>>The max properties also seem to affect autocenter. Have you noticed this?
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>Yes, it is correct because MaxLeft and MaxTop is a limit of the form position.
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>But MaxLeft is used only when the form is created;
>after it is ignored ( one of the bugs i found on this subject )
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>Put two buttons B1,B2 with :
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>B1.click
>thisform.Autocenter = .T. && <=== this ignore MaxLeft
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>B2.click
>thisform.MaxLeft = m.thisform.MaxLeft && <== this fire C internal code
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>

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>The VFPT implement it for this master task:
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>thisform.MaxLeft = sysm(0)- 40 && force the form into the desktop area
>* and put next line in moved event
>thisform.MaxLeft = m.thisform.MaxLeft
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>* but this can to be done with the next line into the Moved event
>thisform.Left = MIN(m.thisform.Left,sysm(0)- 40)
>

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>Then, because MaxLeft and MaxTop are passive properties, they are useless.
>
>Fabio

I think you're misunderstanding what MaxLeft and MaxTop are for. They are only for MAXIMIZED forms, not positioning a normal form in general.