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Q48713: DefBtn.exe Creates Default Border Around a Push Button

Article: Q48713
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbButton kbCtrl kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSUser
Last Modified: 05-DEC-1999

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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
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DefBtn.exe is a sample that demonstrates the correct message sequence to change
the status of a push button from the "normal" state to the "default" state. The
default push button receives a message when the ENTER key is choosen in a dialog
box, no matter which control currently has the focus.

In the DefBtn.exe sample, when a numeral button is pressed ("1", "2", or "3") the
corresponding number button ("one", "two", or "three") becomes the default
button.

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Center:

DefBtn.exe

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For a button to be correctly activated by using an accelerator, it is necessary
to subclass the button to process the focus messages. This is caused by the fact
that accelerators bypass some steps in the message flow.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbButton kbCtrl kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSUser 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1

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