Problem #3 -- Windows

Danish · 03-24-2003, 07:57 PM

I've been starting to program in Windows, and all of the tutorials I have seen thus far have shown windows of standard fonts, but mine is always larger than the normal type. Example code:

Code:

WNDCLASSEX wndclass = {
    sizeof(WNDCLASSEX),
    0,
    (CS_HREDRAW, CS_VREDRAW etc.)
    WndProc,
    0,
    0,
    hInstance,
    LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_WINLOGO),
    LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW),
    (HBRUSH) GetStockObject (LTGRAY_BRUSH),
    NULL,
    "Main Window",
    LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION)
};

/*
Irrelevant code ...
*/

hwnd = CreateWindowEx ( WS_EX_APPWINDOW,
    "Main Window",
    "Some Title",
    WS_SYSMENU | WS_MINIMIZEBOX,
    400,
    300,
    400,
    500,
    NULL,
    NULL,
    hInstance,
    NULL);

And my static label is created as thus:

Code:

CreateWindow("Static", "Something", 
                          SS_RIGHT | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, 
                          0, 0, 70, 20, hwnd, 0, g_hInst, 0);

As always, I'll let you all know if I figure out why this happens, but for now, this looks like it'll take awhile (it's been two or three days already...). Thanks.

I might also add that the only way I've seen examples that have the default fonts and sizes is by using the MFC. Is this always true?

abc123 · 03-25-2003, 03:45 PM

> Is this always true?

no

I forget how to do fonts, but check the win32.hlp file, downloadable from: http://dimcom.uqac.ca/~ecoete/ftp/mmedia/MSHelp/

it'll have the function prototype and maybe an example or two.

Danish · 03-25-2003, 04:39 PM

Alright. I'll take a look at it and see what I come up with. Thanks.