Static control styles supported by Windows CE are described in the following table.
| Style | Description |
|---|---|
| SS_BITMAP | Specifies that a bitmap will be displayed in the static control. The text is the name of a bitmap defined elsewhere in the resource file, not a file name. The style ignores the nWidth and nHeight parameters; the control automatically sizes itself to accommodate the bitmap. |
| SS_CENTER | Specifies a simple rectangle and centers the error value text in the rectangle. Windows CE formats the text before display. The control automatically wraps words that extend past the end of a line to the beginning of the next centered line. |
| SS_CENTERIMAGE | Specifies that the midpoint of a static control with the SS_BITMAP style will remain fixed when you resize the control. The four sides are adjusted to accommodate a new bitmap. If the bitmap is smaller than the control's client area, the rest of the client area is filled with the color of the pixel in the upper-left corner of the bitmap. |
| SS_ICON | Specifies that an icon will be displayed in the static control. The text is the name of an icon defined elsewhere in the resource file, not a file name. The style ignores the nWidth and nHeight parameters; the icon automatically sizes itself. |
| SS_LEFT | Specifies a rectangle and left-aligns the text in the rectangle. Windows CE formats the text before display. The control automatically wraps words that extend past the end of a line to the beginning of the next left-aligned line. |
| SS_LEFTNOWORDWRAP | Specifies a rectangle and left-aligns the text in the rectangle. Tabs are expanded but words are not wrapped. Text that extends past the end of a line is clipped. |
| SS_NOPREFIX | Prevents interpretation of any ampersand (&) characters in the control's text as accelerator prefix characters.
An application can combine SS_NOPREFIX with other styles by using the bitwise OR (|) operator. This can be useful when file names or other strings that may contain an ampersand (&) must be displayed within a static control in a dialog box. |
| SS_NOTIFY | Sends the parent window the STN_CLICKED notification when the user clicks the control. |
| SS_RIGHT | Specifies a rectangle and right-aligns the specified text in the rectangle. Windows CE formats the text before display. The control automatically wraps words that extend past the end of a line to the beginning of the next right-aligned line. |
In Windows CE, you can use only the SS_CENTERIMAGE style in conjunction with the SS_BITMAP style. Even if you specify SS_ICON, you cannot set the image by calling:
SendMessage( hStatic, STM_SETIMAGE, IMAGE_ICON, (LPARAM) hIcon );
You have to use:
SendMessage( hStatic, STM_SETIMAGE, IMAGE_BITMAP, (LPARAM) hBitmap );
If you specify SS_CENTERIMAGE, and do not specify either SS_ICON or SS_BITMAP, the static control will behave as though you had specified the SS_BITMAP style.
Windows CE does not support the SS_SIMPLE static control styles but you can emulate this style by using the SS_LEFT or SS_LEFTNOWORDWRAP style. Windows CE also does not support the SS_BLACKFRAME, SS_BLACKRECT, SS_GRAYFRAME, SS_GRAYRECT, SS_OWNERDRAW, SS_WHITEFRAME, SS_WHITERECT styles but you can use the WM_PAINT message to achieve the same results.