Re: [boost] Re: Re: Re: Re: GUI library - another one

From: David Turner (dkturner_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-04 11:23:37

Max wrote:
>
> Ummm.... what's wrong with SetParent() ?
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/winui/windowsuserinterface/windowing/windows/windowreference/windowfunctions/setparent.asp
>

Doesn't change the owner.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnwui/html/msdn_styles32.asp

There is no facility to change the owner.  I tried SetWindowLong, but that
doesn't work :->.  Obviously it's stored in an internal table somewhere.

It's a bit of a bugger that owned windows are automatically destroyed with
their owners...

Regards
David Turner