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  • robs

    #1

    floating text

    whats the easiest way to allow a user to input text into a window with out
    using forms

    thanks
  • William DePalo [MVP VC++]

    #2
    Re: floating text

    "robs" <robs@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
    news:5B5486BC-6442-403D-9001-44B742DA8B40@mi crosoft.com...[color=blue]
    > whats the easiest way to allow a user to input text into a
    > window with out using forms[/color]

    Respond to the WM_CHAR messages and draw the text yourself?

    Can you not use an edit control or a rich edit control which does that and
    more for you?

    Regards,
    Will


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    • William DePalo [MVP VC++]

      #3
      Re: floating text

      "robs" <robs@discussio ns.microsoft.co m> wrote in message
      news:5B5486BC-6442-403D-9001-44B742DA8B40@mi crosoft.com...[color=blue]
      > whats the easiest way to allow a user to input text into a
      > window with out using forms[/color]

      Respond to the WM_CHAR messages and draw the text yourself?

      Can you not use an edit control or a rich edit control which does that and
      more for you?

      Regards,
      Will


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