Re: riched20a with ES_READONLY - can still change formatting ?

On Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:49:26 +0100, R.Wieser wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Programming related :
> 
> I've got a simple dialog on which I placed a riched20a control which I have 
> given, among others, the ES_READONLY style.  The result is that I cannot 
> edit the text itself.  Which is what I was after.
> 
> However, I was rather surprised to discover that some shortcut-keys 
> affecting text-formatting (ctrl-R, ctrl-L and likely more) still work. :-(
> 
> Question : How do I make the text *really* read-only ? *inclusive* 
> text-formatting.
> 
> Is that possible at all ?   Which style would I need to add/remove / which 
> GWL_* bit would I need to set/clear (I've not seen anything in that regard) 
> ?
> 
> Remark: I need to be able to select-and-copy text from it though. Using the 
> mouse or keyboard.
> 
> Regards,
> Rudy Wieser

ES_READONLY works fine in both rich-edit and plain-text mode.

Did SetWindowLong() actually succeeded? Did the style actually been applied?