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Reading from a text field in another application's window
Is there a way for a Windows application to access another applications data, more specifically a text input field in GUI, and grab the text there for processing in our own application?
If it is ...
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13answers
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C++ win32 GUI programming, the shortest path? [closed]
Do you know of a good means of learning C++ win32 (not .Net/MFC/ATL/Wx/Qt..) GUI programming ?
A book, a tutorial, an existing project, preferably a hands-on approach with realistic example..
I'm not ...
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1answer
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UI Automation “Selected text”
Anyone knows how to get selected text from other application using UI Automation and .Net?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms745158.aspx
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4answers
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NetUIHWND and DirectUIHWND
Using Spy++ tool, it seems that some Microsoft apps use NetUIHWND and DirectUIHWND window classes; e.g.: Word 2010's ribbon seems to be a NetUIHWND, instead Windows Live Messenger window seems to be a ...
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12answers
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How do I create a GUI for a windows application using C++?
I am deciding on how to develop a GUI for a small c++/win32 api project (working Visual Studio C++ 2008). The project will only need a few components to start off the main process so it will be very ...
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2answers
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How to add an extra button to the window title bar, so it will be work as standard?
Firstly I want mention that I have already read all articles on SO on subject, but still have no answer for my question. Also my question slightly different than others.
Today a I have a look on ...
3
votes
4answers
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Win32 custom message box
I want to make a custom message box. What I want to customize is the button's text.
MessageBoxW(
NULL,
L"Target folder already exists. Do you want to overwrite the folder?",
L"No title",
...
3
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7answers
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Detecting a single mouse click in MFC
In MFC a double-mouse click event triggers the following sequence of messages
WM_LBUTTONDOWN
WM_LBUTTONUP
WM_LBUTTONDBCLK
WM_LBUTTONUP
So responding to the WM_LBUTTONDBCLK message allows you to ...
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3answers
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c++ win32: executing a method on ui thread due to an event on background thread
I've got a background thread that is polling a server.
When there's data, i want to handle the data on the ui thread.
If I store the hwnd of the main window.
How can I get a particular method --
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1
vote
3answers
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How are controls put in the caption bar?
I noticed Firefox 4, Opera and Chrome, and IE 7/8 put buttons and controls in the title/caption bar, how is this done?
Thanks
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vote
2answers
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What books are available in market for learning the Windows API for GUI development with C++?
Please give me some titles, preferably not free books.
I don't need it to be free; it would be better if published by McGraw Hill, Prentice-Hall, Springer, or any other good publisher.
Note that I'm ...
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2answers
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winapi CreateWindowEx -> create button with user system styles?
I want to make a button that looks just like the OK button when you go My Computer -> Help -> About Windows.
I am creating a button like this:
hButton = CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE, ...
3
votes
4answers
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Win32 GUI flickering on resize
I have a Win32 GUI program with a tab control, each tab having a list view control. There is massive flickering whenever the window is resized. I've tried the following things:
Handling ...
3
votes
7answers
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win32 select all on edit ctrl (textbox)
I am creating my textbox with these options. I can copy/cut/paste/undo, but when i hit select A it doesnt select all. I can right click and click select all but ctrl a doesnt do anything, why?
wnd ...
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4answers
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FindWindow by class name not working?
To preface we have a strange requirement that all dialogs must be modeless for an MFC application. There is a particular dialog using region drawing and some custom controls to select dates and times ...
