ComboBox with icons
Each ComboBox item with own icon? No problem. Using OwnerDraw style, we can do almost anything.
Run application only once per windows-session
Using this simple tip, you can block your application to be executable only once per windows sessions. To run application again, Windows must be restarted before.
Own cool text cursor in Editbox
Standard text cursor is boring. What about replacing default vertical line with some cool shape?
Add own item to Internet Explorer Tools menu
If you want to add own items to Tools menu of Internet Explorer, it’s simple. All we have to do is to add some keys to Windows registry, therefore we… Read more »
How to detect clipboard change
Detecting clipboard change is very similar to detecting system time change. We will detect WM_DRAWCLIPBOARD system message.
How to detect system time change
If the user changes the system time either with Date and Time properties dialog box or using command line, we can detect this by catching WM_TIMECHANGE system message. Here is… Read more »
Right justify ListBox items
The default ListBox items alignment is LeftJustify. There is no Object Inspector property to change this, so if we need to right justify items, we must use a simple trick.
Get Process Memory Info
If you want to know how many bytes of memory is using your process, here is simple example.
Change font, size and style of hint
Hints are everywhere. Almost every GUI element in Windows can be “hinted”. When user hover mouse over element, small yellow bubble with help text pops up. Is it possible to… Read more »
Change color of ListView items
To change background color of ListView items, you need to write your own OnCustomDrawItem event handler.