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[dannyres]

Hi guys, im trying to make a program that when you press a button it shows the start menu in a certain screen position.

I know I can do something like this:

SendMessage(StartMenuHandle, WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_TASKLIST, 0)

But i cant specify where for the start menu to show. So my next thought was to use the SetWindowPos API like this:

SetWindowPos(StartMenuHandle, HWND_TOP, 0, 0, r.Width, r.Height, SWP_SHOWWINDOW) r is the startmenu rectangle from using GetWindowRect

Now that works and i can put it where i want, except unless i use

SendMessage(StartMenuHandle, WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_TASKLIST, 0)

first then the mouseover effects dont seem to show, and if i do use the above code first then it causes the startmenu to flash in the original location first. So my question is, does anyone have any idea of how i could solve the mouseover effects not working or even better have a proper method for showing the startmenu in a specified place.




Thanks, Dan


EDIT: maybe this would be better in the interop section?

 

[Derek Stone]

Why in all Gods creation would you want to do this?

 

[dannyres]

basicly because im trying to make a taskbar component for a program called Codename: Dashboard...


Dan

 

[Derek Stone]

Is this a shell replacement?

 

[dannyres]

Dashboard or the thing im making? anyway neither are.. Dashboard is basicly a shell extention and the thing im making is basicly for the people who want it.. (not myself but alot of others)



Dan