// Oprogramowanie Roman Ryltsov
Windows Template Library related
This sample project features subclassing EDIT control to intercept paste from clipboard and handle it programmatically. The sample fetches text from clipboard, converts it to upper case and replaces control’s selection with this text. There may be more specific handling, such as, for example, recognizing URL being pasted, splitting it into parts and filling multiple…
Window API provides useful functions OleCreatePropertyFrame and OleCreatePropertyFrameIndirect, which allow easily to pop up object’s property pages, OLE property pages. The frame, however, is not customizable, does not even allows centering relative to parent’s window. COlePropertyFrameDialogT template class is to be a solution for this problem. Additionally the template offers useful methods to discover available…
As well known, WTL provides CHyperLinkImpl custom control implementation to use clickable hyperlink controls. Also control uses a few styles (underlining, tags, command vs. notify notifications), the main implementation is limited: control frequently requires static text, tooltip text and location for ShellExecute; you cannot embed all three strings into dialog template control’s window text so…
MessageBox function is easy to use but it sometimes lacks features. They can be added through a hook, however. This sample demonstrates three features for message boxes: AtlMessageBoxEx shows message box centered by parent window AtlTimedMessageBoxEx shows message box with countdown timer to close AtlOptionalMessageBoxEx shows message box with checkbox to suppress the box in…
Having custom controls implemented as window classes, it is convenient to use them directly in resource dialog templates. Visual Studio resource editor allow to add custom control item to dialog. This custom control has a Class property which defines window class name of the control. Should native C++ implementation of window class be registered, it…
Sometimes you may get into situation when you cannot put all the required controls into property page of fixed size (for example there are several property pages in a sheet and you cannot expand one so that other look ugly with new empty space). Adding scrollbar that scrolls the controls might be a good solution…