I'm developing in C# and I'm using TextInputPanel object but it seems there
is no method to get window location of Text Input Panel.
SetInPlacePosition() exist but not GetInPlacePosition().

I have tried to enumerate windows in Win32 API but I haven't found the Text
Input Panel window (in float mode).

Is there a way to get window location of Text Input Panel?

Thanks,

Marc

Hello Marc,

Are you trying to get the co-ordinates of the Text Input Panel? If so, you
can do so by calling the InPlaceBoundingRectangle property of the
TextInputPanel object:

Reference and sample code is at:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...05(VS.85).aspx


If you are using the PenInputPanel object, you can use these properties of
the PenInputPanel object to determine the window position:

Left - Gets the horizontal, or x-axis, location of the left edge of the
PenInputPanel object, in screen coordinates.
Top - Gets the vertical, or y-axis, location of the top edge of the
PenInputPanel object, in screen coordinates.

Reference:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...bjpeninput.asp

Hope this helps.

ramaguru.


"Marc Lamontange" wrote:

> I'm developing in C# and I'm using TextInputPanel object but it seems there
> is no method to get window location of Text Input Panel.
> SetInPlacePosition() exist but not GetInPlacePosition().
>
> I have tried to enumerate windows in Win32 API but I haven't found the Text
> Input Panel window (in float mode).
>
> Is there a way to get window location of Text Input Panel?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marc
>
>

Hi, G. Ramachandran,

Thanks for your answer. I have tried to call InPlaceBoundingRectangle() but
Left and Top propertiies always return value 0. Bottom (=255) and Right
(=691) give the height and the width of the Text Input Panel.

I'm using a Samsung Q1 Ultra with Window Vista OS.

Marc :(


"G. Ramachandran." wrote:

> Hello Marc,
>
> Are you trying to get the co-ordinates of the Text Input Panel? If so, you
> can do so by calling the InPlaceBoundingRectangle property of the
> TextInputPanel object:
>
> Reference and sample code is at:
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...05(VS.85).aspx
>
>
> If you are using the PenInputPanel object, you can use these properties of
> the PenInputPanel object to determine the window position:
>
> Left - Gets the horizontal, or x-axis, location of the left edge of the
> PenInputPanel object, in screen coordinates.
> Top - Gets the vertical, or y-axis, location of the top edge of the
> PenInputPanel object, in screen coordinates.
>
> Reference:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...bjpeninput.asp
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> ramaguru.
>
>
> "Marc Lamontange" wrote:
>
> > I'm developing in C# and I'm using TextInputPanel object but it seems there
> > is no method to get window location of Text Input Panel.
> > SetInPlacePosition() exist but not GetInPlacePosition().
> >
> > I have tried to enumerate windows in Win32 API but I haven't found the Text
> > Input Panel window (in float mode).
> >
> > Is there a way to get window location of Text Input Panel?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >

Marc, that is definitely a bug. The point of the property was to be able to
determine Text input panel co-ordinates. You have just exposed a bug. Thank
you !

When you do EnumWindows(), the window class name you want to look for is
"IPTip_Main_Window". Please let me know if this enumeration works.

Thank you,
G. Ramachandran.

"Marc Lamontange" wrote:

> Hi, G. Ramachandran,
>
> Thanks for your answer. I have tried to call InPlaceBoundingRectangle() but
> Left and Top propertiies always return value 0. Bottom (=255) and Right
> (=691) give the height and the width of the Text Input Panel.
>
> I'm using a Samsung Q1 Ultra with Window Vista OS.
>
> Marc :(
>
>
> "G. Ramachandran." wrote:
>
> > Hello Marc,
> >
> > Are you trying to get the co-ordinates of the Text Input Panel? If so, you
> > can do so by calling the InPlaceBoundingRectangle property of the
> > TextInputPanel object:
> >
> > Reference and sample code is at:
> > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...05(VS.85).aspx
> >
> >
> > If you are using the PenInputPanel object, you can use these properties of
> > the PenInputPanel object to determine the window position:
> >
> > Left - Gets the horizontal, or x-axis, location of the left edge of the
> > PenInputPanel object, in screen coordinates.
> > Top - Gets the vertical, or y-axis, location of the top edge of the
> > PenInputPanel object, in screen coordinates.
> >
> > Reference:
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...bjpeninput.asp
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > ramaguru.
> >
> >
> > "Marc Lamontange" wrote:
> >
> > > I'm developing in C# and I'm using TextInputPanel object but it seems there
> > > is no method to get window location of Text Input Panel.
> > > SetInPlacePosition() exist but not GetInPlacePosition().
> > >
> > > I have tried to enumerate windows in Win32 API but I haven't found the Text
> > > Input Panel window (in float mode).
> > >
> > > Is there a way to get window location of Text Input Panel?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
> > >

Hi, G. Ramachandran,

That's works fine! I have used FindWindow() and GetWindowRect() functions.

Only one thing to know. You must substract 153 from Top co-ordinates. When
TextInputPanel is at the top left corner of the screen, I get left=0 and
top=-153. Obviously, you must substract also 153 from the height.

Thanks you.




"G. Ramachandran." wrote:

> Marc, that is definitely a bug. The point of the property was to be able to
> determine Text input panel co-ordinates. You have just exposed a bug. Thank
> you !
>
> When you do EnumWindows(), the window class name you want to look for is
> "IPTip_Main_Window". Please let me know if this enumeration works.
>
> Thank you,
> G. Ramachandran.
>
> "Marc Lamontange" wrote:
>
> > Hi, G. Ramachandran,
> >
> > Thanks for your answer. I have tried to call InPlaceBoundingRectangle() but
> > Left and Top propertiies always return value 0. Bottom (=255) and Right
> > (=691) give the height and the width of the Text Input Panel.
> >
> > I'm using a Samsung Q1 Ultra with Window Vista OS.
> >
> > Marc :(
> >
> >
> > "G. Ramachandran." wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Marc,
> > >
> > > Are you trying to get the co-ordinates of the Text Input Panel? If so, you
> > > can do so by calling the InPlaceBoundingRectangle property of the
> > > TextInputPanel object:
> > >
> > > Reference and sample code is at:
> > > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...05(VS.85).aspx
> > >
> > >
> > > If you are using the PenInputPanel object, you can use these properties of
> > > the PenInputPanel object to determine the window position:
> > >
> > > Left - Gets the horizontal, or x-axis, location of the left edge of the
> > > PenInputPanel object, in screen coordinates.
> > > Top - Gets the vertical, or y-axis, location of the top edge of the
> > > PenInputPanel object, in screen coordinates.
> > >
> > > Reference:
> > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...bjpeninput.asp
> > >
> > > Hope this helps.
> > >
> > > ramaguru.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Marc Lamontange" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I'm developing in C# and I'm using TextInputPanel object but it seems there
> > > > is no method to get window location of Text Input Panel.
> > > > SetInPlacePosition() exist but not GetInPlacePosition().
> > > >
> > > > I have tried to enumerate windows in Win32 API but I haven't found the Text
> > > > Input Panel window (in float mode).
> > > >
> > > > Is there a way to get window location of Text Input Panel?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Marc
> > > >
> > > >