Where is the best place to put window positioning code? I tried > placing it the window's open event or is there a better place for it?Window.Open event is fine... and will position the Window before it is displayed on the screen. Of course you can change the Window properties at any time, such as making the Window smaller when the user chooses to hide certain UI elements.
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