Centering Messageboxes

[rswy]

Hi,
By default,message boxes appear at the center of the screen. Is it possible to center message boxes with respect to the parent window?
Dialog boxes have the option DS_CENTER to do the same.Can something similar be done for message boxes?
--rswy

[Steven_L_Intel1]

Sure - just pass your window's handle as the hwnd argument. If you don't have it "handy", use GetForegroundWindow.

Steve

[rswy]

Hi,
I tried the following code and the message box still remained in the center of the screen and not my window.

hwnd = GetForegroundWindow()
DUMMYI=MESSAGEBOX(hwnd,text1,text2,MB_OK)
Do i have to change any other option?
I also noticed that the DS_CENTER option centers the dialog box on the screen and not with respect to the parent window.
Can that be changed too?
--rswy

[james1]

Yes, you can hook WH_CBT and change the position there.

James

[Intel_C_Intel]

For all of posterity. If you know your code is correct
(ie have sent the correct parent window handle to the
Messagebox function) & you find your Messageboxes
still remain in the center of your desktop, you may
try checking the display properties of your video card/
display driver.

In my case, (I have 2 monitors - w/ a M*trox Millenium G550)
I right-clicked on my M*trox Qu*ckdesk system tray icon,
selected "Multi-Display Controls", & toggled "Use CenterPOPUP"
checkbox & then toggled the "In parent program window" radio
button.

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multi-monitor
multi-display
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HTH somebody