Here is a little trick to make your forms appear to slide from a icon or mouse click area to a full window.

DECLARE Integer DrawAnimatedRects IN USER32.dll Integer, Integer, String @, String @
DECLARE Integer SetRect IN User32.dll String @, Integer, Integer, Integer, Integer
DECLARE Integer GetActiveWindow IN USER32.dll

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lc_FromRect = SPACE(16)
lc_ToRect = SPACE(16)

SetRect(@lc_FromRect, 10, 10, 10, 10)
SetRect(@lc_ToRect, 200, 200, 800, 500)

DrawAnimatedRects(GetActiveWindow(), 3, @lc_FromRect, @lc_ToRect)

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If you want to draw from the mouse position, use this.
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DECLARE Integer GetCursorPos IN user32.dll String @
lc_buffer = SPACE(8)

GetCursorPos(@lc_buffer)

lc_FromRect = lc_buffer + lc_buffer
DrawAnimatedRects(GetActiveWindow(), 3, @lc_FromRect, @lc_ToRect)

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Well, thats it for today. Have fun.

Rob.