The Old New Thing

How can I test my geolocation code on a system without a GPS?

October 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2022 10/31/22

Raymond Chen

You can use the Windows Device Portal to create a synthetic GPS.

Setting properties in C++/WinRT is done by a function call, but you need to call the function the right way

October 28, 2022 Oct 28, 2022 10/28/22

Raymond Chen

The new value is the function parameter.

What can or should I do with the cursor handle returned by SetCursor?

October 26, 2022 Oct 26, 2022 10/26/22

Raymond Chen

You can put it back, but sometimes you need to make sure you do it before anybody else can see the change.

Why can’t I programmatically inspect the check boxes in the Security property sheet any more?

October 24, 2022 Oct 24, 2022 10/24/22

Raymond Chen

Abusing the ISecurity­Information::Property­Sheet­Page­Callback method.

What happens if my C++ exception handler itself raises an exception?

October 21, 2022 Oct 21, 2022 10/21/22

Raymond Chen

And comparing to the handling of structured exceptions.

Is it true that raising a structured exception from a structured exception handler terminates the process?

October 20, 2022 Oct 20, 2022 10/20/22

Raymond Chen

Untangling the myth.

Why is there a make_unique? Why not just overload the unique_ptr constructor?

October 19, 2022 Oct 19, 2022 10/19/22

Raymond Chen

You'll have to resolve the ambiguity, so you're still typing a lot.