Nov 6, 2020
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How do I save a C++/WinRT array_view as a com_array?
There's a not-entirely-obvious constructor for that.
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Nov 5, 2020
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What’s the point of APTTYPE_CURRENT? I mean, of course I’m current.
No matter where you go, there you are.
Nov 4, 2020
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What is the format of the data in the AudioBuffer memory buffer, and how do I convert it to something else?
It's a bunch of floating point samples, in a particular order.
Nov 3, 2020
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The Settings app lets me pick a custom color for my mouse pointer, how do I get in on that action?
You'll have to build a better mouse pointer.
Nov 2, 2020
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How can I ask the networking stack whether the system has obtained network connectivity?
Depends what kind of connectivity you're looking for.
Oct 30, 2020
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Why am I getting an access violation trying to access a method on my C++/WinRT object?
The method vanishes.
Oct 29, 2020
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Do any Windows Runtime projections cache nondefault Windows Runtime interfaces?
Possibly, but I know two that definitely don't.
Oct 28, 2020
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Windows Runtime objects are represented by their default interface, so choose your default interface wisely
The choice is usually obvious, but on occasion, the non-obvious choice may be better.
Oct 27, 2020
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The BurgerMaster segment may have been legendary, but some legends aren’t true
Just give them a call.
Oct 26, 2020
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I told the Microsoft Visual C++ compiler not to generate AVX instructions, but it did it anyway!
Well, you explicitly generate them.