Apply style to multiple windows
I am making a small application using Winapi in which there are several windows and I need to apply customized styles(fonts,window size etc) to all of them. Any ideas on how should I proceed without doing this for each window separately?
Thanks in advance..
You do each window separately.
What I do is keep a global array of all my window handles. Then if I need to make a change --like switching fonts-- I can manipulate them all in a very simple loop.
Ok.. btw I got to know that there is something called "Framework" that can be used for this.. but being a beginner I can't create it now,, so I will do it separately for all windows as you suggested..
Not at the winapi level there isn't...Originally Posted by gaurav_13191
To get access to such higher level muppingsnarf you need to be running one of way too many 3rd party libraries.
And, in their guts, these libraries are probably doing exactly what you're doing... using loops, switches, etc...
Ok.. I don't know anything about Frameworks, just heard it from my colleague, I will not be using them,
GetWindowLongPtr() with GWL_STYLE and GWL_EXSTYLE to 'copy' the window style out of one window.
SetWindowLongPtr() can be used to 'push' this style into another window.
I use C++ and create an app Dialog/Window class (which I derive all other windows from) to ensure all the apps screens look similar (it also handles skinning, fonts, icons etc).
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