The Old New Thing

August 4, 2005 - The Old New Thing

On speaking a particular language in the presence of non-speakers

August 4, 2005 Aug 4, 2005 08/4/05
Raymond Chen
Having grown up in a household where I didn't speak most of the languages my parents and their friends use, I'm quite accustomed to being surrounded by conversations in a language I have no chance of understanding. If people are more comfortable speaking in a particular language, I say let them. Some people object to this on the grounds that...

Double-clicking radio buttons

August 4, 2005 Aug 4, 2005 08/4/05
Raymond Chen
A subtlety that adds a level of polish to your dialogs is supporting double-clicked radio buttons as an abbreviation for "select + OK". (Or "select + Next" or "select + Finish" if the page is part of a wizard.) Consider the following dialog template and associated dialog procedure: 1 DIALOGEX DISCARDABLE 32, 32, 200, 76 STYLE ...