Question

I’m using Dev C++. After I created a windows application, it generated some code which creates a window. I understand the code broadly. I’ve found the code to set the size, title, and background color but how do I set up the default position of the new window? I want to start it at the center of the screen.

Answer 1

You should have CreateWindow function, its definition is as follows:

HWND WINAPI CreateWindow(
  __in_opt  LPCTSTR lpClassName,
  __in_opt  LPCTSTR lpWindowName,
  __in      DWORD dwStyle,
  __in      int x,
  __in      int y,
  __in      int nWidth,
  __in      int nHeight,
  __in_opt  HWND hWndParent,
  __in_opt  HMENU hMenu,
  __in_opt  HINSTANCE hInstance,
  __in_opt  LPVOID lpParam
);

The x and y parameters specify the location of the newly-created window. These are the ones you need to set.