The client area doesn't sizing properly

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The client area doesn't sizing properly

GloryStar 1

I am experienceless on Windows Desktop programming. I would like to draw the frame window by myself. I searched on the internet and found the Bee Lee's article.

https://beeleeong.wordpress.com/2017/04/23/want-a-better-window-frame/#more-889

Demo :
https://github.com/beelee93/ExtendingWindows

I used the method that descripted in this article , But I encounter a issue about the client area. When I resize the frame window ,the client area size doesn't be changed.

Below is the screenshot of a demo, I just added a status bar in the demo app. The size of status bar will not be changed when window size changed.
https://ibb.co/VY05WPG

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Castorix31 90,686

Ths is the old method
It is done now with DWM (DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea and so on) : Custom Window Frame Using DWM

GloryStar 1 Reputation point

2022-05-29T07:48:59.89+00:00

It might out of date, But I still would like to figure it out.
Castorix31 90,686 Reputation points

2022-05-29T08:17:27.65+00:00

Child windows like Status Bars are moved/resized in WM_SIZE (mainly with MoveWindow)
GloryStar 1 Reputation point

2022-05-29T09:18:14.647+00:00

Thanks for the clue.

But how can I notify all client area controls to resize themself, Just like the behaviors of the status bar in default Form class.
Castorix31 90,686 Reputation points

2022-05-29T10:47:44.323+00:00

Standard controls like Buttons, TextBoxes, etc... don't need to be resized/moved (only docked controls to bottom and/or right)

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