resizing desktop

Ben Hochstrasser

Delphi Developer

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 20:56:33 GMT

resizing desktop

u...@domain.invalid wrote in news:3D85D46D.4020805@domain.invalid:

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> how can i resize the windowd desck top so i can add my own shortcut
> par on the to of the screen. i can allign the windo to top but it would
> block the user from seeing the icons on the top.

Ugh - whenever I see such an application I'm pretty sure to write the
author a juicy comment.
11th commandment: "Thou shalt not interfere with thy users' desktop"

Unless you have very good reasons, as there are:
- ???? (tell us)

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May The Bytes Be With You, Ben

u..

Delphi Developer

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 20:54:05 GMT

Re:resizing desktop

how can i resize the windowd desck top so i can add my own shortcut
par on the to of the screen. i can allign the windo to top but it would
block the user from seeing the icons on the top.

Mike Swai

Delphi Developer

Sat, 05 Mar 2005 02:39:45 GMT

Re:resizing desktop

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> how can i resize the windowd desck top so i can add my own shortcut
> par on the to of the screen. i can allign the windo to top but it would
> block the user from seeing the icons on the top.

Don't do it. Make your bar dockable, and let the user put it where they
want.

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Mike Swaim Michael.Sw...@ubswenergy.com
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