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[rodderswank]

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[mkey]

Hello Rod

These are my findings. Hope it helps (probably not though:). Nfo view app works normally written this way. Check it

highlight.asm
----------CODE START------------
.386
.model flat,stdcall
option casemap:none

include higlight.inc

.code

start:

   invoke GetModuleHandle,NULL
   mov    hInstance,eax
   invoke GetCommandLine
   invoke InitCommonControls
   mov      CommandLine,eax
   invoke WinMain,hInstance,NULL,CommandLine,SW_SHOWDEFAULT
   invoke ExitProcess,eax

WinMain proc hInst:HINSTANCE,hPrevInst:HINSTANCE,CmdLine:LPSTR,CmdShow:DWORD
   LOCAL   wc:WNDCLASSEX
   LOCAL   msg:MSG

   mov      wc.cbSize,sizeof WNDCLASSEX
   mov      wc.style,CS_HREDRAW or CS_VREDRAW
   mov      wc.lpfnWndProc,offset WndProc
   mov      wc.cbClsExtra,NULL
   mov      wc.cbWndExtra,DLGWINDOWEXTRA
   push   hInst
   pop      wc.hInstance
   mov      wc.hbrBackground,COLOR_BTNFACE+1
   mov      wc.lpszMenuName,NULL
   mov      wc.lpszClassName,offset ClassName
   invoke LoadIcon,NULL,IDI_APPLICATION
   mov      wc.hIcon,eax
   mov      wc.hIconSm,eax
   invoke LoadCursor,NULL,IDC_ARROW
   mov      wc.hCursor,eax
   invoke RegisterClassEx,addr wc
   invoke CreateDialogParam,hInstance,IDD_DIALOG,NULL,addr WndProc,NULL
   invoke ShowWindow,hWnd,SW_SHOWNORMAL
   invoke UpdateWindow,hWnd
   .while TRUE
      invoke GetMessage,addr msg,NULL,0,0
     .BREAK .if !eax
      invoke TranslateMessage,addr msg
      invoke DispatchMessage,addr msg
   .endw
   mov      eax,msg.wParam
   ret

WinMain endp

WndProc proc hWin:HWND,uMsg:UINT,wParam:WPARAM,lParam:LPARAM

   mov      eax,uMsg
   .if eax==WM_INITDIALOG
      push   hWin
      pop      hWnd
      invoke FindResource,hInstance,ID_RCDATA,RT_RCDATA
      invoke LoadResource,hInstance,eax
      invoke LockResource,eax
      invoke SetDlgItemText,hWin,ID_EDIT,eax
   .elseif eax==WM_CLOSE
      invoke DestroyWindow,hWin
   .elseif uMsg==WM_DESTROY
      invoke PostQuitMessage,NULL
   .else
      invoke DefWindowProc,hWin,uMsg,wParam,lParam
      ret
   .endif
   xor    eax,eax
   ret

WndProc endp
----------CODE END---------------

end start

highlight.inc
------------CODE START-------------
include windows.inc
include user32.inc
include kernel32.inc
include shell32.inc
include comctl32.inc
include comdlg32.inc

includelib user32.lib
includelib kernel32.lib
includelib shell32.lib
includelib comctl32.lib
includelib comdlg32.lib

WinMain            PROTO :DWORD,:DWORD,:DWORD,:DWORD
WndProc            PROTO :DWORD,:DWORD,:DWORD,:DWORD

IDD_DIALOG         equ 1000
ID_EDIT equ 1001
ID_RCDATA equ 2000

.const

ClassName         db 'DLGCLASS',0
AppName            db 'Dialog as main',0
AboutMsg         db 'MASM32 RadASM Dialog as main',13,10,'Copyright © MASM32 2001',0

.data?

hInstance         dd ?
CommandLine         dd ?
hWnd            dd ?
--------------CODE END-----------------

highlightDlg.Rc
-------------CODE START-------------
#define IDD_DIALOG 1000
#define IDC_EDT1 1001
IDD_DIALOG DIALOGEX 0,0,216,305
CAPTION "nfo viewer"
FONT 6,"Terminal",400,0
CLASS "DLGCLASS"
STYLE 0x10CB0880
EXSTYLE 0x00000001
BEGIN
  CONTROL "",IDC_EDT1,"Edit",0x503109C4,0,0,216,305,0x00000200
END
-----------CODE END---------------------------


Interesting problem, I don't know what's the answer to it. From my expirience I don't use DialogBoxParam but a combination WinMain & CreateDialogParam because there is always some kind of problem with it. I made this code with assistance of RadAsm visual assembler.

