Latest Edit Control Articles - Page 3

Changing the Background Color of Edit Controls

By Duncan Weir - Published 05/19/2003

Illustrates how to handle the OnCtlColor message and modify the background colors of edit controls. (The article was updated.)

Creating a Transparent Editbox with No Redraw Problems

By Shailesh N. Kanzariya - Published 01/23/2003

Learn how to create a transparent edit box that works with a bitmap background.

Multiline Edit Box with Automatic Scroll Bar Display

By George Anescu - Published 01/13/2003

If a multiline Edit Control is created with scroll bars set, the scroll bars are always displayed, even when not needed. Solve this problem using a class such as CScrollEdit, which is presented here.

Using the CEdit Control (Drag-and-Drop)

By Ahmad Shyazli - Published 10/30/2002

Allows the dragging and dropping of files with an edit control. In the example, the path name of what you dragged will be determined along with the features of the file (such as last create date).

Drag text between edit controls

By Sam Lu - Published 10/01/2002

A prompted edit control.

A New Technique to Add Additional Functions to Windows Controls; a Built-In Expression Calculator in the CEdit Control

By Lachezar Gorchev - Published 09/16/2002

Make extra functionality available from Windows controls. See how to extend the simple edit with a built-in expression calculator (just type in the expression and press "=").