Re: backward compatibility in Vista

From:

"David Ching" <dc@remove-this.dcsoft.com>

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microsoft.public.vc.mfc

Date:

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:41:32 GMT

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"David Wilkinson" <no-reply@effisols.com> wrote in message
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David Ching wrote:

Hmm, so what happens if you specify Segoe UI in the .rc file and run the
app on XP or 2000? What font will be used? One wonders why Microsoft
didn't create a MS Shell Dlg 2 which defaults to Segoe UI on Vista,
Tahoma on XP, and MS Sans Serif on the others.

David:

The trouble is (now) that there must be many applications that (a) specify
MS Shell Dlg 2, (b) have a Vista manisfest, and (c) have not adjusted
their dialog templates for a 9-point font. These apps will be broken by
your idea (even if it is applied only for apps with a Vista manifest).

That is why I suggested having something specific in the manifest to
indicate a desire to use Segoe UI 9 in all dialogs.

Either that, or create a MS Shell Dlg 3. AFAIK, there was no reason to
invent MS Shell Dlg 2, since it does the same thing as MS Shell Dlg. In
fact, I have never used MS Shell Dlg 2 and get exactly the same behavior
with the older MS Shell Dlg (at least as far as I know).

The problem with specifying Segoe in the .rc files is the behavior on
XP/2000 is undefined, at least in the articles I saw.

Thanks,
David

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