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Windows Title Bar Changer
Fancy Delphi Application Contest Entry #33 by Paul Maravelias

By Zarko Gajic, About.com Guide

Windows Title Bar Changer - Fancy Delphi Application Contest Entry #33

Windows Title Bar Changer - Fancy Delphi Application Contest Entry #33

Noticed how every application in Windows has a main window (form) and how forms have title bars where you see the name of the window?

Wouldn't it be fun the be able to change those captions when you do not like 'em?

A great idea for the Fancy Delphi Application Contest ;-)

Windows Title Bar Changer

Want to have your own IDE? Use "Windows Title Bar Changer" to change the caption of your Delphi IDE to "My Working Environment". How about changing "Windows Internet Explorer" to "Zarko's Delphi Knowledge Browser" :)

When Title Bar Changer is run it registers a Windows hot-key combination using WMHotkey the message. By design of the application this defaults to ALT+SHIFT+F12.
When this key combination is pressed, an edit box appears above a selected window's title bar - allowing you to permanently change the caption of that window. That simple.

A combination of GetWindowText, GetForegroundWindow and GetWindowRect is used.

"Windows Title Bar Changer" was submitted by Paul Maravelias.

Do you have a FDA(C)? Submit your Delphi code to the Fancy Delphi Application Contest.

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