Perhaps someone more Windows savvy than I can figure this mystery out. When creating windows through SDL via D, the windows created -- when viewed with Windows Classic, Aero Basic, or Luna (on XP) -- have minimal border padding, like so:

http://i.imgur.com/48atZ.png (basic)
http://i.imgur.com/47R38.png (classic)

and looking hale and healthy

http://i.imgur.com/xNchn.png (aero)

Now. I seem to dimly recall that this has something to do with the window style -- but AFAIK that shouldn't change because SDL's code doesn't change in this instance. So could OPTLINK have some influence on such things? Aside from that it works fine, so it's just an aesthetic matter -- and not a huge one as it looks fine with full Aero.

Looks like one of the styles ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms632600(v=vs.85).aspx ) is being set or not set. WS_THICKFRAME or WS_BORDER look like likely candidates.

Am Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:08:08 +0200
schrieb "Bernard Helyer" <b.helyer@gmail.com>:

> Perhaps someone more Windows savvy than I can figure this mystery out. When creating windows through SDL via D, the windows created -- when viewed with Windows Classic, Aero Basic, or Luna (on XP) -- have minimal border padding, like so:
> 
> http://i.imgur.com/48atZ.png (basic)
> http://i.imgur.com/47R38.png (classic)
> 
> and looking hale and healthy
> 
> http://i.imgur.com/xNchn.png (aero)
> 
> Now. I seem to dimly recall that this has something to do with the window style -- but AFAIK that shouldn't change because SDL's code doesn't change in this instance. So could OPTLINK have some influence on such things? Aside from that it works fine, so it's just an aesthetic matter -- and not a huge one as it looks fine with full Aero.

Probably related to this? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10878586/same-exact-code-in-c-and-d-give-different-results-why

On Monday, 25 June 2012 at 18:08:09 UTC, Bernard Helyer wrote:
> Perhaps someone more Windows savvy than I can figure this mystery out. When creating windows through SDL via D, the windows created -- when viewed with Windows Classic, Aero Basic, or Luna (on XP) -- have minimal border padding, like so:
>
> http://i.imgur.com/48atZ.png (basic)
> http://i.imgur.com/47R38.png (classic)
>
> and looking hale and healthy
>
> http://i.imgur.com/xNchn.png (aero)
>
> Now. I seem to dimly recall that this has something to do with the window style -- but AFAIK that shouldn't change because SDL's code doesn't change in this instance. So could OPTLINK have some influence on such things? Aside from that it works fine, so it's just an aesthetic matter -- and not a huge one as it looks fine with full Aero.

I can't find the post that I'm thinking of, but I remember this being discussed before. Essentially, it's something with Optlink that you can disable that makes Windows think it should use outdated styles.

On Tuesday, 26 June 2012 at 02:02:05 UTC, Kapps wrote:
> I can't find the post that I'm thinking of, but I remember this being discussed before. Essentially, it's something with Optlink that you can disable that makes Windows think it should use outdated styles.

Did you mean this question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10878586/same-exact-code-in-c-and-d-give-different-results-why ?

On Tuesday, 26 June 2012 at 06:18:42 UTC, Roman D. Boiko wrote:
> On Tuesday, 26 June 2012 at 02:02:05 UTC, Kapps wrote:
>> I can't find the post that I'm thinking of, but I remember this being discussed before. Essentially, it's something with Optlink that you can disable that makes Windows think it should use outdated styles.
>
> Did you mean this question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10878586/same-exact-code-in-c-and-d-give-different-results-why ?

Thanks guys. :D

On Tuesday, 26 June 2012 at 06:18:42 UTC, Roman D. Boiko wrote:
> On Tuesday, 26 June 2012 at 02:02:05 UTC, Kapps wrote:
>> I can't find the post that I'm thinking of, but I remember this being discussed before. Essentially, it's something with Optlink that you can disable that makes Windows think it should use outdated styles.
>
> Did you mean this question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10878586/same-exact-code-in-c-and-d-give-different-results-why ?

as always... OPTLINK'zilla !