Cool! Another example of why I love hanging out here!
Thanks Robert,
-Isaac

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>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
>
>*---------------------------------------------------------------------
>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)
>
>*---------------------------------------------------------------------
>If you want to draw from the mouse position, use this.
>*---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>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)
>
>*---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Well, thats it for today. Have fun.
>
>Rob.