resource compiler - borderless edit box?

Jan 05, 2003

I can't figure out how to create a borderless, read-only edit box with the Digital Mars resource compiler. The one common syntax any other resource compiler accepts is: EDITTEXT IDC_SOMETHING,10,10,100,100,NOT WS_BORDER | ES_MULTILINE | ES_READONLY DMC's rcc says "Error: Invalid Numeric Expression", highlighting the letter T in NOT. Admittedly this syntax looks strange to me too (it is not about doing a bitwise OR with NOT WS_BORDER); but apparently this is the correct resource script syntax. Changing the line to the following compiles fine: EDITTEXT IDC_SOMETHING,10,10,100,100,ES_MULTILINE | ES_READONLY Only in this case you end up with an ugly black-bordered edit box control. Using a borderless, read-only edit box instead of static text is considered good practice by most UI experts, as it lets people to easily select and copy the text to the clipboard, and is widely used. -- Daniel

Try using ~ for NOT. "Daniel Fazekas" <fds@mailbox.hu> wrote in message news:av7u26$187c$1@digitaldaemon.com... > I can't figure out how to create a borderless, read-only edit box with the Digital Mars resource compiler. > > The one common syntax any other resource compiler accepts is: > > EDITTEXT IDC_SOMETHING,10,10,100,100,NOT WS_BORDER | ES_MULTILINE | ES_READONLY > > DMC's rcc says "Error: Invalid Numeric Expression", highlighting the letter > T in NOT. > Admittedly this syntax looks strange to me too (it is not about doing a > bitwise OR with NOT WS_BORDER); but apparently this is the correct resource > script syntax. > > > Changing the line to the following compiles fine: > EDITTEXT IDC_SOMETHING,10,10,100,100,ES_MULTILINE | ES_READONLY > > Only in this case you end up with an ugly black-bordered edit box control. > > > Using a borderless, read-only edit box instead of static text is considered > good practice by most UI experts, as it lets people to easily select and copy the text to the clipboard, and is widely used. > > -- > Daniel > >

Already did, the same error occurs. Also tried to use - and !, or reordering the whole expression, using parenthesis, no luck either. I wonder if you or someone else with the GUI resource editor could try to make it output a borderless edit box control and see what .rc output results, if the editor could output rc files. I only have the web download of DMC and thus none of the IDE/GUI stuff. -- Daniel "Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:av8i79$1j3n$1@digitaldaemon.com... > Try using ~ for NOT. > > "Daniel Fazekas" <fds@mailbox.hu> wrote in message news:av7u26$187c$1@digitaldaemon.com... > > I can't figure out how to create a borderless, read-only edit box with the > > Digital Mars resource compiler. > > > > The one common syntax any other resource compiler accepts is: > > > > EDITTEXT IDC_SOMETHING,10,10,100,100,NOT WS_BORDER | ES_MULTILINE | > > ES_READONLY > > > > DMC's rcc says "Error: Invalid Numeric Expression", highlighting the > letter > > T in NOT. > > Admittedly this syntax looks strange to me too (it is not about doing a > > bitwise OR with NOT WS_BORDER); but apparently this is the correct > resource > > script syntax. > > > > > > Changing the line to the following compiles fine: > > EDITTEXT IDC_SOMETHING,10,10,100,100,ES_MULTILINE | ES_READONLY > > > > Only in this case you end up with an ugly black-bordered edit box control. > > > > > > Using a borderless, read-only edit box instead of static text is > considered > > good practice by most UI experts, as it lets people to easily select and copy the text to the clipboard, and is widely used. > > > > -- > > Daniel > > > > > >