Comments on: Watermarked edit controls http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/12/01/watermarked-edit-controls/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:23:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matthew M. http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/12/01/watermarked-edit-controls/comment-page-1/#comment-840 Matthew M. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:32:22 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/12/01/watermarked-edit-controls/#comment-840 I believe that these messages & functionality (at least CB_SETCUEBANNER) only apply to Windows Vista and beyond. So if you're using XP (as I am) you're out of luck. - Matthew I believe that these messages & functionality (at least CB_SETCUEBANNER) only apply to Windows Vista and beyond. So if you’re using XP (as I am) you’re out of luck.

- Matthew

]]> By: aaron http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/12/01/watermarked-edit-controls/comment-page-1/#comment-562 aaron Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:27:24 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/12/01/watermarked-edit-controls/#comment-562 Thanks for the find, and updating us with the info! Thanks for the find, and updating us with the info!

]]> By: think http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/12/01/watermarked-edit-controls/comment-page-1/#comment-560 think Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:44:23 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/12/01/watermarked-edit-controls/#comment-560 On Windows XP, this conflicts with the East Asian Language packs, so if you have them installed, cue banners won’t work. Vista fixes this. I am in China, so it doesn't work! :( On Windows XP, this conflicts with the East Asian Language packs, so if you have them installed, cue banners won’t work. Vista fixes this.

I am in China, so it doesn’t work! :(

]]> By: aaron http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/12/01/watermarked-edit-controls/comment-page-1/#comment-559 aaron Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:46:11 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/12/01/watermarked-edit-controls/#comment-559 Try adding a 2nd control (button, or whatever). I think that when you have a single control it gets the focus, and if you just set the cue text property only (in the designer) it won't show the text when the control has the focus. Try adding a 2nd control (button, or whatever). I think that when you have a single control it gets the focus, and if you just set the cue text property only (in the designer) it won’t show the text when the control has the focus.

]]> By: think http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/12/01/watermarked-edit-controls/comment-page-1/#comment-558 think Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:42:05 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/12/01/watermarked-edit-controls/#comment-558 I found it doesn't work! I drag the control to a form, and set the "cueText" property, then run the project, it happens nothing. could you tell me why? my OS is Windows xp Sp3. Thank you! I found it doesn’t work! I drag the control to a form, and set the “cueText” property, then run the project, it happens nothing.

could you tell me why? my OS is Windows xp Sp3.

Thank you!

]]> By: Chris Miller http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/12/01/watermarked-edit-controls/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Chris Miller Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:15:57 +0000 http://www.aaronlerch.com/blog/2007/12/01/watermarked-edit-controls/#comment-246 Awesome article but... the cue isn't visible in multi-line mode. EM_SETCUEBANNER is even documented not to work with multi-line. There appears to be no work around AND still using this clean approach. :( Awesome article but… the cue isn’t visible in multi-line mode. EM_SETCUEBANNER is even documented not to work with multi-line. There appears to be no work around AND still using this clean approach. :(

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