Category: Forms
Title: Hide the caption bar
Date added: 15.03.2006
Hits: 18203


procedure TForm1.HideTitlebar;
var
  Style: Longint;
begin
  if BorderStyle = bsNone then Exit;
  Style := GetWindowLong(Handle, GWL_STYLE);
  if (Style and WS_CAPTION) = WS_CAPTION then
  begin
    case BorderStyle of
      bsSingle,
      bsSizeable: SetWindowLong(Handle, GWL_STYLE, Style and
          (not (WS_CAPTION)) or WS_BORDER);
      bsDialog: SetWindowLong(Handle, GWL_STYLE, Style and
          (not (WS_CAPTION)) or DS_MODALFRAME or WS_DLGFRAME);
    end;
    Height := Height - GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYCAPTION);
    Refresh;
  end;
end;


procedure TForm1.ShowTitlebar;
var
  Style: Longint;
begin
  if BorderStyle = bsNone then Exit;
  Style := GetWindowLong(Handle, GWL_STYLE);
  if (Style and WS_CAPTION) <> WS_CAPTION then
  begin
    case BorderStyle of
      bsSingle,
      bsSizeable: SetWindowLong(Handle, GWL_STYLE, Style or WS_CAPTION or
          WS_BORDER);
      bsDialog: SetWindowLong(Handle, GWL_STYLE,
          Style or WS_CAPTION or DS_MODALFRAME or WS_DLGFRAME);
    end;
    Height := Height + GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYCAPTION);
    Refresh;
  end;
end;


procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  HideTitlebar;
end;

procedure TForm1.Button2Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  ShowTitlebar;
end;

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