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ARTICLE LISTING

ITEM ID  ARTICLE TITLE                                               PAGES

Q 10213  Window Handles of Global Objects                                1
Q 10216  Using EndPaint() and BeginPaint()                               1
Q 10856  Changing the Name of a Second Instance of an Application        1
Q 11246  Changing Window Colors with Control Panel                       1
Q 11636  Windows Resource Numbering Starts at 1                          1

Q 12172  How to Change a Window's Parent                                 1
Q 12384  More Information About Atoms                                    2
Q 19736  Split Scrolling Using Two Windows                               1
Q 28338  Return Value from ChangeClipboardChain()                        1
Q 28353  Scope of Window Classes                                         1

Q 31075  PRB: Window Dragged Close to Screen Edge Becomes Invisible      1
Q 31747  Changing the Mouse Cursor for a Window                          2
Q 32685  Using the WM_CTLCOLOR Message                                   3
Q 35767  Obtaining an Application's Instance Handle                      1
Q 35774  Differences Between PostAppMessage and PostMessage Funcs        3

Q 35957  Active Application, Active Window, Input Focus Definition       3
Q 36319  Algorithm Creates Window Same Size As Full-Screen Window        1
Q 36324  Performing Background Processing Without Using Timers           2
Q 36584  When PostMessage() Will Return 0, Indicating Failure            1
Q 36917  DlgDirSelect() Has Undocumented Behavior                        1

Q 39544  Limit to the Number of Characters Stored in a List Box          1
Q 40620  Communicating Between Windows Virtual Machines with DDE         1
Q 42458  FatalExit 0x0001 Possible If WM_CTLCOLOR Used Improperly        2
Q 44740  General Information About Windows WM_TIMER Messages             1
Q 61803  Calculating Free System Resources in Microsoft Windows          2

Q 64329  Windows Message-Processing Caveats                              1
Q 65111  Using WriteProfileString to Delete WIN.INI Entries              1
Q 65122  Executable-File Header Format                                   10
Q 65123  Font-File Format                                                7

Q 66240  Aligning Columns in a Windows 3.x List Box                      2
Q 66654  Possible Causes for System Resource Reduction                   1
Q 66926  Dialog Box Creation Fails If Text Starts w/ Character 255       2
Q 67063  Inserting Right Justified Text in a Menu in Windows             1
Q 67249  Using Window Extra Bytes in Custom Controls                     1

Q 67653  How to Respond When DDE Data Cannot Be Locked                   1
Q 67678  List Box and Combo Box Capacity Limits                          1
Q 68360  Control Panel Doesn't Respond to WM_WININICHANGE Messages       1
Q 68584  Avoid SetClassLong If Subclassing a Standard Control Class      1
Q 69079  How to Give a 3-D Effect to Windows Controls                    3

Q 69888  Fatal Exit Code 0x0506 Definition                               1
Q 69889  Sources of Information Regarding Windows DDE                    2
Q 70074  Reactivating First (and Only) Instance of an Application        2

Q 71455  Tracking Down Lost System Resources                             3

Q 71499  Menus Supported in Dialog Boxes w/o DS_MODALFRAME Style         1
Q 71573  Keeping a Window on Top of All Other Windows                    2
Q 71669  Preventing an MDI Child Window from Changing Size               2
Q 72219  Context-Sensitive Help in a Dialog Box Through F1               3
Q 74043  Changing the Color of an Edit Control                           2

Q 74224  Freeing Resources Used by a Multiline Edit Control              1
Q 74225  Size Limits for a Multiline Edit Control                        2
Q 74332  Actions Prohibited in System Modal Dialog Boxes                 1
Q 74474  Killing the Parent of a Modal Dialog Box                        1
Q 74527  Designing Applications for High Screen Resolutions              2

Q 74528  "Power-Friendly" Applications                                   1
Q 74539  Drawing the Icon for a Minimized Application                    2
Q 74602  Private Profile (INI) Files Not Designed as Database            1
Q 74608  When to Use WIN.INI or a Private INI File                       2
Q 74695  Adding Items to the System Menus of All Applications            1

Q 74795  Using PeekMessage() Loops in a Dialog Box                       1
Q 74800  Working Around the STRINGTABLE 255 Character Limit              1
Q 75255  DBCS Support in Windows Versions 3.0 And 3.1                    1
Q 75337  Program Manager Restrictions Settings                           2
Q 75439  Tips for Writing DBCS-Compatible Applications                   2

Q 75500  Altering Edit Control Strings in Place May Cause UAE            1
Q 75629  Ending the Windows Session from an Application                  1
Q 75631  XLTABLE Clipboard Format Documentation Available                2
Q 76103  Guidelines for Allocating Instance (Per-Window) Data            5
Q 76415  Creating a Progress Dialog with a Cancel Option                 3

