The Old New Thing

The Old New Thing

The Old New Thing

How can I create a non-circular tab order, or some other type of custom ordering in my Win32 dialog?

How can I create a non-circular tab order, or some other type of custom ordering in my Win32 dialog?

Raymond ChenDecember 31, 2020Dec 31, 202012/31/20

Taking things into your own hands.

Why are the C and C++ compilers giving me error messages about int when my code doesn’t mention int?

Why are the C and C++ compilers giving me error messages about int when my code doesn’t mention int?

Raymond ChenDecember 30, 2020Dec 30, 202012/30/20

It's a manufactured int.

What are these duplicate services whose names differ just by random characters at the end?

What are these duplicate services whose names differ just by random characters at the end?

Raymond ChenDecember 29, 2020Dec 29, 202012/29/20

You get a service, and you get a service, everybody gets a service!

Why is the HSHELL_WINDOWDESTROYED notification raised when a window is hidden, even if it hasn’t been destroyed?

Why is the HSHELL_WINDOWDESTROYED notification raised when a window is hidden, even if it hasn’t been destroyed?

Raymond ChenDecember 28, 2020Dec 28, 202012/28/20

Taskbar-colored glasses.

How can I emulate the REG_NOTIFY_THREAD_AGNOSTIC flag on systems that don’t support it? part 5

How can I emulate the REG_NOTIFY_THREAD_AGNOSTIC flag on systems that don’t support it? part 5

Raymond ChenDecember 25, 2020Dec 25, 202012/25/20

Using the new thread pool functions.

How can I emulate the REG_NOTIFY_THREAD_AGNOSTIC flag on systems that don’t support it? part 4

How can I emulate the REG_NOTIFY_THREAD_AGNOSTIC flag on systems that don’t support it? part 4

Raymond ChenDecember 24, 2020Dec 24, 202012/24/20

Onward to coroutines.

How can I emulate the REG_NOTIFY_THREAD_AGNOSTIC flag on systems that don’t support it? part 3

How can I emulate the REG_NOTIFY_THREAD_AGNOSTIC flag on systems that don’t support it? part 3

Raymond ChenDecember 23, 2020Dec 23, 202012/23/20

Getting more asynchronous.

How can I emulate the REG_NOTIFY_THREAD_AGNOSTIC flag on systems that don’t support it? part 2

How can I emulate the REG_NOTIFY_THREAD_AGNOSTIC flag on systems that don’t support it? part 2

Raymond ChenDecember 22, 2020Dec 22, 202012/22/20

Asking the thread pool for help.

How can I emulate the REG_NOTIFY_THREAD_AGNOSTIC flag on systems that don’t support it? part 1

How can I emulate the REG_NOTIFY_THREAD_AGNOSTIC flag on systems that don’t support it? part 1

Raymond ChenDecember 21, 2020Dec 21, 202012/21/20

An exercise from long ago.

What should the state of a moved-from object be?

What should the state of a moved-from object be?

Raymond ChenDecember 18, 2020Dec 18, 202012/18/20

It's formally unspecified, but there may be informal expectations.