Added options for moving the start menu and showing the start menu at the edge of working area instead of against the taskbar

Author: Anis Errais

Src/StartMenu/StartMenuDLL/MenuContainer.cpp

@@ -7401,35 +7401,46 @@ bool CMenuContainer::HasMoreResults( void )
 
 RECT CMenuContainer::CalculateWorkArea( const RECT &taskbarRect )
 {
-	RECT rc=s_MenuLimits;
-	if ((s_TaskBarEdge==ABE_LEFT || s_TaskBarEdge==ABE_RIGHT) && GetSettingBool(L"ShowNextToTaskbar"))
-	{
-		// when the taskbar is on the side and the menu is not on top of it
-		// the start button is assumed at the top
-		if (s_TaskBarEdge==ABE_LEFT)
-			rc.left=taskbarRect.right;
-		else
-			rc.right=taskbarRect.left;
-	}
-	else
+	RECT rc;
+	if (!GetSettingBool(L"AlignToWorkArea"))
 	{
-		if (s_TaskBarEdge==ABE_BOTTOM)
-		{
-			// taskbar is at the bottom
-			rc.bottom=taskbarRect.top;
-		}
-		else if (s_TaskBarEdge==ABE_TOP)
+		rc = s_MenuLimits;
+		if ((s_TaskBarEdge == ABE_LEFT || s_TaskBarEdge == ABE_RIGHT) && GetSettingBool(L"ShowNextToTaskbar"))
 		{
-			// taskbar is at the top
-			rc.top=taskbarRect.bottom;
+			// when the taskbar is on the side and the menu is not on top of it
+			// the start button is assumed at the top
+			if (s_TaskBarEdge == ABE_LEFT)
+				rc.left = taskbarRect.right;
+			else
+				rc.right = taskbarRect.left;
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			// taskbar is on the side, start button must be at the top
-			rc.top=s_StartRect.bottom;
+			if (s_TaskBarEdge == ABE_BOTTOM)
+			{
+				// taskbar is at the bottom
+				rc.bottom = taskbarRect.top;
+			}
+			else if (s_TaskBarEdge == ABE_TOP)
+			{
+				// taskbar is at the top
+				rc.top = taskbarRect.bottom;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				// taskbar is on the side, start button must be at the top
+				rc.top = s_StartRect.bottom;
+			}
 		}
 	}
-
+	else
+	{
+		// Get working area of the monitor the specified taskbar is on
+		MONITORINFO info{ sizeof(MONITORINFO) };
+		HMONITOR mon = MonitorFromRect(&taskbarRect, 0);
+		GetMonitorInfo(mon, &info);
+		rc = info.rcWork;
+	}
 	if (!s_bLockWorkArea)
 	{
 		// exclude floating keyboard
@@ -7455,6 +7466,32 @@ RECT CMenuContainer::CalculateWorkArea( const RECT &taskbarRect )
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	//calculate offsets
+	int xOff = GetSettingInt(L"HorizontalMenuOffset");
+	int yOff = GetSettingInt(L"VerticalMenuOffset");
+	if (s_TaskBarEdge == ABE_BOTTOM)
+	{
+		if (xOff != 0)
+			rc.left += xOff;
+		if (yOff != 0)
+			rc.bottom += yOff;
+	}
+	else if (s_TaskBarEdge == ABE_TOP || s_TaskBarEdge == ABE_LEFT)
+	{
+		if (xOff != 0)
+			rc.left += xOff;
+		if (yOff != 0)
+			rc.top += yOff;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		if (xOff != 0)
+			rc.right += xOff;
+		if (yOff != 0)
+			rc.top += yOff;
+	}
+
 	return rc;
 }
 

Src/StartMenu/StartMenuDLL/SettingsUI.cpp

@@ -4348,6 +4348,9 @@ CSetting g_Settings[]={
 	{L"InvertMetroIcons",CSetting::TYPE_BOOL,IDS_INVERT_ICONS,IDS_INVERT_ICONS_TIP,0},
 	{L"MaxMainMenuWidth",CSetting::TYPE_INT,IDS_MENU_WIDTH,IDS_MENU_WIDTH_TIP,60,CSetting::FLAG_MENU_CLASSIC_BOTH},
 	{L"MaxMenuWidth",CSetting::TYPE_INT,IDS_SUBMENU_WIDTH,IDS_SUBMENU_WIDTH_TIP,60},
+	{L"AlignToWorkArea",CSetting::TYPE_BOOL,IDS_ALIGN_WORK_AREA,IDS_ALIGN_WORK_AREA_TIP,0},
+	{L"HorizontalMenuOffset",CSetting::TYPE_INT,IDS_HOR_OFFSET,IDS_HOR_OFFSET_TIP,0},
+	{L"VerticalMenuOffset",CSetting::TYPE_INT,IDS_VERT_OFFSET,IDS_VERT_OFFSET_TIP,0 },
 	{L"OverrideDPI",CSetting::TYPE_INT,IDS_DPI_OVERRIDE,IDS_DPI_OVERRIDE_TIP,0,CSetting::FLAG_COLD},
 	{L"MainMenuAnimate",CSetting::TYPE_BOOL,IDS_ANIMATION7,IDS_ANIMATION7_TIP,1,CSetting::FLAG_MENU_WIN7},
 	{L"MainMenuAnimation",CSetting::TYPE_INT,IDS_ANIMATION,IDS_ANIMATION_TIP,-1}, // system animation type

Src/StartMenu/StartMenuDLL/StartMenuDLL.rc

@@ -644,6 +644,12 @@ BEGIN
     IDS_PIC_COMMAND_TIP     "Enter the command you want to run when you click on the user picture"
     IDS_NAME_COMMAND        "User name command"
     IDS_NAME_COMMAND_TIP    "Enter the command you want to run when you click on the user name"
+    IDS_ALIGN_WORK_AREA     "Align start menu to working area"
+    IDS_ALIGN_WORK_AREA_TIP "Align the start menu to the working area instead of to the taskbar. Use with custom taskbars"
+    IDS_HOR_OFFSET          "Horizontal position offset"
+    IDS_HOR_OFFSET_TIP      "Offset the start menu horizontally by the amount of pixels specified"
+    IDS_VERT_OFFSET         "Vertical position offset"
+    IDS_VERT_OFFSET_TIP     "Offset the start menu vertically by the amount of pixels specified"
     IDS_SMALL_SIZE_SM       "Small icon size"
     IDS_SMALL_SIZE_SM_TIP   "Set the small icon size. The default is 16 for DPI<=96, 20 for 96<DPI<=120 and 24 for DPI>120"
     IDS_LARGE_SIZE_SM       "Large icon size"

Src/StartMenu/StartMenuDLL/resource.h

@@ -754,6 +754,12 @@
 #define IDS_SELECT_LAST                 3657
 #define IDS_SELECT_LAST_TIP             3658
 #define IDS_CLEAR_CACHE                 3659
+#define IDS_ALIGN_WORK_AREA             3660
+#define IDS_ALIGN_WORK_AREA_TIP         3661
+#define IDS_HOR_OFFSET                  3662
+#define IDS_HOR_OFFSET_TIP              3663
+#define IDS_VERT_OFFSET                 3664
+#define IDS_VERT_OFFSET_TIP             3665
 #define IDS_STRING7001                  7001
 #define IDS_STRING7002                  7002
 #define IDS_STRING7003                  7003