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Custom control for testing
I have finished the custom button control and it seems to be working OK. I have attached a working demo that also has the documentation on how to use it at the top of the file.

It is now a library module with source provided and I need some feedback on how the control performs on different systems. I have built it to work on win95b upwards.

I am not sure if the DrawEdge function is optimum for the button appearance. It works OK but I could replace it with a function from the MASM32 library that does this type of framing with more control.

Any feedback will be welcome as I am going to put this control in the MASM32 library when I am satisfied with it.

Regards,

hutch@movsd.com
Posted on 2002-03-12 08:43:21 by hutch--
Custom control for testing
The buttons work fine on Win98 SE.
Posted on 2002-03-12 09:19:08 by Jurgen
Custom control for testing
Looks good on Win2k sp2 !
Posted on 2002-03-12 19:15:24 by anon
Custom control for testing
This is how it looks on WinXP with skins on. As you can see, it even keeps the custom button borders :)

Edit: The fuzzy text is just because I have ClearType enabled and JPEG compression doesn't seem to like that... on my screen it looked perfectly sharp.
Posted on 2002-03-13 02:29:47 by Qweerdy
Custom control for testing
works on win98se :) but it has a bug :(
Posted on 2002-03-17 03:30:36 by NEMO
Custom control for testing
NEMO,

Thanks for the bug report but the buttons being visible through the status bar is normal, it happens with the normal toolbar buttons as well.

Regards,

hutch@movsd.com
Posted on 2002-03-17 05:14:08 by hutch--
Custom control for testing
NT 4.0 WS SP 4.
Works OK.
Posted on 2002-03-17 05:43:34 by The Svin
Custom control for testing
ooh, i didn't know that, thanx.
Posted on 2002-03-17 16:45:19 by NEMO
Custom control for testing
That's excellent hutch. :) Can't wait to see the code. Thanks for posting that other example (the one for Sudeer) as well.
Posted on 2002-03-19 00:15:26 by Will
Custom control for testing
I DID post the code. :) Its in the LIB directory that is created off the directory that has the example.

hutch@movsd.com
Posted on 2002-03-19 01:56:20 by hutch--
Custom control for testing
:grin:

Thanks hutch. You know me.....always looking for an opportunity to prove my ignorance. heheh (I was immensely tired when I looked at the example last night.)
Posted on 2002-03-19 10:14:55 by Will
Custom control for testing
Works fine in XP.

Did you subclass the system button catching the WM_PAINT messages, or did you reinvent the wheel for this one?
Posted on 2002-03-19 12:01:57 by iblis
Custom control for testing
Iblis,

If you have a look at the code for it, its a completely new control that creates its own window and handles its own messages.

You have a lot more control that way and don't have to worry about defeating system default behaviour.

At least it sounds like it is working OK on a range of different systems.

Regards,

hutch@movsd.com
Posted on 2002-03-19 17:27:20 by hutch--
Custom control for testing
Yeah I have a bad habit of not looking at others' code, especially when I see a bazillion source files - call it laziness or just call it avoiding confusion. ;)



I've never really had any trouble with the system buttons. As long as I get a BN_CLICKED notification I'm happy :D

Nevertheless, good job on the custom button! I admire your patience and tenacity for creating it. I'm much too lazy to ever code my own controls. :x
Posted on 2002-03-19 17:40:13 by iblis
All OK
It works properly in 98se and looks very pretty!

Mike
Posted on 2002-03-25 06:53:56 by Mike