The Old New Thing

August 8, 2005 - The Old New Thing

Hey, who flattened the hills?

August 8, 2005 Aug 8, 2005 08/8/05
Raymond Chen
This weekend, I went to a friend's house on Mercer Island to see the US Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team perform. They do this every summer as part of Seattle's Seafair festival, but this was the first time I got to see the show up close and personal. The I-90 bridge is closed for safety reasons, and people are allowed to walk ...

The dangers of playing focus games when handling a WM_KILLFOCUS message

August 8, 2005 Aug 8, 2005 08/8/05
Raymond Chen
I had noted last year that WM_KILLFOCUS is the wrong time to do field validation. Here's another example of how messing with the focus during a WM_KILLFOCUS message can create confusion. Consider an edit control that displays feedback via a balloon tip. For example, password edit controls often warn you if you're typing your password while...