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All you have to do is handle Windows' wm_NCHitTest message.
(Compare to the tip how to drag a window without a caption bar. It's the same technique.)
// original by Steve Teixeira
unit Dragmain;
interface
uses
SysUtils, WinTypes, WinProcs, Messages, Classes, Graphics, Controls,
Forms, Dialogs, StdCtrls;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
Button1: TButton;
procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
private
procedure WMNCHitTest(var M: TWMNCHitTest); message wm_NCHitTest;
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
{$R *.DFM}
procedure TForm1.WMNCHitTest(var M: TWMNCHitTest);
begin
inherited; { call the inherited message handler }
if M.Result = htClient then { is the click in the client area? }
M.Result := htCaption; { if so, make Windows think it's }
{ on the caption bar. }
end;
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
Close;
end;
end.
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