Stiles used
---------- window -----------
border = MODALFRAME
child = FALSE
clipping = NONE
enabled = TRUE
font = terminal, 6, regular
left = 0
top = 0
right = 330
bottom = 330
sysmenu = TRUE
scrollbar = NONE

--------- edit control --------
autoscroll = BOTH
border = 3D-Look
left = 0
top = 0
right = 324
bottom = 305
locked = TRUE
multiline = TRUE
scrollbar = BOTH

I am avare that I didn't answer your question. I wanted to look for this occurance with a different type of dialog app which I often use. These are just the results of my test.

I added the whole RadAsm project in .zip archive (6k).

keep it kewl,

Markec


Edit..............

I think that a dialog proc with DalogBoxParam doesn't use the classname for the window. If you make this app with CrateDialogParam, then you have to define classname for the window as it follows from the example above

IDD_DIALOG DIALOGEX 0,0,216,305
CAPTION "nfo viewer"
FONT 6,"Terminal",400,0
CLASS "DLGCLASS"                        <<<<<<<<<<<<< here is the class
STYLE 0x10CB0880
EXSTYLE 0x00000001

You should check out the Iczelion's tutorials which you can download from his webpage

http://win32asm.cjb.net/

Markec

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[MichaelW]

DialogBoxParam and DialogBoxIndirectParam create a dialog with the window class name "#32770". And for the one working example of CreateDialogParam (\MASM32\examples\exampl05\nova) that I found, the window class name is also "#32770", so I assume CreateDialogIndirectParam does the same. The page here makes no mention of how the dialog was created.

[rodderswank]

tnx for the help on the this but us there no way to get rid of the keyboard focus. Someone menationed sometime ago it could be fixed with

I had the same problem as you with the text. I resolved the issue by changing the tabstop order on the dialog, so that the edit control was not the first stop

but i am unsure as to how to do this. The only problem with me doing it that way is i already have a winmain and a wndproc this program would be apart of another program.

[rodderswank]

j

[mkey]

Like I already said - I don't like DialogBoxParam function.  There is "allways" some problem with it. At least in the example with CreateDialogParam you get an idea what's going on, soI like it better. And there are no problems with it, like with this highlighting of the text.

What classname is concerned, it must be somekind of a default value for DialogBoxParam (Indirect probably have a different one) because when you code this dialog app in RadAsm the Classname entry in the dialog resource stays blank. The problem begins only when you try to put something for it. The usual is that the window is in show state, but it can't be selected,

As you can see in the Iczelion's Dialog box as the main window tutorial for the file dialog.rc

----------- CODE START -----------------
#include "resource.h"
#define IDC_EDIT                                       3000
#define IDC_BUTTON                                3001
#define IDC_EXIT                                       3002

#define IDR_MENU1                                  3003

#define IDM_GETTEXT                              32000
#define IDM_CLEAR                                   32001
#define IDM_EXIT                                       32003
 

MyDialog DIALOG 10, 10, 205, 60
STYLE 0x0004 | DS_CENTER | WS_CAPTION | WS_MINIMIZEBOX |
WS_SYSMENU | WS_VISIBLE | WS_OVERLAPPED | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_3DLOOK
CAPTION "Our Second Dialog Box"
MENU IDR_MENU1
BEGIN
    EDITTEXT         IDC_EDIT,   15,17,111,13, ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_LEFT
    DEFPUSHBUTTON   "Say Hello", IDC_BUTTON,    141,10,52,13
    PUSHBUTTON      "E&xit", IDC_EXIT,  141,26,52,13
END
 

