window border width and height in Win32 - how do I get it?

Question

      ::GetSystemMetrics (SM_CYBORDER)

...comes back with 1 and I know the title bar is taller than ONE pixel :/

I also tried:

     RECT r;
         


        

Answer 1

Head Geek gives the detailed answer: use GetSystemMetrics to add up the caption and border bits. You can also do a difference on width/height between the GetWindowRect and GetClientRect. This will give you the total of all captions/borders/etc.