[RESOLVED] Getting Taskbar Attributes...

[joshjoneswas]

I've come to a point in my application where it would help me out to know how to get the attributes of the user's windows taskbar (height in particular)

I want to make alert messages such as those found in AIM, Outlook, and a ton of other programs that you may have noticed. It is just a little form that slides up and fades away.

I do not want to take it for granted how "tall" a user's taskbar is because I know I have my taskbar doubled in size as I like to have my quick launch bar run along the bottom. Most people I could assume have it set to the normal size, but this won't be a good assumption in the long run I am sure.

Any takers? :-)

[Devion]

3 hints

1) VbPixels @ Scalemode
2) An API
3) Screen.Height

To help ya on your way

Private Declare Function SystemParametersInfo Lib "user32" Alias "SystemParametersInfoA" (ByVal uAction As Long, ByVal uParam As Long, lpvParam As Any, ByVal fuWinIni As Long) As Long
 
Private Const SPI_GETWORKAREA As Long = 48
 
Private Type RECT
    lLeft As Long
    lTop As Long
    lRight As Long
    lBottom As Long
End Type
 
Private tScreen As RECT
 
Public Function GetTaskBarHeight() As Integer 
    Call SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETWORKAREA, 0, tScreen, 0)
 
    tScreen.lLeft = tScreen.lLeft * Screen.TwipsPerPixelX
    tScreen.lRight = tScreen.lRight * Screen.TwipsPerPixelX
    tScreen.lTop = tScreen.lTop * Screen.TwipsPerPixelY
    tScreen.lBottom = tScreen.lBottom * Screen.TwipsPerPixelY
 
    GetTaskBarHeight = Screen.Height - tScreen.lBottom
 
End Function

[joshjoneswas]

Devion... buy ya a beer?

Worked flawlessly.

Now I can end my sliding form RIGHT at the top edge of the taskbar like I wanted!

Thank you very much, buddy!

[penagate]

I want to make alert messages such as those found in AIM, Outlook, and a ton of other programs that you may have noticed. It is just a little form that slides up and fades away.

You need Wokawidget's excellent Component Suite, which, among other things, contains a MSN-messenger style notifications DLL (It also contains an MSN client )

[Devion]

Feel free to send any beer, then again.. I'd do for just a simple Rep add

[joshjoneswas]

Penagate: I had no idea that existed although a friend was telling me about some classes he wrote that would do the job... although not nearly as GREAT looking as Wokawidgets' !

Devion: I'm the new kid to the forum. Tried spreading ya some love.. but I just can't I suppose.

Thanks again to both of you!

[Devion]

Haha, no prob m8