Re: More mdi fun

rather, I meant to say when using this code with clx (qt)
top and left seem to adjust the inside of the child window...

like in http://kychat.sourceforge.net/after_tile.png

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> Try the following code, is that the way you want?
>
> ======
>
> unit Unit1;
>
> interface
>
> uses
>   Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Variants, Classes,
>   Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs, Menus;
>
> type
>   // main form is the mdi parent window
>   TForm1 = class(TForm)
>     MainMenu1: TMainMenu;
>     Window1: TMenuItem;
>     New1: TMenuItem;
>     ArrangeHorz1: TMenuItem;
>     ArrangeVert1: TMenuItem;
>
>     procedure New1Click(Sender: TObject);
>     procedure ArrangeHorz1Click(Sender: TObject);
>     procedure ArrangeVert1Click(Sender: TObject);
>   private
>     { Private declarations }
>   public
>     { Public declarations }
>   end;
>
> var
>   Form1: TForm1;
>
> implementation
>
> {$R *.dfm}
>
> // this unit contains TForm2 as the mdi child form
> uses
>   Unit2;
>
> procedure TForm1.New1Click(Sender: TObject);
> var
>   Child: TForm2;
> begin
>   // create new child form window
>   Child := TForm2.Create(Application);
> end;
>
> procedure TForm1.ArrangeHorz1Click(Sender: TObject);
> var
>   i: integer;
>   FrameWidth: integer;
> begin
>   // measure form's frame width
>   FrameWidth := (Width - ClientWidth) div 2;
>
>   // check if there is childform available
>   if MDIChildCount > 0 then
>   for i := 0 to MDIChildCount-1 do
>   begin
>     { arrange form(s) horizontally }
>
>     // same top and height
>     MDIChildren[i].Top := 0;
>     MDIChildren[i].Height := ClientHeight-FrameWidth;
>
>     // measure form(s)'s width
>     MDIChildren[i].Left := i*((ClientWidth-FrameWidth) div
> MDIChildCount);
>     MDIChildren[i].Width := (ClientWidth-FrameWidth) div
> MDIChildCount;
>   end;
> end;
>
> procedure TForm1.ArrangeVert1Click(Sender: TObject);
> var
>   i: integer;
>   FrameWidth: integer;
> begin
>   // measure form's frame width
>   FrameWidth := (Width - ClientWidth) div 2;
>
>   // check if there is childform available
>   if MDIChildCount > 0 then
>   for i := 0 to MDIChildCount-1 do
>   begin
>     { arrange form(s) vertically }
>
>     // same left and width
>     MDIChildren[i].Left := 0;
>     MDIChildren[i].Width := ClientWidth-FrameWidth;
>
>     // measure form(s)'s height
>     MDIChildren[i].Top := i*((ClientHeight-FrameWidth) div
> MDIChildCount);
>     MDIChildren[i].Height := (ClientHeight-FrameWidth) div
> MDIChildCount;
>   end;
> end;
>
> end.
>
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> ======
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> If you place a status bar or any components on mdi parent form which
> reduce the space (height or width) for mdi child form but not decrease
> the parent's ClientHeight/Width value, then you must substract the
> ClientHeight/Width of the parent form with the component's
> Height/Width to get the child form's position correct.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> -Bee-
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