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How can I make the Win32 API window more modern looking?

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windows

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winapi

I ordered Programming Windows Fifth Edition a few days ago, and started working with it.

I'm starting to learn the win32 api, however, I got a question. The windows do not look modern winxp/win vista/win 7 style at all. How do I fix this?

It currently looks like this, crap font and all.

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Thanks in advance!

Machiel

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Machiel Avatar asked Jul 24 '10 02:07

Machiel

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1 Answers

To get the font right you should call this after CreateWindow(Ex):

NONCLIENTMETRICS ncm;
ncm.cbSize = sizeof(NONCLIENTMETRICS);
::SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETNONCLIENTMETRICS, sizeof(NONCLIENTMETRICS), &ncm, 0);
HFONT hFont = ::CreateFontIndirect(&ncm.lfMessageFont);
::SendMessage(hwnd, WM_SETFONT, (WPARAM)hFont, MAKELPARAM(TRUE, 0));
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StackedCrooked Avatar answered Sep 26 '22 03:09

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