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How to move and minimize Maui windows application programmatically

I have a maui app with blazor and I'm creating a custom titlebar.
I about to close the maui app, using on blazor Application.Current.Quit();
Now how can i minimize and move maui app
My code blazor
private void MoveWindow()
{
}
private void MinimizeWindow()
{
}
private void CloseWindow() {
Application.Current.Quit();
}

Maui already has a function to minimize the application.
Use the following in your blazor:
private void MinimizeWindow()
{
#if WINDOWS
var Window = App.Current.Windows.First();
var nativeWindow = Window.Handler.PlatformView;
IntPtr windowHandle = WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(nativeWindow);
WindowId WindowId = Win32Interop.GetWindowIdFromWindow(windowHandle);
AppWindow appWindow = AppWindow.GetFromWindowId(WindowId);
var p = appWindow.Presenter as OverlappedPresenter;
p.Minimize();
#endif
}

You need to call native code for that.
Add a reference to PInvoke.User32 package:
<PackageReference Include="PInvoke.User32" Version="0.7.104" Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('windows'))"/>
Minimize
As an example upon a button click we minimize the window:
void MinimizeWindow(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
#if WINDOWS
var mauiWindow = App.Current.Windows.First();
var nativeWindow = mauiWindow.Handler.PlatformView;
IntPtr windowHandle = WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(nativeWindow);
PInvoke.User32.ShowWindow(windowHandle, PInvoke.User32.WindowShowStyle.SW_MINIMIZE);
#endif
}
Move
void MoveWindow(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
#if WINDOWS
var mauiWindow = App.Current.Windows.First();
var nativeWindow = mauiWindow.Handler.PlatformView;
IntPtr windowHandle = WinRT.Interop.WindowNative.GetWindowHandle(nativeWindow);
PInvoke.RECT rect;
PInvoke.User32.GetWindowRect(windowHandle, out rect);
(var width, var height) = GetWinSize(rect);
PInvoke.User32.MoveWindow(windowHandle, 50, 0, width, height, true);
#endif
}
(int width, int height) GetWinSize(PInvoke.RECT rect) =>
(rect.right - rect.left, rect.bottom - rect.top);
It's possible to resize the window with MoveWindow(), but since the aim in the question is to move the window only, then we supply the values of the current window's width and height as parameters.
Ps: Unfortunately I didn't find a simpler solution to get the window dimensions.
EDIT
A better alternative is to use AppWindow.Move(PointInt32):
#if WINDOWS
WindowId WindowId = Win32Interop.GetWindowIdFromWindow(windowHandle);
AppWindow appWindow = AppWindow.GetFromWindowId(WindowId);
appWindow.Move(new Windows.Graphics.PointInt32(x,y))
#endif
x and y are the coordinate for the desired new position. The origin (0,0) is the left upper corner of the screen.
For information about the screen dimensions:
Native api: Open app always in the center of the display - Windows 11 (WinUi 3)
Maui: var mainDisplayInfo = DeviceDisplay.MainDisplayInfo;

how to create a modal pop up with html support ( links must be clickable ) in unity

how to create a modal pop up with html support ie with a href link ( links must be clickable ) in unity. I want to create a popup that list stores and the link , when user clicks on the story link , the link must be opened in a browser ( as the story link will contain picture and videos)
I tried this but a href links not working on this modal pop up
using UnityEngine;
using System;
// example:
// HFTDialog.MessageBox("error", "Sorry but you're S.O.L", () => { Application.Quit() });
public class HFTDialog : MonoBehaviour {
Rect m_windowRect;
Action m_action;
string m_title;
string m_msg;
static public void MessageBox(string title, string msg, Action action)
{
GameObject go = new GameObject("HFTDialog");
HFTDialog dlg = go.AddComponent<HFTDialog>();
dlg.Init(title, msg, action);
}
static public void CloseMessageBox(GameObject go)
{
Destroy(go.gameObject);
}
void Init(string title, string msg, Action action)
{
m_title = title;
m_msg = msg;
m_action = action;
}
void OnGUI()
{
const int maxWidth = 640;
const int maxHeight = 480;
int width = Mathf.Min(maxWidth, Screen.width - 20);
int height = Mathf.Min(maxHeight, Screen.height - 20);
m_windowRect = new Rect(
(Screen.width - width) / 2,
(Screen.height - height) / 2,
width,
height);
m_windowRect = GUI.Window(0, m_windowRect, WindowFunc, m_title);
}
void WindowFunc(int windowID)
{
const int border = 10;
const int width = 50;
const int height = 25;
const int spacing = 10;
Rect l = new Rect(
border,
border + spacing,
m_windowRect.width - border * 2,
m_windowRect.height - border * 2 - height - spacing);
GUI.Label(l, m_msg);
Rect b = new Rect(
m_windowRect.width - width - border,
m_windowRect.height - height - border,
width,
height);
if (GUI.Button(b, "close"))
{
Destroy(this.gameObject);
m_action();
}
}
}
I want something similar to this but ahref links must be supported in the popup

