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SetDoubleClickInfo – Set the double-click rectangle and timeout

SetDoubleClickInfo – Set the double-click rectangle and timeout

Private Declare Function SystemParametersInfo Lib "user32" Alias _    "SystemParametersInfoA" (ByVal uAction As Long, ByVal uParam As Long, _    ByRef lpvParam As Any, ByVal fuWinIni As Long) As LongConst SPIF_SENDWININICHANGE = &H2Const SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE = &H1Const SPI_SETDOUBLECLICKTIME = 32Const SPI_SETDOUBLECLKHEIGHT = 30Const SPI_SETDOUBLECLKWIDTH = 29' set new values for the double-click area, and the' time within which the user must click the mouse button' again to be considered a double-clicl'' WIDTH and HEIGHT are the size (in pixels) of the rectangle' inside which the second click must occur - default is 4 pixels' TIMEOUT is the timeout (in milliseconds) - default is 500 milliseconds.' If MAKEPERMANENT is True, then these new values persists among'    subsequent Windows sessionsSub SetDoubleClickInfo(ByVal Width As Long, ByVal Height As Long, _    ByVal Timeout As Long, Optional ByVal MakePermanent As Boolean)    Dim flags As Long        ' are these changes permanent?    If MakePermanent Then        flags = SPIF_SENDWININICHANGE Or SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE    End If        ' change rectangle size with SystemParametersInfo    SystemParametersInfo SPI_SETDOUBLECLKWIDTH, Width, ByVal 0&, flags    SystemParametersInfo SPI_SETDOUBLECLKHEIGHT, Height, ByVal 0&, flags    ' change timeout    SystemParametersInfo SPI_SETDOUBLECLICKTIME, Timeout, ByVal 0&, flagsEnd Sub

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