Someone asked for some code to make a form with no title bar moveable, kind of like a
floating toolbar, for example FreeDock. Actually, for some of the stuff in here I
spied on the FreeDock sources...
This requires the use of some WinAPI functions. All WinAPI functions are however
available at a touch of a key (F1 - OnLine Help)...
Here's some code that does this (about 100 lines)...
To make this work like intended:
Cut out the DFM, DPR and PAS files below :
unit Unit1;
interface
uses
SysUtils, WinTypes, WinProcs, Messages, Classes, Graphics, Controls,
Forms, Dialogs, ExtCtrls, StdCtrls;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
Panel1: TPanel;
Panel2: TPanel;
Button1: TButton;
procedure Panel1MouseDown(Sender: TObject; Button: TMouseButton;
Shift: TShiftState; X, Y: Integer);
procedure Panel1MouseMove(Sender: TObject; Shift: TShiftState; X,
Y: Integer);
procedure Panel1MouseUp(Sender: TObject; Button: TMouseButton;
Shift: TShiftState; X, Y: Integer);
procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
private
{ Private declarations }
OldX,
OldY,
OldLeft,
OldTop : Integer;
ScreenDC : HDC;
MoveRect : TRect;
Moving : Boolean;
public
{ Public declarations }
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
{$R *.DFM}
procedure TForm1.Panel1MouseDown(Sender: TObject; Button: TMouseButton;
Shift: TShiftState; X, Y: Integer);
begin
if Button = mbLeft then begin
SetCapture(Panel1.Handle);
ScreenDC := GetDC(0);
OldX := X;
OldY := Y;
OldLeft := X;
OldTop := Y;
MoveRect := BoundsRect;
DrawFocusRect(ScreenDC,MoveRect);
Moving := True;
end;
end;
procedure TForm1.Panel1MouseMove(Sender: TObject; Shift: TShiftState; X,
Y: Integer);
begin
if Moving then begin
DrawFocusRect(ScreenDC,MoveRect);
OldX := X;
OldY := Y;
MoveRect := Rect(Left+OldX-OldLeft,Top+OldY-OldTop,
Left+Width+OldX-OldLeft,Top+Height+OldY-OldTop);
DrawFocusRect(ScreenDC,MoveRect);
end;
end;
procedure TForm1.Panel1MouseUp(Sender: TObject; Button: TMouseButton;
Shift: TShiftState; X, Y: Integer);
begin
if Button = mbLeft then begin
ReleaseCapture;
DrawFocusRect(ScreenDC,MoveRect);
Left := Left+X-OldLeft;
Top := Top+Y-OldTop;
ReleaseDC(0,ScreenDC);
Moving := False;
end;
end;
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
TitleHeight,
BorderWidth,
BorderHeight : Integer;
begin
TitleHeight := GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYCAPTION);
BorderWidth := GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXBORDER)+GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXFRAME)-1;
BorderHeight := GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYBORDER)+GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYFRAME)-2;
if BorderStyle = bsNone then begin
BorderStyle := bsSizeable;
Top := Top-TitleHeight-BorderHeight;
Height := Height+TitleHeight+2*BorderHeight;
Left := Left-BorderWidth;
Width := Width+2*BorderWidth;
end
else begin
BorderStyle := bsNone;
Top := Top+TitleHeight+BorderHeight;
Height := Height-TitleHeight-2*BorderHeight;
Left := Left+BorderWidth;
Width := Width-2*BorderWidth;
end;
end;
end.
{ DFM FILE - form file}
object Form1: TForm1
Left = 245
Top = 137
BorderStyle = bsNone
Caption = 'Form1'
ClientHeight = 101
ClientWidth = 198
Font.Color = clWindowText
Font.Height = -11
Font.Name = 'MS Sans Serif'
Font.Style = []
PixelsPerInch = 96
TextHeight = 13
object Panel1: TPanel
Left = 8
Top = 8
Width = 185
Height = 41
BorderStyle = bsSingle
Caption = 'Panel1'
TabOrder = 0
OnMouseDown = Panel1MouseDown
OnMouseMove = Panel1MouseMove
OnMouseUp = Panel1MouseUp
end
object Panel2: TPanel
Left = 8
Top = 56
Width = 185
Height = 41
Caption = 'Come Caption'
TabOrder = 1
object Button1: TButton
Left = 52
Top = 8
Width = 87
Height = 25
Caption = 'Toggle Title Bar'
TabOrder = 0
OnClick = Button1Click
end
end
end
{ DPR FILE }
program Project1;
uses
Forms,
Unit1 in 'Unit1.pas' {Form1};
{$R *.RES}
begin
Application.Initialize;
Application.CreateForm(TForm1, Form1);
Application.Run;