Window size inaccuracy

[AggrorJorn]

Perhaps the topic can be moved here.

http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/topic/7172-screen-size-and-mouse-coordinates/

 

I have been getting weird results with my GUI. I made a script that displays the x and y coordinate of the mouse. My window is 1024 x 768. I would expect that 768 is the bottom of the window, but the mouse coordinates indicate that height 768 is actually lower than the window.

 

I have been getting weird results with my GUI. I made a script that displays the x and y coordinate of the mouse. My window is 1024 x 768. I would expect that 768 is the bottom of the window, but the mouse coordinates indicate that height 768 is actually lower than the window. I am not sure if this is intended or a bug.

 

See the video attached: 768.zip 2.11MB 1 downloads

 

The image shows a blue dot where my mouse is.

 

I made an image which display a window of resolution 1024 x 768.

 

[beo6]

i can confirm this.

 

When i create a window with 1024x768 the window including the window title and borders is 1034x778 (measured with paint. pressing ALT and Print key )

 

But if you use context:GetWidth() and context:GetHeight() it fits perfectly. So i don't think it is an inaccuracy.

 

however window:GetWidth() and window:GetHeight() return 1024x768.

Maybe it is more of an inaccuracy of microsoft windows?

[Admin]

This is working as intended. Use Context::GetWidth(), GetHeight() to get the size of the drawable area inside the window.

[beo6]

thats what i wanted to write.

 

However the window that is created when i set the window size to 1024x768 is a bit larger when i measured it.

So either my measuring is inaccurate or windows calculates the window size a bit different.

[Admin]

Confirmed.

[Admin]

Fixed the Mac version...

[Josh]

Wow, the plot keeps thickening. Apparently Microsoft can't accurately return the size of a window:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsdesktop/en-US/6c1c67a9-5548-4e9b-989f-c7dbac0b1375/getwindowrect-on-nonresizable-windows-under-aero-glass

 

I tried adding a preprocessor define of "WINVER 6" in the code and in the project, but to no avail.

[Admin]

This issue is resolved, for now. A link to this report has been added to the docs.