The Old New Thing
Practical development throughout the evolution of Windows.
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May 8, 2025
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Why doesn’t Clipboard History capture rapid changes to clipboard contents?
Clipboard history operates asynchronously, so you are changing it before it can respond to the changes.
May 7, 2025
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What were the MS-DOS programs that the moricons.dll icons were intended for?
Tallying them up.
May 6, 2025
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What were the MS-DOS programs that Windows used the progman.exe stock icons for?
Mostly generic-looking icons.
May 5, 2025
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What were the intended uses of those icons in moricons.dll?
Icons for old MS-DOS apps.
May 2, 2025
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Using type aliasing to avoid the ODR problem with conditional compilation, part 2
Ensuring that you pick a side.
May 1, 2025
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Using C++ type aliasing to avoid the ODR problem with conditional compilation, part 1
Still one definition, but two types.
Apr 30, 2025
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Why does Windows have trouble finding my Win32 resource if it contains an accented character?
Disagreements over the fine print.
Apr 29, 2025
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Protecting Windows users from Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation
Granting an exception to a system policy.
Apr 28, 2025
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Why did Windows 7, for a few months, log on slower if you have a solid color background?
It's waiting for Godot and eventually gives up.