IDR_MENU1  MENU
BEGIN
    POPUP "Test Controls"
    BEGIN
        MENUITEM "Get Text", IDM_GETTEXT
        MENUITEM "Clear Text", IDM_CLEAR
        MENUITEM "", , 0x0800 /*MFT_SEPARATOR*/
        MENUITEM "E&xit", IDM_EXIT
    END
END
--------- CODE END ------------------

there is no classname entry. And, if you don't mind me asking, why would you want to change the class name? And why not use the CreateDialogParam? It obviously works "niicer". At least for me, that is.

Greets,

Markec

[rodderswank]

aye the classname is a bit irrelevant :P is there anyway to get the program to open ad a child window meaning nothing shows up on the start menu maybe that would fix i dont know. I'm just lloking for a way to fix the problem with the code.

[mkey]

tnx for the help on the this but us there no way to get rid of the keyboard focus. Someone menationed sometime ago it could be fixed with

I had the same problem as you with the text. I resolved the issue by changing the tabstop order on the dialog, so that the edit control was not the first stop

but i am unsure as to how to do this. The only problem with me doing it that way is i already have a winmain and a wndproc this program would be apart of another program.

Yes, it seems tha this does fix the problem. A new problem arizes. It appears that you have to have a secont control (like a buttob) to wich you could assign the tab stop index to a lover valu than the edit box has. I tried disabling tab stop for the edit box, but it didn't produce any resaults. The edit box has to be at least the second in the row for the tab stop to work.


In this example the button is first in line
------ CODE START --------------------
#define IDD_DLG1 101
#define IDC_EDT1 1001
#define IDC_BTN1 1002
IDD_DLG1 DIALOGEX 0,0,214,303
CAPTION "nfo view"
FONT 6,"Terminal",400,0
STYLE 0x10CD0080
EXSTYLE 0x00000001
BEGIN
  CONTROL "",IDC_EDT1,"Edit",0x503029C4,0,0,158,300,0x00000200
  CONTROL "IDC_BTN",IDC_BTN1,"Button",0x50010000,168,78,36,40,0x00000000
END
------- CODE END -------------------

and here the button is second

------------- CODE START -------------------
#define IDD_DLG1 101
#define IDC_EDT1 1001
#define IDC_BTN1 1002
IDD_DLG1 DIALOGEX 0,0,214,303
CAPTION "nfo view"
FONT 6,"Terminal",400,0
STYLE 0x10CD0080
EXSTYLE 0x00000001
BEGIN
  CONTROL "IDC_BTN",IDC_BTN1,"Button",0x50010000,168,78,36,40,0x00000000
  CONTROL "",IDC_EDT1,"Edit",0x503029C4,0,0,158,300,0x00000200
END
---------------------- CODE END---------------

As it seems, only the order in the file for the control has chagnged, which leads me to the conclusion: the control that's on the bottom of the file is first for the tab stop. Does this make sense? I don't know.

Furthermore, it is enough to add a second control to the dialog so the text won't be highlighted any more.

Aaaaaaahh, now I got it. You can do it like this

-------------- CODE sTART -----------
#define IDD_DLG1 101
#define IDC_BTN1 1002
#define IDC_EDT1 1001
IDD_DLG1 DIALOGEX 0,0,214,303
CAPTION "nfo view"
FONT 6,"Terminal",400,0
STYLE 0x10CD0080
EXSTYLE 0x00000001
BEGIN
  CONTROL "IDC_BTN",IDC_BTN1,"Button",NOT 0x10000000|0x40010000,168,78,36,40,0x00000000
  CONTROL "",IDC_EDT1,"Edit",0x503029C4,0,0,214,300,0x00000200
END
----------------- CODE END ---------------------

in this case the button's visible property is set to FALSE and it's behind the edit control. So it is invisible (in addition to having the tab stop order lover then the edit box). Not a very clean way, but it works

Markec

[mkey]

aye the classname is a bit irrelevant :P is there anyway to get the program to open ad a child window meaning nothing shows up on the start menu maybe that would fix i dont know. I'm just lloking for a way to fix the problem with the code.

