Nov 28, 2025 Post comments count8 Post likes count5 How can I have a Win32 drop-down combo box with a read-only edit control? Raymond Chen You can ask for its handle and mark it read-only.
Nov 27, 2025 Post comments count3 Post likes count5 Message-only windows are for messaging, not as a convenient victim for hosting UI Raymond Chen If you want to host UI, use a real window (possibly hidden).
Nov 26, 2025 Post comments count9 Post likes count2 At what point in the Windows development cycle is it too late to change the text of a translatable string? Raymond Chen The translation team sets the deadline.
Nov 25, 2025 Post comments count7 Post likes count5 The apocryphal origins of the Hot Dog Stand color scheme Raymond Chen Challenge accepted.
Nov 24, 2025 Post comments count5 Post likes count4 Why does XAML break down when I have an element that is half a billion pixels tall? Raymond Chen You've far exceeded the design goals and have even exceeded the expressive ability of a float.
Nov 21, 2025 Post comments count6 Post likes count2 Maybe somebody can explain to me how weak references solve the ODR problem Raymond Chen I don't see it.
Nov 20, 2025 Post comments count11 Post likes count2 In the commit-on-demand pattern, what happens if an access violation straddles multiple pages? Raymond Chen The access violation exceptions will continue until commit improves.
Nov 19, 2025 Post comments count3 Post likes count8 Is WriteProcessMemory faster than shared memory for transferring data between two processes? Raymond Chen Shared memory is the copy-free solution.
Nov 18, 2025 Post comments count1 Post likes count5 Microspeak: Little-r Raymond Chen Harkening back to a very old mail program.
Nov 17, 2025 Post comments count21 Post likes count3 How can I detect that Windows is running in S-Mode, redux Raymond Chen Doing it on hard mode.