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[Windows] Place new windows near top-left corner of their parents #2608 #2636

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15 changes: 14 additions & 1 deletion bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/win32/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Control.java
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Expand Up @@ -668,12 +668,25 @@ Control computeTabRoot () {

void createHandle () {
long hwndParent = widgetParent ();

int x=OS.CW_USEDEFAULT;
int y=0;

// Set it to be near the top-left corner of the parent shell by default
if (hwndParent != 0) {
RECT rect = new RECT();
OS.GetWindowRect(hwndParent, rect);

x = rect.left + 100;
y = rect.top + 100;
}

handle = OS.CreateWindowEx (
widgetExtStyle (),
windowClass (),
null,
widgetStyle (),
OS.CW_USEDEFAULT, 0, OS.CW_USEDEFAULT, 0,
x, y, OS.CW_USEDEFAULT, 0,
hwndParent,
0,
OS.GetModuleHandle (null),
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