how to create several ahref link in unity moodel pop-up

Is it possible to create ahref link in a pop up window or is it possible to support html tag ahref in a popup window
What I want to achieve is when user clicks on a game object a model popup will be displayed and on that model pop story title and story link will be displayed as a list and when user clicks on any of the link, it must open the url in a browser window.
I tried this modal but ahref not working in this popup
using UnityEngine;
using System;
// example:
// HFTDialog.MessageBox("error", "Sorry but you're S.O.L", () => { Application.Quit() });
public class HFTDialog : MonoBehaviour {
Rect m_windowRect;
Action m_action;
string m_title;
string m_msg;
static public void MessageBox(string title, string msg, Action action)
{
GameObject go = new GameObject("HFTDialog");
HFTDialog dlg = go.AddComponent<HFTDialog>();
dlg.Init(title, msg, action);
}
static public void CloseMessageBox(GameObject go)
{
Destroy(go.gameObject);
}
void Init(string title, string msg, Action action)
{
m_title = title;
m_msg = msg;
m_action = action;
}
void OnGUI()
{
const int maxWidth = 640;
const int maxHeight = 480;
int width = Mathf.Min(maxWidth, Screen.width - 20);
int height = Mathf.Min(maxHeight, Screen.height - 20);
m_windowRect = new Rect(
(Screen.width - width) / 2,
(Screen.height - height) / 2,
width,
height);
m_windowRect = GUI.Window(0, m_windowRect, WindowFunc, m_title);
}
void WindowFunc(int windowID)
{
const int border = 10;
const int width = 50;
const int height = 25;
const int spacing = 10;
Rect l = new Rect(
border,
border + spacing,
m_windowRect.width - border * 2,
m_windowRect.height - border * 2 - height - spacing);
GUI.Label(l, m_msg);
Rect b = new Rect(
m_windowRect.width - width - border,
m_windowRect.height - height - border,
width,
height);
if (GUI.Button(b, "close"))
{
Destroy(this.gameObject);
m_action();
}
}
}

How to use PrintDocument with a scrollable Panel?

How do I use PrintDocument with a scrollable panel`?
Here is some of my code:
MemoryImage = new Bitmap(pnl.Width, pnl.Height);
Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, pnl.Width, pnl.Height);
pnl.DrawToBitmap(MemoryImage, new Rectangle(0, 0, pnl.Width,
pnl.Height));
Rectangle pagearea = e.PageBounds;
e.Graphics.DrawImage(MemoryImage, (pagearea.Width / 2) -
(pannel.Width / 2), pannel.Location.Y);

