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Thank you very much!
SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETWORKAREA) is what I needed.

Rony

"Remy Lebeau (TeamB)" <no.spam@no.spam.com> wrote in message 
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> "Renald Yazmir" <renald@partmaker.com> wrote in message 
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>> As the test  I just call GetClipCursor(&clip_rect) and then right
>> away I call ClipCursor(&clip_rect).
>> When I start dragging a dialog box I can drag it under the
>> desktop taskbar. Why?
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> Obviously, GetClipRect() is including the area occupied by the taskbar.
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>> 2) Then I am trying to change the clip_rect, to decrease it by the 
>> taskbar?
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> Why don't you want the user to be able to reach the taskbar?
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>> I get the desktop window and then desktop rectangle. It turned
>> out that desktop rectangle equals to clip_rect.
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> You are retrieving the rect of the desktop window itself.  The taskbar 
> sits on top of that.  So it makes sense for the desktop rect to include 
> the taskbar rect in it.
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>> How do I get desktop rectangle minus taskbar?
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> Have you looked at SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETWORKAREA) yet?
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> Gambit
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