The Old New Thing

December 30, 2003 - The Old New Thing

At least the Danes know how to count

December 30, 2003 Dec 30, 2003 12/30/03
Raymond Chen
Even though Danish is impossible for me to pronounce, I do appreciate their stubborn resistance to decimalization. The number 71 is (I hope I get this right) "en og halvfjerdsindstyve", literally, "one and half-four-times-twenty", or more commonly, just "en og halvfjerds". (Those familiar with other Germanic languages recognize "half-...

What's the difference between CreateMenu and CreatePopupMenu?

December 30, 2003 Dec 30, 2003 12/30/03
Raymond Chen
CreateMenu creates a horizontal menu bar, suitable for attaching to a top-level window. This is the sort of menu that says "File, Edit", and so on. CreatePopupMenu creates a vertical popup menu, suitable for use as a submenu of another menu (either a horizontal menu bar or another popup menu) or as the root of a context menu. If you get the ...