Re: Dialog boxes and Icons.

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From: M.L.M.Veraart
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 16:14

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stephan@idt.unit.no (Eirik Morten Stephansen) writes:


>I'm developing a Windows program with a dialog box as a main window.
>Further I have 2 additional dialog boxes which I want to be icons at
>startup. 

>    My problem is how to get different icon for these to dialog boxes.

>I have tried to redefine the GetWindowClass() (Borland C++ 3.1) and
>then GetClassName(). I have also tried to use the SetClassWord, but 
>whatever I do every dialog window get the same ICON.

>Does anyone have a solution ?

A possibility to try is to use the dynamic ICON method.
For this you must process the WM_ERASEICONBACKGROUND and
WM_DRAWICON messages. (the names may not exact). 
I think an example can be found in Petzold's or in the Microsoft
System Journal issue with the 10 best tips from ?.?... (2/3 months ago).

Mario 
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Mario Veraart                  TNO Physics and Electronics Laboratory
email: rioj7@fel.tno.nl        The Hague       The Netherlands
"If all else fails, show pretty pictures and animated videos, 
 and don't talk about performance",  David Bailey

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