_TITLE and extended ASCII characters.

[Pete]

Anyway, I'll give you an example of how I'm using it...

Click the transparent box symbol and just pretend it's three horizontal lines for now.

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$RESIZE:ON
_DELAY .1
DIM SHARED idx, sam_mode
WIDTH 50, 25
_DELAY .1

a = _DESKTOPWIDTH - (_FONTWIDTH * _WIDTH)
_SCREENMOVE a, 0

fontsize% = 12
style$ = "monospace"
fontpath$ = ENVIRON$("SYSTEMROOT") + "\fonts\lucon.ttf"
font& = _LOADFONT(fontpath$, fontsize%, style$)
_FONT font&

CONST HWND_TOPMOST%& = -1
CONST SWP_NOSIZE%& = &H1
CONST SWP_NOMOVE%& = &H2
CONST SWP_SHOWWINDOW%& = &H40
CONST KEYEVENTF_KEYUP = &H2
CONST VK_ALT = &H12 'Alt key

REDIM SHARED Hold AS POINTAPI
TYPE POINTAPI
    X_Pos AS LONG
    Y_Pos AS LONG
END TYPE

DECLARE DYNAMIC LIBRARY "user32"
    FUNCTION GetAsyncKeyState% (BYVAL vkey AS LONG)
    FUNCTION GetCursorPos (lpPoint AS POINTAPI)
    FUNCTION FindWindowA& (BYVAL ClassName AS _OFFSET, WindowName$) 'handle by title
    FUNCTION ShowWindow& (BYVAL hwnd AS _OFFSET, BYVAL nCmdShow AS LONG) 'maximize process
    FUNCTION GetForegroundWindow& 'Find currently focused process handle
    FUNCTION SetWindowPos& (BYVAL hWnd AS LONG, BYVAL hWndInsertAfter AS _OFFSET, BYVAL X AS INTEGER, BYVAL Y AS INTEGER, BYVAL cx AS INTEGER, BYVAL cy AS INTEGER, BYVAL uFlags AS _OFFSET)
    SUB SENDKEYS ALIAS keybd_event (BYVAL bVk AS LONG, BYVAL bScan AS LONG, BYVAL dwFlags AS LONG, BYVAL dwExtraInfo AS LONG)
END DECLARE
_CONTROLCHR OFF
title$ = CHR$(4) + " Sam-Clip"
_TITLE (title$)
_DELAY .1

DIM SHARED hWnd AS LONG
hWnd = _WINDOWHANDLE

TYPE ClipType
    clip AS STRING
    fil AS STRING
    cnt AS INTEGER
    var AS INTEGER
    mrgn AS INTEGER ' margins left and right
END TYPE

DIM SHARED AS ClipType a, c, placement, paste, header, lt, rt, tp, bt, myfile, hlght, menu
REDIM SHARED clipper$(_HEIGHT * 2), clipper%(_HEIGHT * 2)
rt.mrgn = 5: lt.mrgn = 5: tp.mrgn = 3: bt.mrgn = 2
IF lt.mrgn = 0 THEN lt.mrgn = 1 ' Default.
IF tp.mrgn = 0 THEN tp.mrgn = 1 ' Default.

DO: LOOP UNTIL _RESIZE = 0

DO
    _LIMIT 60
    IF _SCREENICON THEN _DELAY .2: _CONTINUE ' Disable when minimized.
    z = GetCursorPos(Hold)
    FGwin& = GetForegroundWindow&

    IF hWnd <> FGwin& THEN ' QB64 no longer in focus.
        y& = SetWindowPos&(hWnd, HWND_TOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE + SWP_NOSIZE + SWP_SHOWWINDOW)
    END IF

    ' Title bar.
    IF Hold.Y_Pos >= _SCREENY AND Hold.Y_Pos <= _SCREENY + 24 AND Hold.X_Pos >= _SCREENX + 36 AND Hold.X_Pos <= _SCREENX + 48 THEN
        IF GetAsyncKeyState(1) < 0 THEN
            IF menu.var = 0 THEN CALL sam_menu ' Isolated sub.
        END IF
    END IF

LOOP
END

SUB keypress (b$)
    b$ = INKEY$
END SUB

SUB sam_menu
    y = CSRLIN: x = POS(0)
    LOCATE , , 0 ' Hide cursor
    DO: _LIMIT 10: LOOP UNTIL GetAsyncKeyState(1) = 0
    DO
        z = GetCursorPos(Hold)
        _LIMIT 30
        IF Hold.Y_Pos >= _SCREENY AND Hold.Y_Pos <= _SCREENY + 24 AND Hold.X_Pos >= _SCREENX + 36 AND Hold.X_Pos <= _SCREENX + 48 THEN
            IF GetAsyncKeyState(1) < 0 THEN
                EXIT DO
            END IF
        END IF
        CALL keypress(b$)
        IF b$ = CHR$(27) THEN EXIT DO
        IF menu.var = 0 THEN
            menu.var = -1 ' Menu open.
            PCOPY 0, 1
            PALETTE 3, 56
            COLOR 1, 7
            LOCATE 1, 1
            PRINT CHR$(218) + STRING$(18, 196) + CHR$(191)
            FOR i = 1 TO 14
                PRINT CHR$(179); SPACE$(18) + CHR$(179);
                COLOR 7, 3: PRINT CHR$(SCREEN(CSRLIN, POS(0))) + CHR$(SCREEN(CSRLIN, POS(0) + 1)): COLOR 1, 7
            NEXT
            PRINT CHR$(192) + STRING$(18, 196) + CHR$(217);: COLOR 7, 3: PRINT CHR$(SCREEN(CSRLIN, POS(0))) + CHR$(SCREEN(CSRLIN, POS(0) + 1))
            LOCATE , 3:
            FOR i = 1 TO 20
                PRINT CHR$(SCREEN(CSRLIN, POS(0)));
            NEXT
            COLOR 7, 0
        END IF
    LOOP
    menu.var = 0
    PCOPY 1, 0
    LOCATE y, x
    _KEYCLEAR
    DO: _LIMIT 10: LOOP UNTIL GetAsyncKeyState(1) = 0
END SUB

Pete