ControlMove

Moves or resizes a control.

ControlMove X, Y, Width, Height, Control, WinTitle, WinText, ExcludeTitle, ExcludeText

Command  Example: ControlMove 10, 10, 200, 20, "Edit1", "MyGui ahk_class AutoHotkeyGUI"
Function Example: ControlMove(10, 10, 200, 20, "Edit1", "MyGui ahk_class AutoHotkeyGUI")

Parameters

X, Y

The X and Y coordinates (in pixels) of the upper left corner of Control's new location. If either coordinate is blank, Control's position in that dimension will not be changed. The coordinates are relative to the upper-left corner of the target window's client area; ControlGetPos can be used to determine them.

Width, Height

The new width and height of Control (in pixels). If either parameter is blank or omitted, Control's size in that dimension will not be changed.

Control

Can be either ClassNN (the classname and instance number of the control) or the control's text, both of which can be determined via Window Spy. When using text, the matching behavior is determined by SetTitleMatchMode. If this parameter is blank, the target window's topmost control will be used.

To operate upon a control's HWND (window handle), leave the Control parameter blank and specify ahk_id %ControlHwnd% for the WinTitle parameter (this also works on hidden controls even when DetectHiddenWindows is Off). The HWND of a control is typically retrieved via ControlGetHwnd, MouseGetPos, or DllCall.

WinTitle

A window title or other criteria identifying the target window. See WinTitle.

WinText

If present, this parameter must be a substring from a single text element of the target window (as revealed by the included Window Spy utility). Hidden text elements are detected if DetectHiddenText is ON.

ExcludeTitle

Windows whose titles include this value will not be considered.

ExcludeText

Windows whose text include this value will not be considered.

ErrorLevel

ErrorLevel is set to 1 if there was a problem or 0 otherwise.

Remarks

To improve reliability, a delay is done automatically after every use of this command. That delay can be changed via SetControlDelay.

Window titles and text are case sensitive. Hidden windows are not detected unless DetectHiddenWindows has been turned on.

Related

ControlGetPos, WinMove, SetControlDelay, Control functions, ControlGetText, ControlSetText, ControlClick, ControlFocus, ControlSend

Example

Function Syntax

SetTimer("ControlMoveTimer")
OutputVar := InputBox(, "My Input Box")
return

ControlMoveTimer:
If !WinExist("My Input Box")
    return
; Otherwise the above set the "last found" window for us:
SetTimer("ControlMoveTimer", "off")
WinActivate()
ControlMove("OK", 10, "", 200)  ; Move the OK button to the left and increase its width.
return

Command Syntax

SetTimer, ControlMoveTimer
InputBox, OutputVar,, My Input Box
return

ControlMoveTimer:
If !WinExist("My Input Box")
    return
; Otherwise the above set the "last found" window for us:
SetTimer, ControlMoveTimer, off
WinActivate
ControlMove(10, , 200, , "OK")  ; Move the OK button to the left and increase its width.
return