i would like to know what the point of windows if you can just use dialogs. With VC++ you can quickly graphically design dialogs. With windows you have to hand code them, define window classes, extra windows messages to consider etc. So what is the point of windows?
Dialogs are windows. When you create a dialog box using fns like DialogBox etc they ultimately call CreateWindow/CreateWindowEx to make the dialog window. The system simply provides default, predefined behaviour etc but the dialogs are cut-down windows. They are perfect for little 'dialogues' to solicit extra user-info or where you just have controls but I would be reluctant to use one as a starting point for a full-blown application.
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Try maximising a dialog, for say a print preview.
Dialogs, AFAIK, do not get an icon / shortcut thingy on the Task bar (I can't think of the right name at the moment).
No multiple document interface (MDI) in dialogs.
Each has its uses and abuses.
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>>No multiple document interface (MDI) in dialogs.<<
Cheers, Novacain - I don't play 'mdi' so I wasn't sure about that. Thanks for clarifying.
