INFO: What the Window Position Values in Some INI Variables Mean

 Last reviewed: July 1, 1997
Article ID: Q170749
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0

SUMMARY

Some variables in the initialization files require window position values. The meaning of these values are undocumented and, therefore, described in this article.

MORE INFORMATION

You may see some of these variables in your ss.ini file: 

   Visual_Merge_Rect
   Position_Toolbar
   Hist_Rect
   Visual_Diff_Rect
For example: 

   Visual_Merge_Rect (PC) = 139, 172, 876, 654, 1024, 768.
   Hist_Rect (PC) = 233, 206, 766, 542, 1024, 768
The values of the variables, represented in pixels, are translated as follows: 

   .ini File Setting = LEFT, TOP, WIDTH, HEIGHT, SCREEN RESOLUTION WIDTH,
   SCREEN RESOLUTION HEIGHT
Reference coordinates are measured from the top-left corner of the computer screen.

REFERENCES

For more information on .ini variables, refer to the User's guide and Online Help. Additionally, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q140316
   TITLE     : All Variable Settings for Visual SourceSafe .INI File

Keywords : ssconfig
Version : 4.0 4.0a 5.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 1, 1997
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