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22VCL positioning
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24Window coordinates are parent relative, with exception of maState fields, they
25have screen coordinates.
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27Every window has a parent window, usually the client area of an existing window,
28otherwise the desktop window.
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30When a window is to be sized/moved, SetPosSize is called.
31Since coordinates are the position/size of client area, we need to calculate
32current window frame size/position and map to screen coordinates using the
33owner window position as offset.
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