Re: How to write a MSN 9.0 like beautiful UI by WTL?

Can windowless Richedit controler receive WM_CHAR message? or a more general question, can windowless control receive all messages as their window enable time?

Thanks,
Xiang

--- In [email protected], "Philip Chan" <comphilip@...> wrote:
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> As I know, window is not necessary for a control as there is a technology called Windowless Control. If MSN GUI is working in this way. Then the main window is a OLE Control Container, it dispatches input messages to the active control (the control has focus or the control is under the cursor).
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> It is just my guess.
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> Thanks,
> Philip
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> From: hawkgao 
> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:59 PM
> To: [email protected] 
> Subject: [wtl] How to write a MSN 9.0 like beautiful UI by WTL?
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> Hi, guys,
> I known some about changing skin of application. But, it seems for MFC. 
> I used Spy++ to probe MSN. I found there only one window on MSN GUI. Everything is drawn by Microsoft, even the RichEdit box. There is no common control on MSN GUI. And, In my mind, if draw everything by developer itself without any other framework is too complicate. Does Anybody know the right way to implement such application?
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> Thanks,
> Xiang
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