Modifying the Appearance of the Message Window

A local message window is created every time the help system is called. The local message window is copied from the global message window, which is initialized in vv_init(), and #defined as MSG_WNP. You can change any member of MSG_WNP, just as with any window. Any changes to the global message window, MSG_WNP, will affect all messages displayed in the message window throughout your application.

Caution: The help window and message window cannot overlap.

For instance, you can modify the size and location of the message window. To place the message window on the upper part of the screen, call:

wn_mod(0, 0, 1, vs_colq(), MSG_WNP);

For other things you can do to change the appearance of a window, see Chapter 25, "Changing the Appearance of Windows."

Warning: Do not change the size or location of the message window while it is being displayed on the screen.