Microsoft KB Archive/85203

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SAMPLE: StatBar.exe Demonstrates Window Status Bar

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Q85203

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1

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SUMMARY
StatBar.exe is a sample in the Microsoft Software Library that demonstrates how to create a status bar for an application. An application can implement a status bar at the bottom of its main window to provide information to the user. For example, Microsoft Word for Windows and Microsoft Excel for Windows provide status bars. The status bar in these applications presents the state of the CAPS LOCK key, insert mode, extended selection mode, and so forth.

MORE INFORMATION
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

"StatBar.exe" For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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The STATBAR application creates the status bar when its main window receives a WM_CREATE message. Each time the main window receives a WM_KEYUP message, the application determines whether the released key is a &quot;toggle key,&quot; such as the CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK, or INS key. If so, the application draws the status bar to reflect the current state of the toggle key that changed state. When the status bar receives a WM_PAINT message, the status bar repaints its entire client area.

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Keywords : kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbGrpDSUser kbOSWin310 kbWndw kbOSWin300

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Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310