Reinvent the wheel: Center window and add Icon.

Hello everyone.

Sorry to bother you... :/

How can I change the module code for win32 (non gui!) so that:
a) the main window is centered on the desktop by default
b) the window icon is displayed = object file.

Thanks a lot.

Grisu

P.S.: I hate to ask this question each time a new bmx version is released. Anyone else out there feeling the same?

Ditto these would both be a very nice to have in the language by default!?

for adding an icon

for positioning the window

Maybe a sticky FAQ or most frequently searched for view of the forum is needed?

I thought someone posted that you could just use incbin to change the .exe icon?

Then don't. ;op

It's *always* the same...

In dxgraphics.mod/d3d7graphics.bmx - 'TD3D7Graphics.Create()':-

To add the icon, find...

wc.hCursor=LoadCursorA( Null,Byte Ptr IDC_ARROW )

...and add...

wc.hIcon = LoadIconA(GetModuleHandleA(Null), Byte Ptr(101)) ' Add icon (if included as resource '101')

...below it (or anywhere within the wc definition block).

To centre the window, replace...

Local rect[]=[32,32,width+32,height+32]

...with...

Local rect[4], wx, wy                    ' Centre window
GetWindowRect(GetDesktopWindow(), rect)  '      ~"~
wx = (rect[2] - width) / 2               '      ~"~
wy = (rect[3] - height) / 2              '      ~"~
rect = [wx, wy, wx + width, wy + height] '      ~"~

Done!

If BRL were going to add this, I'd of thought they would have done it by now.

Thanks! Someone please make that a sticky!

I use a program somebody wrote (Yan, I think) to convert an icon to a .o file, which I can then use with Import.

As for centering the window, be nice if Blitzmax could do this natively/easily, without faffing about.

agreed