I think that the edit box on a dialog is by defaul a child window of the original dialog. And by setting the child window property you only establish the the clipping order and the fact that children windows must be destroyed when the parent window is destroyed.

Try this method from the previos post. Basically, you should put the edit control to the bottom of the file, and change the stile 0x50000000 (visible = TRUE) to 0x40000000 (visible = FALSE) for an invisible control (assuming tha you want to have only an edit box in the dialog) which can be a stati or a button, or another edit control.

Greets,

Markec

[rodderswank]

i cant fix it i i dont how how i could incorporate your code above into my current winmain/wndproc

[rodderswank]

mkey could i send u my project file and maybe you could have a llok at it if it wouldnt be too much hassle? or does any1 else have any ideas on how it could be fixed?

[mkey]

mkey could i send u my project file and maybe you could have a llok at it if it wouldnt be too much hassle? or does any1 else have any ideas on how it could be fixed?

Hi rodder,

you can if you want, by you should try it your self first.

You should do this (your code in black, added code in red)
----------------- CODE START ------------------
#define DS_SETFONT 0x40L
#define DS_MODALFRAME 0x80L
#define WS_CAPTION 0x00C00000L
#define WS_SYSMENU 0x00080000L
#define ES_MULTILINE 0x00000004L
#define ES_AUTOVSCROLL 0x00000040L
#define ES_AUTOHSCROLL 0x00000080L
#define ES_READONLY 0x00000800L
#define WS_VSCROLL 0x00200000L

#define IDD_DIALOG1 101
#define IDC_EDIT1 1001
#define IDR_NFO1 2001

IDD_DIALOG1 DIALOGEX 0, 0, 330, 300
STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_MODALFRAME | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
CAPTION "nfo view"
FONT 6, "Terminal", 400, 0, 0xFF
BEGIN
   PUSHBUTTON      "some text", IDC_BUTTON,  0,0,0,0
   EDITTEXT        IDC_EDIT1,0,0,330,300,ES_MULTILINE | ES_AUTOVSCROLL |
                   ES_AUTOHSCROLL | WS_VSCROLL | ES_READONLY
END

IDR_NFO1 RCDATA "test.NFO"
--------------- CODE END ------------------

As long it's first in the file it should have a tab stop presedance over the edit box (at least in RadAsm). If it doesnt work, you can allways put something like this in your code, under the WM_INITDIALOG

------ CODE START --------------
....
GetDlgItem,hDlg,IDC_BUTTON        ;<<<<<<<<<< hDlg is a hande to your dialog, IDC_BUTTON the button id, obviously
SetFocus,eax
.......
------ CIODE END ------------

This shoul het the focus out of the way, and since the button hase a size of zero, it isn't visible. A littlebit messy, but it works

And you could change from the DialogBOxParam to the CreateParamDialog. You can se tha the strucutre of these codes is tha same. The both have DlgProc, you just have to add some code (for the menu, a class name and so on)

Greets,

Markec

[rodderswank]

Thats sorted it thank you very much :) 1 last thing if its not too much trouble would it be possible for when that code is executed nothing shows up on the taskbar/start and when in viewing an nfo the mouse cursor doesnt show when toggled over the nfo. Also how would i remove the top border so theres no blue top border?

[rags]

1 last thing if its not too much trouble would it be possible for when that code is executed nothing shows up on the taskbar/start

Why would you want to hide the fact that someone was looking at was essentially a text file?
In XP it it simple, right click the item in the start menu, select "remove from list". :green2

Also how would i remove the top border so theres no blue top border?

Change the window style.

[rodderswank]

1 last thing if its not too much trouble would it be possible for when that code is executed nothing shows up on the taskbar/start

Why would you want to hide the fact that someone was looking at was essentially a text file?
In XP it it simple, right click the item in the start menu, select "remove from list". :green2

Also how would i remove the top border so theres no blue top border?

Change the window style.

yes but iw ould like it so you cant click on the startmenu