Undock panel window

[eric_marciano]

Do you know a way of undocking a panel window through a piece of code?
I know it can be done manually by right-clicking the window and click "undock window", but I would like to do it automatically with a module for fs9 and FSX that I am developing.

Thanks for any help,
Eric

 

[rpmc]

2D panel window, XML, FSX-P3Dv4

Old thread. No answers so far but it's worth another shot.

Any way for a 2D window to be loaded in an undocked state, or an XML way to undock it without using right mouse click?

Thx

Bob

 

[n4gix]

Opening a sub-window is easy, but I have never found any command that will auto-undock a sub-window...

PanelID# (>K:PANEL_ID_TOGGLE)

 

[ddawson]

Panel windows are in fact Windows windows, with a very particular set of properties. I recall trying to change said properties programmatically a few years ago, with absolutely zero success.

 

[rpmc]

Thank you, Khuns. That ought to put this one to rest.

Bob

 

[ddawson]

I actually have another idea, which I will put on my ever increasing list of R&D topics.

 

[Lavrik]

There is solution on C++.

First, enum all windows to find correct panel's window's handles.

...
EnumWindows(SYSTEMS_EnumWindowsProc, NULL);
...

When you get correct panel window HWND, just send appropriate command:

// menu identifier "Undock Window" magic number is
// FS9 - 513
// P3D - 1025
for (all window handles in stored array)
     SendMessage(hPanelWindowHandles[i], WM_COMMAND, sim == sysSimFS9 ? 513 : 1025, 0);

This code I use in my utilite, which undock simulator panels, setting correct position in multi-monitor configurations, removes border and caption, and maximized them (to avoid accidental move from user).

 

[ddawson]

There is solution on C++.
...
This code I use in my utilite, which undock simulator panels, setting correct position in multi-monitor configurations, removes border and caption, and maximized them (to avoid accidental move from user).

Thanks for posting this. It looks intriguing.