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14-Jun-04 16:09

I was messing around with this code to hide my taskbar

ShowWindow(FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", NULL), SW_HIDE);

I think it's C or C++, but I really don't know... anyways to make it work in my C# app I just put in 0, instead of SW_HIDE. I know SW_HIDE is in winuser.h and equals 0, so thats why I put 0...

So, my question... I feel like i'm cheating "hard coding" a 0. I would like to know how to use SW_HIDE and other things such as -- SW_SHOWNORMAL, SW_MAX etc. in winuser.h -- in my C# program the correct way.

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Mazdak14-Jun-04 19:49

Mazdak

14-Jun-04 19:49

They are usually just int variables , so you can do it like this:

private int SW_HIDE = 0;

Mazy

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eggie514-Jun-04 19:59

14-Jun-04 19:59

yeah, that's what i'm doing right now...

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Heath Stewart15-Jun-04 2:45

Heath Stewart

15-Jun-04 2:45

You should actually declare them as consts. When it comes down to it, that's all they really are in C/C++ - constants. Since they're pre-proc definitions, they can't be changed by code. The value is actually inserted.

When you declare them as consts, the value is actually used as well. Those values will never change, and using consts is faster.

You can also use enums, which is another common way (but often requires casting to an int or something). The values of the enum are also used in place of a reference (they're value types).

That's just the way it is.

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eggie515-Jun-04 5:55

15-Jun-04 5:55

t h a n k s

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Dave Kreskowiak15-Jun-04 2:52

Dave Kreskowiak

15-Jun-04 2:52

Since you cant use C++ .H files in C#, you have to recode the structures and constants you need from the header files into C# code. Just like Mazy showed you...

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eggie515-Jun-04 5:53

15-Jun-04 5:53

like sorta make a class library out of them?

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Adding .wmf to an RTF file...

Dave Kreskowiak15-Jun-04 14:49

Dave Kreskowiak

15-Jun-04 14:49

You could. Then in that library, you make the function declarations static so you don't have to instantiate the class in order to use the functions.

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sachinkalse14-Jun-04 14:54

sachinkalse

14-Jun-04 14:54

If I insert .wmf file to an RTF file programatically Or simply by 'opening that RTF file and insert picture' way, it works fine. But when I select the image and try to compress or enlarge it, the line width of the image changes. How to avoid that? I want to make the widh of lines FIX.
Please guide

Heath Stewart15-Jun-04 2:42

Heath Stewart

15-Jun-04 2:42

What do you mean by "lines"? An image - such as a .wmf - takes up a block of space, not lines. When you change the size of the image, the lines above and below it (perhaps beside it as well, if there's any wrapping) will move, too. This is true even in Word unless you change a lot of settings that aren't available in RTF.

If you want to learn about the RTF codes that you could try to fanagle, read the RTF 1.7 Specifications, available for download at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e5b8ebc2-6ad6-49f0-8c90-e4f763e3f04f&DisplayLang=en[^].

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sachinkalse15-Jun-04 15:06

sachinkalse

15-Jun-04 15:06

Thanks for the reply. I am reading RTF 1.8 Specification.
Let me re arrange my words, "Lines" means, lets say I draw a simple line in .wmf file and add that to RTF document. When I open the document and select .wmf image with the help of mouse and enlarge it, the size (width and height) of the rectangle (i.e. wmf image) increases that is acceptable but at the same time the line's width also increases, it becomes fat. Can we not control it at the time of creation of .wmf image?
sorry for messy description D'Oh! | :doh:

Heath Stewart16-Jun-04 3:09

Heath Stewart

16-Jun-04 3:09

That's what's supposed to happen. WMF is a vector graphic, meaning, basically, that the instructions to draw shapes is stored, not the shapes themselves. This is so that proportionally the graphic looks the same at any resolution.

Now, there may be a way to draw a rasterized shape (rendered) but I really don't know.

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