Can't get InputBox with custom Height horizontally centered

[Christian Blackburn]

Hi Guys,

I've set the vertical height of my InputBox to the screen resolution height minus the taskbar.  The height bit works great, but consequentially the window is no longer centered.  The first 0 in the InputBox parameters below is the Left property.  I can't set it to -1 nor just omit it leaving a comma as in ".. $Usable_Screen_Area[3],, 0".  Is there any easy way to get my Window centered shy of a separate program that launches just before, waits for my InputBox, an then centers it.  I would think -1 would just equate to centered, but it isn't valid input according to SciTe. 

;Needed to get usable screen area
#include <WinAPI.au3>

;$Usable_Screen_Area[3] = screen height minus the taskbar on the current screen which may or may not have a taskbar
Local $Usable_Screen_Area = _GetDesktopArea()
        
;The M2 means a 1-2 character value is required, $Usable_Screen_Area[3] is the screen's height minus the taskbar if there's a taskbar on the current screen
$Response = InputBox("Simulator", "Please enter the index you'd like to simulate?" & @CR & $Options, "", " M2", -1, $Usable_Screen_Area[3],0, 0)

Thanks for your help,

Christian

[anthonyjr2]

;Needed to get usable screen area
#include <WinAPI.au3>

;$Usable_Screen_Area[3] = screen height minus the taskbar on the current screen which may or may not have a taskbar
Local $Usable_Screen_Area = _GetDesktopArea()
        
;The M2 means a 1-2 character value is required, $Usable_Screen_Area[3] is the screen's height minus the taskbar if there's a taskbar on the current screen
$Response = InputBox("Simulator", "Please enter the index you'd like to simulate?" & @CR & $Options, "", " M2", -1, $Usable_Screen_Area[3],Default, 0)

Have you tried this? I can't really test it because I don't have the desktop area part of your code.

EDIT: I tested it, seems to work.

Edited May 25, 2017 by anthonyjr2

[Malkey]

This example is for one monitor.  
For an input box to appear on either of two monitors, see the example of _WinAPI_GetMonitorInfo function in AutoIt help file.

#include <WinAPISys.au3>

$Response = InputBox("Simulator", "Please enter the index you'd like to simulate?", "", " M3", _
         - 1, DllStructGetData(_WinAPI_GetMonitorInfo(1)[1], 4), Default, 0)

 

[Christian Blackburn]

Hi Malkey,

Thank you very much.  I wish "-1" was acceptable, but your "default" keyword that I didn't know about worked like a charm. 

Thanks,
Christian Blackburn

[anthonyjr2]

Damn, looks like I got no credit 

Edited May 26, 2017 by anthonyjr2

[Christian Blackburn]

Hi Malkey and AnthonyJr2,

Thank you both very much for your tips.  Anthony's code worked great.  Sorry I failed to give credit where it was plainly due. 

Thanks,
Christian Blackburn