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WinExit Archive
List of files:
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readme. 1st - this file.
winexit.exe - ready to run binary, compiled with Borland
C++ v3.1 for small model, Windows 3.1, VGA,
and 386 (or higher) processor. If you wish to
run it on a 286, you'll have to recompile it.
Note: the program *will not* run under v3.0 of
Windows.
winexit.c - C source
winexit.h - header file
winexit.def - module definition file
winexit.rc - resource file
winexit.ver - version stamp
winexit1.bmp - bitmap (used in About Box)
winexit2.bmp - bitmap (About pushbutton - unpressed, unfocused)
winexit3.bmp - bitmap (About pushbutton - pressed, focused)
winexit4.bmp - bitmap (About pushbutton - unpressed, focused)
winexit1.ico - icon
winexit2.ico - icon
winexit.prj - project file
makefile - makefile for BC++ v3.1
Usage:
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This program provides an easy way to get out of Windows. It can be run
either from the Program Manager or it can be started and minimized so
that its icon shows up in the icon area. It can be placed in a
convenient group in the Program Manager or it can be placed in the
StartUp group so that it shows up in the main icon area. If it is put
in the StartUp group it should probably be run minimized.
Description:
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Although there is a number of freely available Windows programs (with
source code) on the Net, judging from the recent activity on the
comp.os.ms-windos.programmer.misc, there still appears to be a slight
confusion about how does one write Windows programs which have modeless
dialog as their main window. Petzold's HexCalc is an example of such a
program.
This program was written as an exercise in Windows programming. However,
please do *NOT* judge my programming abilities on acount of that program
alone (I DO need an odd programming job every now and then to survive
:-).
As I wanted to use Borland Custom Control Library for the writing of the
program, the (lack of) documentation about how to do it didn't make it
any easier.
So, here is an example of a program which uses a modeless dialog,
designed with Resource Workshop using BorDlg class for dialog windows,
as the application's main window. It closely follows Petzold's HexCalc,
as it uses a WndProc rather than DlgProc for processing messages from
controls. It also uses a number of specific BWCC features, such as
coupling of bitmaps to various controls. Look for custom About button,
and bitmap in the About box. The program accepts a debug switch ("-d" or
"/d"), which just throws out a BWCCMessageBox, instead of exiting
windows. it also checks for other instances of itself, and if it finds
one (either iconized, or full window) it brings it up to the top of the
window stack. The program also modifies the system menu adding two
options: QuickExit, which skips the last "Are you sure?" message box;
and AlawaysOnTop, which keeps the window/icon always as the topmost
window. When minimized, the program adds third option to the system menu
- Exit Windows straight from the icon's menu - depending on the current
radiobuttons setting. The program saves the state of those tri options
into a private .INI file (WinExit.Ini), and checks these options on the
startup. The program also does a limited keyboard processing - space &
enter are substitutes for OK, escape for cancel, and arrow keys move
radio buttons.
Legal stuff:
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General permission is hereby granted to copy this program freely
provided no charge is made for its distribution and provided that
the copyright notice remains in place.
However:
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If you do get an urge to make a donation (cash - for instance,
although I also collect checks, source code, etc :-) to a poor
postgrad student, please feel free to do so.
Acknowledgements:
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Thanks to Bruce C. Wright and his EXIT utility which served
as a template for this exercise in Windows programming.
Contacts:
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E-mail: nino@medphys.ucl.ac.uk
S-mail: Nino Margetic
Dept. of Medical Physics
University College London
11-20 Capper St.
London WC1E 6AJ
U.K.
+44 (0)71-738 1938 (phone)
Copyright (c) 1993. Nino Margetic. All rights reserved.