Re: win32lib usage recommendations?

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John Coonrod wrote:

> When you want to make a more complex control then
> the ones in win32lib - like a multi-column list or
> a spread-sheet like grid - is it easier to piece
> together the simple controls yourself, or better to
> work out how to connect to the fancier existing windows
> control?

It's certainly a challange to create a control yourself. But if there is a
native control, it's probably better to go with that. For example, Win32Lib
has emulated tooltips. They took forever to code, and cases that I hadn't
initially considered kept popping up and needing special code. Win32LibEx
uses real tooltips, and, in addition to being easier to maintain, will work
better under future versions of Windows.

-- David Cuny

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