...position an InputQuery centered over a form?
Author: Becky
// I borrowed the code from InputQuery and
// added the stuff to center the InputQuery
// form on top of another form instead of
// positioning it in the middle of the screen.
// Dieser Code positioniert die Input Box in die
// Mitte der Form und nicht in die Mitte des
// Bildschirms.
function GetAveCharSize(Canvas: TCanvas): TPoint;
var
I: Integer;
Buffer: array[0..51] of Char;
begin
for I := 0 to 25 do Buffer[I] := Chr(I + Ord('A'));
for I := 0 to 25 do Buffer[I + 26] := Chr(I + Ord('a'));
GetTextExtentPoint(Canvas.Handle, Buffer, 52, TSize(Result));
Result.X := Result.X div 52;
end;
function MyInputQuery(const ACaption, APrompt: string;
var Value: string): Boolean; overload;
const
SMsgDlgOK = 'OK';
SMsgDlgCancel = 'Cancel';
var
x, y, w, h: Integer;
Form: TForm;
Prompt: TLabel;
Edit: TEdit;
DialogUnits: TPoint;
ButtonTop, ButtonWidth, ButtonHeight: Integer;
begin
Result := False;
Form := TForm.Create(Application);
with Form do
try
Canvas.Font := Font;
DialogUnits := GetAveCharSize(Canvas);
BorderStyle := bsDialog;
Caption := ACaption;
ClientWidth := MulDiv(180, DialogUnits.X, 4);
ClientHeight := MulDiv(63, DialogUnits.Y, 8);
// center Horzontally
w := (Form1.Width - Form.Width) div 2;
X := Form1.Left + W;
if x < 0 then
x := 0
else if x + w > Screen.Width then x := Screen.Width - Form.Width;
Form.Left := X;
// center vertically
h := (Form1.Height - Form.Height) div 2;
y := Form1.Top + h;
if y < 0 then
y := 0
else if y + h > Screen.Height then y := Screen.Height - Form.Height;
Form.Left := X;
Form.Top := Y;
Prompt := TLabel.Create(Form);
with Prompt do
begin
Parent := Form;
AutoSize := True;
Left := MulDiv(8, DialogUnits.X, 4);
Top := MulDiv(8, DialogUnits.Y, 8);
Caption := APrompt;
end;
Edit := TEdit.Create(Form);
with Edit do
begin
Parent := Form;
Left := Prompt.Left;
Top := MulDiv(19, DialogUnits.Y, 8);
Width := MulDiv(164, DialogUnits.X, 4);
MaxLength := 255;
Text := Value;
SelectAll;
end;
ButtonTop := MulDiv(41, DialogUnits.Y, 8);
ButtonWidth := MulDiv(50, DialogUnits.X, 4);
ButtonHeight := MulDiv(14, DialogUnits.Y, 8);
with TButton.Create(Form) do
begin
Parent := Form;
Caption := SMsgDlgOK;
ModalResult := mrOk;
default := True;
SetBounds(MulDiv(38, DialogUnits.X, 4), ButtonTop, ButtonWidth,
ButtonHeight);
end;
with TButton.Create(Form) do
begin
Parent := Form;
Caption := SMsgDlgCancel;
ModalResult := mrCancel;
Cancel := True;
SetBounds(MulDiv(92, DialogUnits.X, 4), ButtonTop, ButtonWidth,
ButtonHeight);
end;
if ShowModal = mrOk then
begin
Value := Edit.Text;
Result := True;
end;
finally
Form.Free;
end;
end;
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
str: string;
begin
if MyInputQuery('Question', 'Whats your name ?', str) then
label1.Caption := str;
end;
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