These sets of methods allow to print the content of a ScrollableControl to a Bitmap.
A description of the procedure:
The control is first scrolled back to the origin (control.AutoScrollPosition = new Point(0, 0); (an exception is raised otherwise: the Bitmap has a wrong size. You may want to store the current scroll position and restore it after).
Verifies and stores the actual size of the Container, returned by the PreferredSize or DisplayRectangle properties (depending on the conditions set by the method arguments and the type of container printed). This property considers the full extent of a container.
This will be the size of the Bitmap.
Clears the Bitmap using the background color of the Container.
Iterates the ScrollableControl.Controls collection and prints all first-level child controls in their relative position (a child Control's Bounds rectangle is relative to the container ClientArea.)
If a first-level Control has children, calls the DrawNestedControls recursive method, which will enumerate and draw all nested child Containers/Controls, preserving the internal clip bounds.
Includes support for RichTextBox controls.
The RichEditPrinter class contains the logic required to print the content of a RichTextBox/RichEdit control. The class sends an EM_FORMATRANGE message to the RichTextBox, using the Device context of the Bitmap where the control is being printed.
More details available in the MSDN Docs: How to Print the Contents of Rich Edit Controls.
The ScrollableControlToBitmap() method takes only a ScrollableControl type as argument: you cannot pass a TextBox control, even if it uses ScrollBars.
▶ Set the fullSize argument to true or false to include all child controls inside a Container or just those that are visible. If set to true, the Container's ClientRectangle is expanded to include and print all its child Controls.
▶ Set the includeHidden argument to true or false to include or exclude the hidden control, if any.
Note: this code uses the Control.DeviceDpi property to evaluate the current Dpi of the container's Device Context. This property requires .Net Framework 4.7+. If this version is not available, you can remove:
bitmap.SetResolution(canvas.DeviceDpi, canvas.DeviceDpi);
or derive the value with other means. See GetDeviceCaps.
Possibly, update the Project's Framework version :)
// Prints the content of the current Form instance,
// include all child controls and also those that are not visible
var bitmap = ControlPrinter.ScrollableControlToBitmap(this, true, true);
// Prints the content of a ScrollableControl inside a Form
// include all child controls except those that are not visible
var bitmap = ControlPrinter.ScrollableControlToBitmap(this.panel1, true, false);
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Windows.Forms;
public class ControlPrinter
{
public static Bitmap ScrollableControlToBitmap(ScrollableControl canvas, bool fullSize, bool includeHidden)
{
canvas.AutoScrollPosition = new Point(0, 0);
if (includeHidden) {
canvas.SuspendLayout();
foreach (Control child in canvas.Controls) {
child.Visible = true;
}
canvas.ResumeLayout(true);
}
canvas.PerformLayout();
Size containerSize = canvas.DisplayRectangle.Size;
if (fullSize) {
containerSize.Width = Math.Max(containerSize.Width, canvas.ClientSize.Width);
containerSize.Height = Math.Max(containerSize.Height, canvas.ClientSize.Height);
}
else {
containerSize = canvas.ClientSize;;
}
var bitmap = new Bitmap(containerSize.Width, containerSize.Height, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
bitmap.SetResolution(canvas.DeviceDpi, canvas.DeviceDpi);
var graphics = Graphics.FromImage(bitmap);
if (canvas.BackgroundImage != null) {
graphics.DrawImage(canvas.BackgroundImage, new Rectangle(Point.Empty, containerSize));
}
else {
graphics.Clear(canvas.BackColor);
}
var rtfPrinter = new RichEditPrinter(graphics);
try {
DrawNestedControls(canvas, canvas, new Rectangle(Point.Empty, containerSize), bitmap, rtfPrinter);
return bitmap;
}
finally {
rtfPrinter.Dispose();
graphics.Dispose();
}
}
private static void DrawNestedControls(Control outerContainer, Control parent, Rectangle parentBounds, Bitmap bitmap, RichEditPrinter rtfPrinter)
