Re: Toolbar background error

[Alexandre Julliard]

Gerard Patel <gerard.patel(a)nerim.net> writes:
> By changing rgrc[0] when responding to WM_NCCALCSIZE.
> It seems that it is only possible to erase properly the 'custom' nonclient
> area by using GetWindowDC... So :
>
> --- defwnd.c.orig       Sat Aug 11 10:23:18 2001
> +++ defwnd.c    Fri Aug 17 19:47:17 2001
> @@ -462,8 +462,12 @@
>              if (!hbr) return 0;
>
> /* GetClientRect used to be GetClipBox, but it is not what
> -             * Windows does, and it breaks badly with CS_PARENTDC */
> -            GetClientRect( wndPtr->hwndSelf, &rect );
> +             * Windows does, and it breaks badly with CS_PARENTDC
> +             * GetClientRect breaks too when we are called with a window
> +             * DC (!!) - what next ? */
> +            rect.left = rect.top = 0;
> +            rect.right = wndPtr->rectWindow.right - wndPtr->rectWindow.left;
> +            rect.bottom = wndPtr->rectWindow.bottom - wndPtr->rectWindow.top;
>              DPtoLP( hdc, (LPPOINT)&rect, 2 );
>              FillRect( hdc, &rect, hbr );
>             return 1;
>
> What do you think ?

That's not what Windows does. If you pass a window DC to WM_ERASEBKGND
it only erases an area equivalent to the client area (shifted to be
relative to the whole window), so GetClientRect is correct IMO. The
non-client area should be painted upon WM_NCPAINT, not WM_ERASEBKGND.

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Alexandre Julliard
julliard(a)winehq.com