MDI childs doesn't adjust to parent windows client rect

[monoceres]

When using the $WS_EX_MDICHILD style the MDI child doesn't adjust properly to the parent window's client rect (as specified b the documentation).

The problem is illustrated in the sample below:

#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>
#include <windowsconstants.au3>

$MainhWnd = GUICreate("Welcome", 400, 300)
GUISetBkColor(0)
GUISetState()

$childhwnd = GUICreate("", 400, 300, 0, 0, $WS_POPUP+$WS_CHILD, $WS_EX_TOPMOST + $WS_EX_MDICHILD, $MainhWnd)
GUISetBkColor(0xFF0000)
GUISetState()
WinSetTrans($childhwnd, "", 128)


Do
Until GUIGetMsg()=-3

Also, it seems there are no reliable way to move a MDI child within the parent window since WinMove() takes absolute screen coordinates.

[J-Paul Mesnage]

I am afraid to do a script breaking in making the code according to the doc, which is the most logical as title bar height can vary according to the theme
Perhaps I should just change the doc to say relative to windows area instead of client area.

[monoceres]

So how should one handle the situation? Using the child mdi style seems very unreliable to me now since I have no idea where the child might appear on the target users machine.

I guess the GetSystemMetrics() api can solve the issue, but this is tedious todo with different styles and such, maybe something that could be solved internally?

[J-Paul Mesnage]

So you vote for a small script breaking.

[anonymous]

Replying to Jpm:

So you vote for a small script breaking.

Yes.

[J-Paul Mesnage]

So I will do it
if menu is used in the parent windows it will be outside the client area

[J-Paul Mesnage]

Fixed in version: 3.3.1.2