{
for (int i = parent.Controls.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
var ctl = parent.Controls[i];
if (!ctl.Visible || (ctl.Width < 1 || ctl.Height < 1)) continue;
var clipBounds = Rectangle.Empty;
if (parent.Equals(outerContainer)) { clipBounds = ctl.Bounds; }
else {
Size scrContainerSize = parentBounds.Size;
if ((parent != ctl) && parent is ScrollableControl scrctl) {
if (scrctl.VerticalScroll.Visible) scrContainerSize.Width -= (SystemInformation.VerticalScrollBarWidth + 1);
if (scrctl.HorizontalScroll.Visible) scrContainerSize.Height -= (SystemInformation.HorizontalScrollBarHeight + 1);
}
clipBounds = Rectangle.Intersect(new Rectangle(Point.Empty, scrContainerSize), ctl.Bounds);
}
if (clipBounds.Width < 1 || clipBounds.Height < 1) continue;
var bounds = outerContainer.RectangleToClient(parent.RectangleToScreen(clipBounds));
if (ctl is RichTextBox rtb) {
rtfPrinter.DrawRtf(rtb.Rtf, outerContainer.Bounds, bounds, ctl.BackColor);
}
else {
ctl.DrawToBitmap(bitmap, bounds);
}
if (ctl.HasChildren) {
DrawNestedControls(outerContainer, ctl, clipBounds, bitmap, rtfPrinter);
}
}
}
internal class RichEditPrinter : IDisposable
{
Graphics dc = null;
RTBPrinter rtb = null;
public RichEditPrinter(Graphics graphics)
{
this.dc = graphics;
this.rtb = new RTBPrinter() { ScrollBars = RichTextBoxScrollBars.None };
}
public void DrawRtf(string rtf, Rectangle canvas, Rectangle layoutArea, Color color)
{
rtb.Rtf = rtf;
rtb.Draw(dc, canvas, layoutArea, color);
rtb.Clear();
}
public void Dispose() => this.rtb.Dispose();
private class RTBPrinter : RichTextBox
{
public void Draw(Graphics g, Rectangle hdcArea, Rectangle layoutArea, Color color)
{
using (var brush = new SolidBrush(color)) {
g.FillRectangle(brush, layoutArea);
};
IntPtr hdc = g.GetHdc();
var canvasAreaTwips = new RECT().ToInches(hdcArea);
var layoutAreaTwips = new RECT().ToInches(layoutArea);
var formatRange = new FORMATRANGE() {
charRange = new CHARRANGE() { cpMax = -1, cpMin = 0 },
hdc = hdc,
hdcTarget = hdc,
rect = layoutAreaTwips,
rectPage = canvasAreaTwips
};
IntPtr lParam = Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(Marshal.SizeOf(formatRange));
Marshal.StructureToPtr(formatRange, lParam, false);
SendMessage(this.Handle, EM_FORMATRANGE, (IntPtr)1, lParam);
Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(lParam);
g.ReleaseHdc(hdc);
}
[DllImport("User32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, SetLastError = true)]
internal static extern int SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, int uMsg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
internal const int WM_USER = 0x0400;
// https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/controls/em-formatrange
internal const int EM_FORMATRANGE = WM_USER + 57;
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
internal struct RECT
{
public int Left;
public int Top;
public int Right;
public int Bottom;
public Rectangle ToRectangle() => Rectangle.FromLTRB(Left, Top, Right, Bottom);
public RECT ToInches(Rectangle rectangle)
{
float inch = 14.92f;
return new RECT() {
Left = (int)(rectangle.Left * inch),
Top = (int)(rectangle.Top * inch),
Right = (int)(rectangle.Right * inch),
Bottom = (int)(rectangle.Bottom * inch)
};
}
}
// https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/richedit/ns-richedit-formatrange?
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
internal struct FORMATRANGE
{
public IntPtr hdcTarget; // A HDC for the target device to format for
public IntPtr hdc; // A HDC for the device to render to, if EM_FORMATRANGE is being used to send the output to a device
public RECT rect; // The area within the rcPage rectangle to render to. Units are measured in twips.
public RECT rectPage; // The entire area of a page on the rendering device. Units are measured in twips.
public CHARRANGE charRange; // The range of characters to format (see CHARRANGE)
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
internal struct CHARRANGE
{
public int cpMin; // First character of range (0 for start of doc)
public int cpMax; // Last character of range (-1 for end of doc)
}
}
}
}
This is how it works:
VB.Net version of the same procedure

