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Is Windows taskbar's auto hide feature enabled?

By Zarko Gajic, About.com

Need to know if the Windows Taskbar's auto hide feature is enabled, using Delphi code:

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uses ShellAPI;

(*
   Returns TRUE if taskbar auto hide is on.

   if IsTaskBarautoHideOn then
   begin
     // auto hide is ON
   end;
*)
function IsTaskbarAutoHideOn : boolean;
var
   ABData : TAppBarData;
begin
   ABData.cbSize := sizeof(ABData) ;
   Result :=
     (SHAppBarMessage(ABM_GETSTATE, ABData)
      and ABS_AUTOHIDE) > 0;
end;
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