KnowledgeBase Archive

An Archive of Early Microsoft KnowledgeBase Articles

View on GitHub

Q133715: FIX: Resource Editor Cannot Set LVS_OWNERDRAWFIXED Style

Article: Q133715
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 2.10
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): _IK920 kbVC kbVC210bug kbVC400fix kbVC410fix kbGrpDSToolskbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 07-FEB-2000

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:

- The Resource Editor, included with:
   - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 2.1 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SYMPTOMS
========

In the Resource Editor, you can specify styles for a list view control
(CListCtrl) in a dialog template. Therefore, you should be able to set the owner
draw fixed (LVS_OWNERDRAWFIXED) style by selecting the corresponding check box.
However, the LVS_OWNERDRAWFIXED style is not saved in the resource file.

CAUSE
=====

The problem is caused by the fact that the LVS_OWNERDRAWFIXED and
LVS_ALIGNBOTTOM styles have the same value, 0x0400. Similar problems may occur
if you use LVS_ALIGNMASK. Note that LVS_ALIGNBOTTOM is not used or defined in
later versions of the common control header files.

RESOLUTION
==========

Add the style manually in the resource file by opening it as a text file and
adding the hexadecimal value 0x400 (a constant for LVS_OWNERDRAWFIXED as defined
in the commctrl.h file) to the styles already present. Note that once you add
the style, it is shown correctly as checked in the Resource Editor, but you are
not able to remove it by clearing the check box. If you need to remove it, you
must remove it manually.

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ 4.0 and 4.1.

Additional query words: 2.10 3.10 4.00 4.10

======================================================================
Keywords          : _IK920 kbVC kbVC210bug kbVC400fix kbVC410fix kbGrpDSTools kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVC32bitSearch kbResourceEd
Version           : 2.10
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

=============================================================================

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.