You can use the Windows Imaging Component to load PNG files (on Windows XP SP2 and later). See MSDN Magazine (original in web archive – a bit better formatting) for an introduction on how to use the API and my blog post for a code sample that loads a PNG from an IStream and converts … Read more
For almost (but not all!) use cases, libgit2 is the easiest way to interact with Git repositories via code.
SetWindowLongPtr was created to replace SetWindowLong in these instances. It’s LONG_PTR parameter allows you to store a pointer for 32-bit or 64-bit compilations. LONG_PTR SetWindowLongPtr( HWND hWnd, int nIndex, LONG_PTR dwNewLong ); Remember that the constants have changed too, so usage now looks like: SetWindowLongPtr(hWnd, GWLP_USERDATA, this); Also don’t forget that now to retrieve the … Read more
That’s how the controls looked back in the 1990s, before themes (visual styles) were invented. As you’ve noticed, modern buttons are now painted all fancy-pants with gradients and throbbing and all that. But for backwards-compatibility reasons, you have to specifically request that your controls get that treatment, or they’ll fall back to the legacy style. … Read more
The exit codes are not documented. The documentation is here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/regsvr32 However, the source code for a version REGSVR32.EXE is shipped with Visual Studio 2008. This gives its version as 4.0.0, so is not the same as the one shipped with windows, which reports version 6. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177531(v=vs.90).aspx A quick look shows these: #define FAIL_ARGS 1 … Read more
The solution is using the combined power of GetWindowRect() and MapWindowPoints(). GetWindowRect() retrieves the coordinates of a window relative to the entire screen area you see on your monitor. We need to convert these absolute coordinates into relative coordinates of our main window area. The MapWindowPoints() transforms the coordinates given relative to one window into … Read more
For flicker-free, simultaneously positioning two (or more) windows, your best bet is to use BeginDeferWindowPos(), DeferWindowPos() and EndDeferWindowPos(). In your case, since you’re moving two at the same time, this is your best bet. Three older, simpler functions you might also consider are SetWindowPos(), MoveWindow() and AdjustWindowRectEx().
A simple grep of the SDK shows us that the answer is that it doesn’t matter—they are the same. They both turn into __T(x). C:\…\Visual Studio 8\VC>findstr /spin /c:”#define _T(” *.h crt\src\tchar.h:2439:#define _T(x) __T(x) include\tchar.h:2390:#define _T(x) __T(x) C:\…\Visual Studio 8\VC>findstr /spin /c:”#define _TEXT(” *.h crt\src\tchar.h:2440:#define _TEXT(x) __T(x) include\tchar.h:2391:#define _TEXT(x) __T(x) And for completeness: C:\…\Visual Studio … Read more
You are using the MenuStrip class. You can override its renderer. Here’s an example, pick your own colors please. public partial class Form1 : Form { public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); menuStrip1.Renderer = new MyRenderer(); } private class MyRenderer : ToolStripProfessionalRenderer { public MyRenderer() : base(new MyColors()) {} } private class MyColors : ProfessionalColorTable { public … Read more
You can use the CM_Request_Device_Eject() function as well as some other possibilities. Consult the following projects and articles: DevEject: Straightforward. http://www.withopf.com/tools/deveject/ A useful CodeProject article: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/system/RemoveDriveByLetter.aspx