A tiny GetSystemMetrics question

[Rein Klazes]

On Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:10:02 +0400, you wrote:

>Hi.
>
>Trying to fix some ListView bugs I've found that on native (XP SP2) 
>system this call:
>---
>GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXICONSPACING)
>---
>doesn't return the value specified in appearance -> advanced settings of
>Display properties sheet.
>
>I've got 75 value for both cx and cy while I have set it to 43 in dialog 
>box.
>
>This look weird for me. Does anybody know what is the reason of this 
>behavior?
>
>P.S. Yes, I'm using default 96 dpi on this XP box (if it does matter).
>
>

Values here are 94 and 62.

The dialog presents the value
"GetSystemMetrics(SM_C{X|Y}ICONSPACING)-IconSize"

IOW the space _between_ icons, instead of distance from one icon to the
next.

Rein.