Re: New essay: SetWindowRgn

From: Joseph M. Newcomer (newcomer_at_flounder.com)
Date: 05/19/04 

Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 18:24:35 -0400

Probably a typo for RightRearLeg. I'll check it out. Sometimes the fingers do "string
completion" without the forebrain involved.
                                        joe

On Wed, 19 May 2004 08:19:09 -0500, "David Crow [MCSD]"
<david.no.spam.crow@pbsnow.no.spam.com> wrote:

>That's great. Just curious, though, what is a "Right Read leg?"
>
>"Joseph M. Newcomer" <newcomer@flounder.com> wrote in message
>news:l2qka0l7qug02tqt96f5crc074hh8pokd7@4ax.com...
>> I've developed a little demo program that shows how to use SetWindowRgn to
>create an
>> oddly-shaped window. I have a main app window in the shape of a Gray Cat,
>and buttons in
>> the shape of letters. This can be found on
>>
>> http://www.flounder.com/setwindowrgn.htm
>>
>> From the introduction:
>>
>> The example I'm going to use here is for sheer amusement. I decided to
>demonstrate several
>> techniques in this example:
>>
>> Creating an odd-shaped main window.
>> Creating an odd-shaped button
>> Using the WM_NCHITTEST message
>> Using paths
>> Creating clipping paths
>> Creating paths from text
>> Exploring what is in a path
>> Handling mouse buttons
>> Drawing on dialog child windows in a resolution-independent fashion
>> Using subclasses of subclasses
>> Defining your own WM_COMMAND-based messages
>> Handling your own WM_COMMAND-based messages
>> Using popup windows.
>>
>>
>> I built this as a dialog-based app.
>>
>>
>> Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP]
>> email: newcomer@flounder.com
>> Web: http://www.flounder.com
>> MVP Tips: http://www.flounder.com/mvp_tips.htm
>

Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP]
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