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Re: Common Dialog Function

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On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:03:37 +0000, Deanna Earley
<dee.earley@icode.co.uk> wrote:

>On 13/03/2012 20:31, Mike Williams wrote:
>> "Bob Butler" <bob_butler@cox.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:jjo2ss$brr$1@dont-email.me...
>>>
>>> I have the same issue with 1 app on a Vista box. When it opens
>>> the dialog box it is maximized but double-clicking the dialog box
>>> title bar puts it back to normal. Other apps using the same code
>>> do not exhibit the problem and the same exe doesn't do it on
>>> other systems. I've searched the registry and everywhere I can
>>> think of with no luck. I've learned to live with it.
>>
>> Hmm . . . that's quite interesting. I've never actually noticed it
>> before but it seems that Windows remembers the most recent window state
>> (and the size) of file dialogs on a program by program basis and that
>> the memory persists between restarts, so it must be in the registry
>> somewehere. I haven't looked for it yet but I'm sure it must be there
>> somewhere. Perhaps the entry has become corrupt for the specific program
>> you are talking about?
>
>I quick process explorer trace shows the data to be stored as a fairly 
>simple binary blob under 
>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\CIDSizeMRU
>
>When I close the dialog, it enumerates all entries until it find the 
>value matching the exe name (not the full path) then updates it.
>
>It also updates various other locations with the folder view state 
>(icons size, sort, etc) and the nav pane expanded state but they may be 
>more generic shell settings.

Wow. Am I out-of-date.

(Too many years chasing rogue controls and devices I guess. <g>)

-ralph

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Common Dialog Function "Ivar" <ivar.ekstromer000@ntlworld.com> - 2012-03-13 15:26 +0000
  Re: Common Dialog Function "Mike Williams" <Mike@WhiskyAndCoke.com> - 2012-03-13 16:51 +0000
  Re: Common Dialog Function Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2012-03-13 16:58 +0000
    Re: Common Dialog Function Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2012-03-13 17:38 +0000
  Re: Common Dialog Function "Mike Williams" <Mike@WhiskyAndCoke.com> - 2012-03-13 17:41 +0000
    Re: Common Dialog Function "Bob Butler" <bob_butler@cox.invalid> - 2012-03-13 11:13 -0700
      Re: Common Dialog Function "Mike Williams" <Mike@WhiskyAndCoke.com> - 2012-03-13 20:31 +0000
        Re: Common Dialog Function "Bob Butler" <bob_butler@cox.invalid> - 2012-03-13 15:54 -0700
        Re: Common Dialog Function ralph <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> - 2012-03-13 19:01 -0500
        Re: Common Dialog Function Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2012-03-14 10:03 +0000
          Re: Common Dialog Function "Mike Williams" <Mike@WhiskyAndCoke.com> - 2012-03-14 11:07 +0000
            Re: Common Dialog Function "Mike Williams" <Mike@WhiskyAndCoke.com> - 2012-03-14 11:28 +0000
          Re: Common Dialog Function "Bob Butler" <bob_butler@cox.invalid> - 2012-03-14 05:51 -0700
            Re: Common Dialog Function "Mike Williams" <Mike@WhiskyAndCoke.com> - 2012-03-14 13:46 +0000
              Re: Common Dialog Function "Bob Butler" <bob_butler@cox.invalid> - 2012-03-14 07:23 -0700
                Re: Common Dialog Function "Mike Williams" <Mike@WhiskyAndCoke.com> - 2012-03-14 15:10 +0000
                Re: Common Dialog Function "Bob Butler" <bob_butler@cox.invalid> - 2012-03-14 11:20 -0700
                Re: Common Dialog Function "Mike Williams" <Mike@WhiskyAndCoke.com> - 2012-03-14 18:46 +0000
          Re: Common Dialog Function ralph <nt_consulting64@yahoo.net> - 2012-03-14 08:22 -0500
  Re: Common Dialog Function BeeJ <nospam@spamnot.com> - 2012-03-13 11:24 -0800
  Re: Common Dialog Function "Ivar" <ivar.ekstromer000@ntlworld.com> - 2012-03-13 21:53 +0000

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