Dec 25, 2025 Post comments count0 Post likes count3 Why is the last letter of my string not making it to the clipboard? Raymond Chen The struggle for null termination.
Dec 24, 2025 Post comments count0 Post likes count4 Why does my Ctrl+M accelerator key activate when I press the Enter key? Raymond Chen Understanding the difference between keys and characters for accelerators.
Dec 22, 2025 Post comments count26 Post likes count8 All the other cool languages have try…finally. C++ says “We have try…finally at home.” Raymond Chen The destructor serves as the "finally".
Dec 19, 2025 Post comments count9 Post likes count3 A shortcut gives me a weird path for a program shortcut that doesn’t point to the executable, so what is it? Raymond Chen It's a placeholder because the shortcut is to an MSI application.
Dec 18, 2025 Post comments count10 Post likes count4 Concluding thoughts on our deep dive into Windows clipboard text conversion Raymond Chen Stick to Unicode and you'll be fine.
Dec 17, 2025 Post comments count3 Post likes count4 Deducing the consequences of Windows clipboard text formats on UTF-8 Raymond Chen Working out the implications.
Dec 16, 2025 Post comments count3 Post likes count2 Why is the Windows clipboard taking the scenic route when converting from CF_TEXT to CF_OEMTEXT? Raymond Chen Something is forcing it down an alternate path.
Dec 15, 2025 Post comments count1 Post likes count4 The Windows clipboard automatic text conversion algorithm is path-dependent Raymond Chen When the journey is not half of the fun.
Dec 12, 2025 Post comments count8 Post likes count3 Resolving an ambiguity in the Windows clipboard automated text conversion table Raymond Chen Who goes first?
Dec 11, 2025 Post comments count11 Post likes count3 Studying the various locale mismatch scenarios in Windows clipboard text format synthesis Raymond Chen If they don't match, then the 8-bit strings are basically broken already.