HELPWININFO Structure

Type HELPWININFO
  wStructSize As Long
  x As Long
  y As Long
  dx As Long
  dy As Long
  wMax As Long
  rgchMember As String * 2
End Type

Description & Usage

The HELPWININFO structure holds information about the size and position of a primary or secondary Windows Help window. This information is used to reposition such a window. "Normal" screen coordinates are not used by this structure! Instead, the screen is divided into 1024 units both horizontally and vertically (regardless of the actual resolution). This coordinate system is used by the data members which specify coordinates.

Visual Basic-Specific Issues

None.

Data Members

wStructSize

The size in bytes of the structure.

x

The x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the window.

y

The y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the window.

dx

The width of the window.

dy

The height of the window.

wMax

Exactly one of the following flags specifying how to show the window:

SW_HIDE

Hide the window and make a different window the active window.

SW_MINIMIZE

Minimize the window and activate the top window in the z-order.

SW_RESTORE

Same as SW_SHOWNORMAL.

SW_SHOW

Activate the window and display it in its current size and position.

SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED

Activate and maximize the window.

SW_SHOWMINIMIZED

Activate and minimize the window.

SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE

Minimize the window, leaving whichever window was previously the active window active.

SW_SHOWNA

Display the window in its current size and position, leaving whichever window was previously the active window active.

SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE

Display the window in its most recent size and position, leaving whichever window was previously the active window active.

SW_SHOWNORMAL

Activate and display the window, restoring it to its original size and position.

rgchMember

The name of the window to set the size and position of.

Constant Definitions

Const SW_HIDE = 0
Const SW_MINIMIZE = 6
Const SW_RESTORE = 9
Const SW_SHOW = 5
Const SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3
Const SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 2
Const SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE = 7
Const SW_SHOWNA = 8
Const SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE = 4
Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1

Used By

WinHelp

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Last Modified: August 13, 1999
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