Customizing the Nonclient Area of Windows (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/6/2010

You can customize the nonclient area of windows when you create a skin. To customize the nonclient area of windows, you modify the implementation of the methods of the NonClientView_t class. The code that implements these methods is contained in the %_WINCEROOT%\Public\Common\Oak\Drivers\Skinnableui\Gwe\Nclient\Nclientview.cpp file.

The following table shows the methods of the NonClientView_t class that you can modify.

Method Description

NonClientView_t::BoundingRect

Retrieves the coordinates of the bounding rectangle. The bounding rectangle is the client area of the parent window of the specified window, expressed in screen coordinates. If the specified window is a top-level window, the bounding rectangle is the screen rectangle.

NonClientView_t::BoundPoint

Confines the touch coordinate to a rectangular area on the screen. If the touch coordinate lies outside the rectangle, NonClientView_t::BoundPoint automatically adjusts the touch coordinate to keep it inside the rectangular area.

NonClientView_t::CalcClientRectWithHorzScrollBars

Determines the size of the client rectangle for a window with a horizontal scroll bar, given the size of the client rectangle for the window without a horizontal scroll bar.

NonClientView_t::CalcClientRectWithNoScrollBars

Determines the size of the client rectangle for a window that does not have a scroll bar.

NonClientView_t::CalcClientRectWithVertScrollBars

Determines the size of the client rectangle for a window with a vertical scroll bar, given the size of the client rectangle for the window without scroll bars.

NonClientView_t::DoesHorzScrollBarFit

Determines whether a horizontal scroll bar can fit in a window.

NonClientView_t::DoesVertScrollBarFit

Determines whether a vertical scroll bar can fit in a window.

NonClientView_t::DoHitTest

Determines whether a hit occurred in the nonclient area and the location of the hit.

NonClientView_t::DoPaint

Draws the nonclient area.

NonClientView_t::DrawBorder

Allows a group box to draw its border.

NonClientView_t::DrawFrameControl

Draws a frame control of the specified type and style.

NonClientView_t::ExposedDrawFrameControl

Draws a frame control of the specified type and style.

NonClientView_t::WidgetRect

Calculates the size of a button in the nonclient area.

See Also

Concepts

Creating a Skin