Maximized Form Covers Taskbar

[abazabam]

I used the code from http://www.vbforums.com/showpost.php...12&postcount=5 to remove the titlebar from my form and keep is resizable but whenever I maximize the window, it fills up the entire screen, covering up the taskbar. How do I stop it from doing that?

[bushmobile]

you need to size the window yourself: http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=394260

[abazabam]

Sorry, I'm confused. What does that code do and how do I use it? Is it supposed to maximize the window properly or is it supposed to fix it so I can maximize the form correctly? Because I just used it in my form and nothing happened.

[bushmobile]

it finds out the area of the desktop and it sizes / positions the form to that area.

[abazabam]

Do you think you could combine the two codes so they work together? Thanks

[bushmobile]

add the API declarations, then your form load needs to look like:

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim deskRECT As RECT
    
    Call SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETWORKAREA, 0&, deskRECT, 0&)
    With deskRECT
        Me.Move .lLeft * Screen.TwipsPerPixelX, _
                .lTop * Screen.TwipsPerPixelX, _
                (.lRight - .lLeft) * Screen.TwipsPerPixelX, _
                (.lBottom - .lTop) * Screen.TwipsPerPixelX
    End With
    
    SetWindowLong Me.hwnd, GWL_STYLE, GetWindowLong(Me.hwnd, GWL_STYLE) + WS_DLGFRAME
End Sub

[abazabam]

If I have my taskbar set to autohide, then I'll just make the form's height Screen.Height-5. Now I'm just trying to figure out a short, simple code to make my form unmovable and unresizable to make the form have more of a "maximized effect".

[bushmobile]

yes, i see where you're coming from now - and I'm afraid I don't have an answer for you, regarding the taskbar thing at least.

for your other questions, you'll probably want to check out Karl E. Peterson's FormBdr class which allows you to change various design-time only properties (such as Moveable, Sizable, etc.) at runtime.