Dockable windows?

[polira]

Is it possible to make a SWF->EXE application that docks on any side of the screen using SWFkit?

[polira]

This is parsing without error and running, but the call:

SHAppBarMessage(ABM_NEW, abd)

is returning false so my window isn't docking. anyone know why?



//-------------------------------------------------------------
// windows API struct defitions, constants and function imports
//-------------------------------------------------------------
var ABM_NEW = 0;
var ABM_REMOVE = 1;
var ABM_QUERYPOS = 2;
var ABM_SETPOS = 3;
var ABM_GETSTATE = 4;
var ABM_GETTASKBARPOS = 5;
var ABM_ACTIVATE = 6;
var ABM_GETAUTOHIDEBAR = 7;
var ABM_SETAUTOHIDEBAR = 8;
var ABM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED = 9;
var ABM_SETSTATE = 10;

var ABN_STATECHANGE = 0;
var ABN_POSCHANGED = 1;
var ABN_FULLSCREENAPP = 2;
var ABN_WINDOWARRANGE = 3;

var ABE_LEFT = 0;
var ABE_TOP = 1;
var ABE_RIGHT = 2;
var ABE_BOTTOM = 3;

struct
{
long left;
long top;
long right;
long bottom;
} Rect;

struct
{
long cbSize;
long* hWnd;
unsigned int uCallbackMessage;
unsigned int uEdge;
Rect rc;
long* lParam;
} AppBarData;

dllimport "shell32.dll" stdcall unsigned int* SHAppBarMessage(long, AppBarData*);
dllimport "user32.dll" stdcall Boolean MoveWindow(int*, int, int, int, int, Boolean);
dllimport "user32.dll" stdcall long RegisterWindowMessageA(char*);

if (dockpos != DOCK_NONE)
{
//-------------------------------------------------------------
// register our app as dockable with windows
//-------------------------------------------------------------
var abd = new Struct(AppBarData);

abd.cbSize = abd.structSize;
abd.hWnd = getMainWnd().handle;

var uCallback = RegisterWindowMessageA("AppBarMessage");
abd.uCallbackMessage = uCallback;

if (SHAppBarMessage(ABM_NEW, abd))
{
docked = true;

Application.Appearance.borderStyle = $BSNONE;

//-------------------------------------------------------------
// set the position of the dockable window
//-------------------------------------------------------------
abd.uEdge = ABE_TOP;

abd.rc.left = left;
abd.rc.top = top;
abd.rc.right = left + width;
abd.rc.bottom = top + height;

// query system for position
SHAppBarMessage(ABM_QUERYPOS, abd);

// send our rect coords to the system
SHAppBarMessage(ABM_SETPOS, abd);

// move our app to the rect coords
MoveWindow(abd.hWnd, abd.rc.left, abd.rc.top, abd.rc.right - abd.rc.left, abd.rc.bottom - abd.rc.top, true);
}
}