Q85203: SAMPLE: StatBar.exe Demonstrates Window Status Bar

Article: Q85203
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): 3.0,3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kb16bitonly kbGrpDSUser kbOSWin310 kbWndw kbOSWin300
Last Modified: 23-JUL-2001

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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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StatBar.exe is a sample in the Microsoft Download Center 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
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The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  StatBar.exe
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/platformsdk/sample67/3.1/W31/EN-US/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:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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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 "toggle key," 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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Version           : :3.0,3.1

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