I''m new here, so please dont flame me for being to lazy to scan 55000 msgs to see if my question has been asked already I''m wondering about window-sizes. When i create a window with a size of, say, 640 x 480, by using WS_POPUP and WS_VISIBLE, all is good. But when i add WS_OVERLAPPED or similar tags, i get a titlebar and thin borders, just as i want to. The problem is that the total size of the window is still 640 x 480, meaning my graphics are scaled slightly down. With a 8pt titlebar font, the height of my actual surface is now "only" about 470. Using a tileengine, you can see some nasty artifacts since it skips a few scanlines. So... Anyone know how to calculate the height of the titlebar, and the borders so i can resize my window slightly after i''ve created it? Any help would be welcome. Thank you defster

Check out: GetSystemMetrics()

GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYCAPTION) for title bar height.
GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYBORDER) for border height.
GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXBORDER) for border width.

Enjoy!

.travois.

Ooooh.. Thanks alot. Will do.

defster

SetRect( 0, 0, 640, 480 );

AdjustWindowRect( &rect, WS_OVERLAPPED|etc..., menu ? true : false );

rect will then be adjusted to have a 640x480 client area..

-bf

Thanks alot guys. I got it working now