Q 77135  Different Ways to Close an Application Under Windows            2
Q 77782  Retrieve Line Number from Edit Control Sample Code              1
Q 77930  Modifying the System Menu of an MDI Child Window                2
Q 78155  Introduction to Nonpreemptive Multitasking in Windows           2
Q 79055  Overcoming the 64 Kilobyte Limit for List Box Data              2

Q 79276  Subclassing the Desktop and Windows of Other Applications       1
Q 79342  Windows Paintbrush File Format                                  3
Q 79982  PRB: BS_GROUPBOX-Style Child Window Background Painting Wrong   2
Q 80084  Save System Resources with One Control per Control Class        2
Q 80125  Terminating the Creation of an MDI Child Window                 1

Q 80843  Possible Causes of Dialog Box Creation Failure                  4
Q 81047  Microsoft Drag-Drop Server Strategy                             1
Q 81332  WH_CALLWNDPROC, WH_GETMESSAGE Hooks Sample Code                 1
Q 81547  DDEML CONVINFO Structure, wConvst Field Description             1
Q 81592  Timers and Timing in Microsoft Windows                          6

Q 81707  WM_CTLCOLOR Processing for Combo Boxes of all Styles            2
Q 81708  Creating Applications that Task Manager Does Not Tile           1
Q 83302  Using the WM_GETDLGCODE Message                                 4
Q 83461  Extended Characters Different Under Windows                     3
Q 83543  Implementing the Drag-Drop Protocol                             1

Q 83916  CONVINFO Data Structure wStatus Field Description               1
Q 84900  PRB: Vertical Bars Displayed in Message Box, Control Text       1
Q 85010  Multiple Document Interface Enhancements in Windows 3.1         3
Q 86333  ODVHLB Demonstrates Owner-Draw Variable-Height List Box         2
Q 86872  Program Manager DDE Command AddItem Documentation               1

Q 87536  PRB: Crash Double-Clicking File in Open or Save Common Dialog   1
Q 88190  PRB: DLL System Hook Function Not Affecting Apps System-Wide    1
Q 88192  WM_PAINTICON Message Removed from Windows SDK Docs              2
Q 89542  Software Library Has DDE Management Library Information         1
Q 89562  Buttons and Cursors Documentation and Sample                    1

Q 89563  Both Windows in SetParent() Call Must Belong to Same Task       1
Q 89566  PRB: Common Dialog Box Hook Function Cannot Access Variables    1
Q 89738  Handling WM_QUIT While Not in Primary GetMessage() Loop         2
Q 90854  PRB: Accented Characters in Filename Controls Lose Accents      1
Q 92540  Is DdePostAdvise Synchronous?                                   1

Q 94606  Setting the CAPS LOCK, SCROLL LOCK, and NUM LOCK States         1
Q 94954  PRB: DdeInitialize Fails in Implicitly-Loaded DLL's LibMain()   1
Q 95578  PRB: Double-Click Does Not Close Win 3.1 Maximized MDI Child    1
Q 96427  Detecting Whether a Menu Is Open                                1
Q 96726  PRB: MAKEFILE for HOOKS Sample Implemented Incorrectly          1

Q 97361  Adding 3D Controls Using CTL3D.DLL                              1
Q 98871  PRB: Using HSZ in AFXEXT.H and DDEML.H                          1
Q 99337  PRB: Using ToAscii() in Journal Record Hooks                    1
Q 99340  Windows 3.1 Card File Format                                    3
Q 100363 How to Use Network DDE                                          2

Q 101416 .PIF File Format Unavailable                                    1
Q 102572 Changes Between Win 3.1 and WFW 3.1 Versions of DDEML           1
Q 102575 Obtaining Group/Item Info from ProgMan Using DDEML              2
Q 102577 Using the ShowGroup() Command in Program Manager                2
Q 102590 Using ReplaceItem() Command in Program Manager DDE              1

Q 102641 EM_SETSEL wParam Not Used in Single Line Edit Controls          1
Q 102645 PRB: Min/Max Boxes Do Not Work with DS_MODALFRAME               1
Q 104394 Dynamic Data Exchange Interface for Replacement Shells          6
Q 104959 Types of System Modal Message Boxes                             2
Q 107693 How to Detect Mouse and Mouse Port                              2

Q 107695 Updating Multiple Device= Lines in SYSTEM.INI                   1
Q 108926 DdeCreateDataHandle() Memory Allocation Granularity DDEML       1
Q 108933 Top 10 DDEML Support Issues                                     3
Q 108937 Graying Text in Disabled Multiline Edit Controls                2
Q 110661 PRB: Windows 3.1 SDK HOOKS Sample Causes a GP Fault             1

Q 113892 PRB: GetVersion Returns 3.10 from Windows for Workgroups 3.11   1
Q 127153 PRB: Caret Appears Outside Border in Multiline Edit Control     1

Keywords          : kb16bitonly UsrMisc
Issue type        : kbinfo