Override resize behavior of winform window

I have a winform window. When I change the size of the screen, the screen immediately increases or decreases.
I would prefer the Resize behavior of the window will be like Split Container, as long as I drag the mouse I see only line that marks what will be the window size, and only in leaving the Resize operation will be made.
I saw several examples that show that by hiding the frame of the window, and then by clicking on the window itself paint frame.
I want that by clicking on the frame of the window(I don't want to hide the frame) and not on the window.
Is there any way to do this? (May override the behavior of the Resize in any way).

I'm pretty sure that you can't find any solution on the Internet. However I've tried a demo for this and it works pretty well.
In winforms and many other UI technologies, you can't render something outside the window itself. To get the effect we want, we have to render some indicative border outside or inside the window depending on how user resizes it. So looks like we're stuck?
BUT there is a kind of technique to do that (I call it layer technique). We need a transparent, non-focused layer to render the indicative border. This layer will have its Size and Location synchronized with the Size and Location (with just a little offset) of the main window. The layer will also be invisible by default and only shows when user resizes and hides when ending resizing.
That's pretty OK with the technique I mentioned. However how to prevent/discard the default resizing when user resizes the window? It's luckily that Win32 supports 2 messages for this to be done easily:
WM_RESIZING : is sent to the window when user starts and keeps resizing. The LParam holds the RECT structure of the current window when resizing. We read this info to render the indicative border correctly. Then we need to modify this RECT to the current Bounds of the window to discard the default resizing effect (the size and location are changed immediately).
WM_EXITSIZEMOVE : is sent to the window when the resizing or moving ends. We need to catch this message to assign the Size and Location of the window based on the Size and Location of the transparent layer and of course hide the layer then.
Now the problem is totally solvable. Here is the demo code I've made. Note that there is a very nasty unsolvable and incomprehensible bug here, it happens when you resize the Top-Left corner, the Size is updated correctly after releasing mouse but the Location is set with an offset. I've debugging but no luck. At some point the Top and Left jumps to unexpected values for no clear reason. However, resizing by all the sides (left, top, right, bottom) and other corners is OK. In fact, resizing by the Top-Left corner is hardly done by user so this solution is acceptable, I think.
//Must add using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
//Sizing border initialization
SizingBorderWidth = 3;
SizingBorderStyle = DashStyle.Custom;
SizingBorderColor = Color.Orange;
//layer initialization
layer.Owner = this;//especially this one.
layer.Width = Width + SizingBorderWidth * 2;
layer.Height = Height + SizingBorderWidth * 2;
//Paint the border when sizing
layer.Paint += (s, e) => {
using (Pen p = new Pen(SizingBorderColor) { Width = SizingBorderWidth }) {
if (Use3DSizingBorder) {
ControlPaint.DrawBorder3D(e.Graphics, sizingRect.Left, sizingRect.Top, sizingRect.Width, sizingRect.Height, Border3DStyle.Bump, Border3DSide.All);
}
else {
p.DashStyle = SizingBorderStyle;
p.LineJoin = LineJoin.Round;
if(p.DashStyle == DashStyle.Custom)
p.DashPattern = new float[] { 8f, 1f, 1f, 1f };//length of each dash from right to left
e.Graphics.DrawRectangle(p, sizingRect);
}
}
};
//Bind the Location of the main form and the layer form together
LocationChanged += (s, e) => {
Point p = Location;
p.Offset(-SizingBorderWidth, -SizingBorderWidth);
layer.Location = p;
};
//Set the intial Location of layer
Load += (s, e) =>{
Point p = Location;
p.Offset(-SizingBorderWidth, -SizingBorderWidth);
layer.Location = p;
};
}
//Set this to true to use 3D indicative/preview border
public bool Use3DSizingBorder { get; set; }
//Change the indicative/preview border thickness
public int SizingBorderWidth { get; set; }
//Change the indicative/preview border style
public DashStyle SizingBorderStyle { get; set; }
//Change the indicative/preview border color
public Color SizingBorderColor { get; set; }
//hold the current sizing Rectangle
Rectangle sizingRect;
bool startSizing;
bool suppressSizing;
//This is a Win32 RECT struct (don't use Rectangle)
public struct RECT
{
public int left, top, right, bottom;
}
protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
{
if (m.Msg == 0x214&&!suppressSizing)//WM_SIZING = 0x214
{
RECT rect = (RECT) m.GetLParam(typeof(RECT));
int w = rect.right - rect.left;
int h = rect.bottom - rect.top;
sizingRect = new Rectangle() {X = SizingBorderWidth/2, Y = SizingBorderWidth/2,
Width = w, Height = h};
layer.Left = rect.left-SizingBorderWidth;
layer.Top = rect.top-SizingBorderWidth;
layer.Width = w+2*SizingBorderWidth;
layer.Height = h+2*SizingBorderWidth;
if (!startSizing)
{
layer.Show();
startSizing = true;
}
layer.Invalidate();
//Keep the current position and size fixed
rect.right = Right;
rect.bottom = Bottom;
rect.top = Top;
rect.left = Left;
//---------------------------
Marshal.StructureToPtr(rect, m.LParam, true);
}
if (m.Msg == 0x232)//WM_EXITSIZEMOVE = 0x232
{
layer.Visible = false;
BeginInvoke((Action)(() => {
suppressSizing = true;
Left = layer.Left + SizingBorderWidth;
Top = layer.Top + SizingBorderWidth;
Width = layer.Width - 2 * SizingBorderWidth;
Height = layer.Height - SizingBorderWidth * 2;
suppressSizing = false;
}));
startSizing = false;
}
base.WndProc(ref m);
}
//Here is the layer I mentioned before.
NoActivationForm layer = new NoActivationForm();
}
public class NoActivationForm : Form {
public NoActivationForm() {
//The following initialization is very important
TransparencyKey = BackColor;
FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None;
ShowInTaskbar = false;
StartPosition = FormStartPosition.Manual;
//----------------------------------------------
}
protected override bool ShowWithoutActivation {
get { return true; }
}
}
Some screen shots:
EDIT: (This edit was suggested by Hodaya Shalom, the OP (weird :)
I found a solution to the left corner problem :
before the BeginInvoke I save the variables and in the invoke I put the local variable:
int _top = layer.Top + SizingBorderWidth;
int _left = layer.Left + SizingBorderWidth;
int _width = layer.Width - 2 * SizingBorderWidth;
int _height = layer.Height - SizingBorderWidth * 2;
BeginInvoke((Action)(() => {
suppressSizing = true;
Left = _left;
Top = _top;
Width =_width;
Height =_height;
suppressSizing = false;
}));