Re: More Questions

From:

"Scott McPhillips [MVP]" <org-dot-mvps-at-scottmcp>

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microsoft.public.vc.mfc

Date:

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:44:16 -0400

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"Gordon Padwick" <gpadwick@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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My sincere thanks to the various people who have answered my previous
questions about Visual C++ as provided in Visual Studio 2008.

I have another question. When I create a new Windows dialog box-based
application and put a button in the dialog box, the book I'm using for
guidance tells me to check or uncheck the Client edge. Modal frame, and
Static edge properties, but the book doesn't explain what these properties
do. I've looked in Microsoft Help and other places for information about
these properties, but haven't found information.

I'll appreciate information about these properties. Even more, I'd
appreciate suggestions about where I can go to get information like this
without having to ask for it on groups such as this.

Gordon P.

A picture is worth a thousand words. These particular properties are merely
visual effects (3-D borders). Just turn them on and off while you watch the
result in the visual resource editor. For the more functional properties
you can look up the Create function for the particular control/window. It
will list and describe the style options and what they're for. These style
options are what the properties window sets. If a control is created with
the resource editor the properties window sets the styles. If the control
is created dynamically by calling Create the style parameter in the Create
call sets them.

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Scott McPhillips [VC++ MVP]