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[coffeeprogrammer]

Hello,

I have been learning the Windows API, I do not want to include ALT stuff yet and the stuff from Windows 10 System Programming, just GUI at this point. I have written this program where I am making a ListBox, but I can’t seem to get things working correct. I created a second Window Procedure from the ListBox, I don’t believe that is exactly necessary but if there is a reason that might happen in practice, I want to know how to do that. Some of the code is from MSDN example about baseball players I think, if you have seen that. Anyway one of the messages is WM_INITDIALOG which would have been already processed by the time I change the ListBox window window procedure with SetWindowLongPtr function. So again I don’t know if it is a “normal” thing to change a window’s procedure for normal control windows that are built in. In any case it will not work with the SendMessage for LB_ADDSTRING if I leave it enabled because I don’t know how to process it in the procedure case statement. I am also unsure how to process thing when a user selected an item? I know it would need to go under WM_COMMAND and I might have to do LOWORD, HIWORD things to wParam and lParam, but I don’t know exactly? I welcome any advice and this effort is not to create a working program with a practical propose, it is only to learn Windows API GUI concepts. Feel free to add other advice to import this or learn. At some point I might get into custom made windows controls. Thank you.

https://github.com/coffeeprogrammer/HelloWinApi1/blob/first/HelloListBox1/main.cpp

 

[coffeeprogrammer]

Hello,

I have been learning the Windows API, I do not want to include ALT stuff yet and the stuff from Windows 10 System Programming, just GUI at this point. I have written this program where I am making a ListBox, but I can’t seem to get things working correct. I created a second Window Procedure from the ListBox, I don’t believe that is exactly necessary but if there is a reason that might happen in practice, I want to know how to do that. Some of the code is from MSDN example about baseball players I think, if you have seen that. Anyway one of the messages is WM_INITDIALOG which would have been already processed by the time I change the ListBox window window procedure with SetWindowLongPtr function. So again I don’t know if it is a “normal” thing to change a window’s procedure for normal control windows that are built in. In any case it will not work with the SendMessage for LB_ADDSTRING if I leave it enabled because I don’t know how to process it in the procedure case statement. I am also unsure how to process thing when a user selected an item? I know it would need to go under WM_COMMAND and I might have to do LOWORD, HIWORD things to wParam and lParam, but I don’t know exactly? I welcome any advice and this effort is not to create a working program with a practical propose, it is only to learn Windows API GUI concepts. Feel free to add other advice to import this or learn. At some point I might get into custom made windows controls. Thank you.

https://github.com/coffeeprogrammer/HelloWinApi1/blob/first/HelloListBox1/main.cpp

Well Thanks for the views, I think I figured out what I was confused about. I added more mess to my code, just playing around with the different GUI things. I basically wrote most of this from nothing, I have a Win32.chm file and MSDN for VS2008, I did use the internet some, but not too much. I am thinking I might try creating a simple process explorer. I have read must of the Windows 10 System Programming Parts 1 and 2, but I some times get confused as I do not use C++ that much. Anyway this is what I made with music blasting in my ears and drinking coffee. What an absolute MESS. Last branch so far:

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[Barry Wallis]

HelloWinApi1/HelloListBox1/main.cpp at morejunk1 · coffeeprogrammer/HelloWinApi1

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Boy! That brings back memories. Have you read the Charles Petzold Programming Windows book yet?

Programming Windows®, Six Edition

Reimagined for full-screen and touch-optimized apps, Windows 8 provides a platform for reaching new users in new ways. In response, programming legend Charles Petzold is rewriting his classic Programming Windows—one … - Selection from Programming Windows®, Six Edition [Book]

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[coffeeprogrammer]

Yes I own the 5th edition (Windows 98 era) of that book, and I read small amount of it, but not in whole. The newer edition is managed code C# I think. I also have the first two of three Windows 95 Win32 Programming Bible and Windows NT Win32 API Super bible by Richard Simon. I have a few other that I don’t recall the names and are not on my desk now. I’ve also read a good chunk of Essential COM by Don Box, which is little bit hard to get though until you have a good frame of reference for COM. I have a friend that is Java developer that seems to think this Win32 stuff is too old to learn. I’ve done C# and Java professionally, but nothing with Windows or just regular C or C++. I have clearly noticed that it seems much easier to find jobs for things like C# and Java than anything Windows specific. I noticed that the freelance site upwork.com does have profiles that claim to do Win32 and Windows Internals, Drivers and such, but that somehow feels a bit off. I guess what I am saying is I am not really sure where I am going with the Windows stuff, I do however enjoy learning it. I also purchased a few Udemy courses on create one own OS, but I haven’t started watching them. It is truly great stuff.

Boy! That brings back memories. Have you read the Charles Petzold Programming Windows book yet?

Programming Windows®, Six Edition

Reimagined for full-screen and touch-optimized apps, Windows 8 provides a platform for reaching new users in new ways. In response, programming legend Charles Petzold is rewriting his classic Programming Windows—one … - Selection from Programming Windows®, Six Edition [Book]

www.oreilly.com

 

[coffeeprogrammer]

After working on this for a while, it made me remember the DNS benchmark, so I downloaded and ran it. I think Steve must have made some custom windows to get those graphs of information. That is cool, I don’t know how to do that, but I bet it involves GDI somehow in order to paint them. I will try checking out MSDN and google searches for examples.