mathew@mantis.co.uk (mathew) (01/15/91)
The IBM SAA CUA Advanced Interface Design Guide recommends the use of a "split window" technique for allowing users to view many parts of one object at the same time. An example of the technique is provided by Word for Windows, which allows the user to drag the "split box" from the top of the scroll bar to split the window into two, vertically. Unfortunately, none of the Microsoft SDK reference manuals seem to contain any hints as to how one should go about writing routines to handle the split box, or even to handle painting and scroll bars for a split window. If anyone out there has any idea how to do it, or knows of a book which details a suitable technique, please could he let me know. mathew. [ Also: Do Microsoft accept bug reports or queries by E-mail? ]
spolsky-joel@cs.yale.edu (Joel Spolsky) (01/15/91)
In article <3XXRV1w163w@mantis.co.uk> mathew@mantis.co.uk asks how to do a CUA Split Window. I don't think there is any easy way to do it. It is my impression that you have to create a custom window for the little black box. This tiny window has a very simple WM_PAINT case and mouse handling. I think you have to do this all yourself. >[ Also: Do Microsoft accept bug reports or queries by E-mail? ] Only if you pay them like $700 a year or so for Microsoft Online, their own online system. Some Microsoft employees happen to read usenet but not as official MS representatives, only as private individuals. By the way, if there is anyone from MS reading this, I know that MS has internal email addresses for reporting bugs in MS products. Perhaps someone could make these email addresses public? -- Joel Spolsky // And these streets, Quiet as a sleeping army spolsky@cs.yale.edu // Send their battered dreams to heaven. _Paul Simon