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[Request] Changing Toast Location
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O.P. [Request] Changing Toast Location
As we all know the default location is on the bottom right corner of the screen. Is it possible to change the location to say, the top left corner of the screen or the bottom left etc?

I did some searching and I could not find anything related.

Please help.
07-08-2008 02:34 AM
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RE: [Request] Changing Toast Location
No
07-08-2008 07:44 PM
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RE: [Request] Changing Toast Location
Move the taskbar to the top of the screen? I thought it used to work that way I may be wrong.
07-09-2008 01:48 PM
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RE: [Request] Changing Toast Location
Well, perhaps I was wrong..

Today my Explorer got frozen up, so I killed the process. Then MsgPlus displayed a toast, guess where it was: At the top-left corner of the screen.. Maybe this information is of use to you..
07-09-2008 03:40 PM
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RE: [Request] Changing Toast Location
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Well, perhaps I was wrong..

Today my Explorer got frozen up, so I killed the process. Then MsgPlus displayed a toast, guess where it was: At the top-left corner of the screen.. Maybe this information is of use to you..

No, that is because the taskbar currently doesn't exist and IIRC system metrics are measured from the top left (like a Flash movie)
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07-09-2008 04:39 PM
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RE: [Request] Changing Toast Location
Can toasts be located by GetForegroundWindow()?

If so, one can get the toast's handle and useMoveWindow() to move it to the desired position. Such a code would be:

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var Toast = new Object();

function getToastHandle() {
      return Interop.Call("User32.dll","GetForegroundWindow"); // retrieves toast handle
}

function setToastPosition() {
      Interop.Call("User32.dll","MoveWindow",getToastHandle(),0,0,Width,Height,false); // Top-left corner, I don't know the width and height of toast windows. Can be figured out using MsPaint.
}


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07-09-2008 04:48 PM
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RE: [Request] Changing Toast Location
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Originally posted by SmokingCookie
Can toasts be located by GetForegroundWindow()?

If so, one can get the toast's handle and useMoveWindow() to move it to the desired position. Such a code would be:

code:
var Toast = new Object();

function getToastHandle() {
      return Interop.Call("User32.dll","GetForegroundWindow"); // retrieves toast handle
}

function setToastPosition() {
      Interop.Call("User32.dll","MoveWindow",getToastHandle(),0,0,Width,Height,false); // Top-left corner, I don't know the width and height of toast windows. Can be figured out using MsPaint.
}



You would have to edit the animation too, which is not quite so easy :p
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07-09-2008 06:35 PM
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RE: [Request] Changing Toast Location
Ouch :P

But I am getting close, right? :D :P
07-09-2008 06:37 PM
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