The scratch program

RE: The scratch program

Jason Doucette — Wed, 20 Aug 2003 20:06:00 GMT

Just a note: MSDN says that InitCommonControls() is obsolete and that new applications should use InitCommonControlsEx().

How to display a string without those ugly boxes

The Old New Thing — Fri, 16 Jul 2004 17:00:00 GMT

Use the font-linking functions to change fonts as necessary.

Querying information from an Explorer window

The Old New Thing — Tue, 20 Jul 2004 17:02:00 GMT

Often programming is just assembling the building blocks you already have.

Why .shared sections are a security hole

The Old New Thing — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 18:51:00 GMT

They allow information to cross security boundaries.

Dragging a shell object, part 1: Getting the IDataObject

The Old New Thing — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 18:00:00 GMT

The shell gives you the IDataObject; all you have to do is drag it around.

The dangers of filtering window messages

The Old New Thing — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 18:00:00 GMT

Thinking through message pumping.

Modality, part 1: UI-modality vs code-modality

The Old New Thing — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 18:01:00 GMT

The two usually agree but are not required to.

Modality, part 4: The importance of setting the correct owner for modal UI

The Old New Thing — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:00:00 GMT

The visual state becomes out of sync with the stack state.

The dialog manager, part 5: Converting a non-modal dialog box to modal

The Old New Thing — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 16:04:01 GMT

Writing your own dialog loop.

What is the DC brush good for?

The Old New Thing — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:04:01 GMT

It gives you a one-shot solid color brush.

How do I cover the taskbar with a fullscreen window?

The Old New Thing — Thu, 05 May 2005 16:02:45 GMT

The taskbar detects that you created a fullscreen window and gets out of the way automatically.

The forgotten common controls: The MenuHelp function

The Old New Thing — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:00:18 GMT

It doesn't really help much.

Pitfalls of transparent rendering of anti-aliased fonts

The Old New Thing — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:00:20 GMT

Transparent text output requires extra attention.

Coding in-place tooltips

The Old New Thing — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:00:21 GMT

The TTM_ADJUSTRECT message does the heavy lifting.

Multiplexing multiple tools into one in a tooltip

The Old New Thing — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:00:22 GMT

If you have a very high number of tools in one tooltip.

Blitting between color and monochrome DCs

The Old New Thing — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:00:16 GMT

The text foreground and background colors play a role.

Manipulating the DIB color table for fun and profit

The Old New Thing — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:00:26 GMT

Large scale color changes by changing four bytes for each color.

What is the process by which the cursor gets set?

The Old New Thing — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:00:21 GMT

It's just WM_SETCURSOR, but that in itself is rather complicated.

eschew » Blog Archive » links for 2006-11-22

eschew » Blog Archive » links for 2006-11-22 — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 05:53:55 GMT

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Displaying infotips for folded and unfolded listview items

The Old New Thing — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:00:16 GMT

Both require special handling.

How a bullet turns into a beep

The Old New Thing — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:00:21 GMT

Bangs or bells.

The forgotten common controls: The ShowHideMenuCtl function

The Old New Thing — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:25:52 GMT

For making dialog controls match a menu, as if anybody even does this any more.

Steven Engelhardt » Blog Archive » Owner-Drawn Tooltips

Steven Engelhardt » Blog Archive » Owner-Drawn Tooltips — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:55:53 GMT

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