Why does upgrading my project to Unicode cause Visual Studio to use a different version of the common controls?

October 31, 2017 Oct 31, 2017 10/31/17

Raymond C

Because it's now possible.

Should I name my file mapping after the file it was created from?

October 30, 2017 Oct 30, 2017 10/30/17

Raymond C

Well, it depends on why you're giving it a name at all.

How do I preserve the user’s notification icon preferences for my program after I update it?

October 27, 2017 Oct 27, 2017 10/27/17

Raymond C

Give it a GUID.

How do I prevent my registered hotkey from firing repeatedly due to auto-repeat?

October 26, 2017 Oct 26, 2017 10/26/17

Raymond C

You can ask for auto-repeat to be ignored.

A closer look at the complexity analysis of finding the k’th smallest element in two sorted arrays

October 23, 2017 Oct 23, 2017 10/23/17

Raymond C

Let's calculate it properly.

On the gradual improvements in how the system deals with the failure to initialize a critical section

October 20, 2017 Oct 20, 2017 10/20/17

Raymond C

Gradually improve the situation until the problem vanishes completely.

How do I create a shortcut whose target is specified by a relative path?

October 19, 2017 Oct 19, 2017 10/19/17

Raymond C

It's already in there.

I used WS_EX_COMPOSITED to get rid of my redrawing flicker, but it resulted in sluggish response

October 18, 2017 Oct 18, 2017 10/18/17

Raymond C

The system needs to know when to present the back-buffer.