Accesssing the title bar

OK that was funny. I can put the text any where on the window including the title bar but I cannot put or move my button in there.

I used this code but it moves the button on the top left corner of the CLIENT area of the window:

Code:

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HDC hdc;
case WM_PAINT:
hdc = GetWindowDC(hwnd);
MoveWindow(buttonhwnd, 0, 0, 300,300, true);

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That code should get the DC of the whole window and then the if the x value is 0 then it should be the top left corner on the title bar.... but that is not what it is.

Why does not that code work.

The non-client area (title bar, menu bar, borders, etc.) aren't really a window, so you can't put controls into them. You need to draw onto the HDC you get (taking into account different window metrics). Handle the WM_NC_HITTEST (I think, look in MSDN) message to notice if it's been clicked.