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Re: Win32Lib: Window Icon

• Posted by Mathew Hounsell <mfh03 at UOW.EDU.AU> Feb 26, 2000
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Date sent:              Fri, 25 Feb 2000 18:11:38 -0500
From:                   Bernie Ryan <LockCityData at CS.COM>
Subject:                Re: Win32Lib: Window Icon

>       Look at the WNDCLASSEX structure in windows. You will find a
>    member called cbClsExtra which specifies the number of EXTRA bytes
>    to allocate following the window's instance. Now if you can convince
>    David ( or edit your copy of win32lib ) to allow you to change
>    this size to fit your Icon. You can store your Icon there and it
>    will always be available no matter what you call your program.
>    You will have to figure out how to get it's offset, I think you
>    can use GetWindowLong with nIndex and use that to grab and copy
>    out 32 bits at a time.

One small problem, the Windows will not allow extra size of more than 40 bytes
per window
class. Also it is a runtime thing.
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Sincerely,
Mathew Hounsell

mat.hounsell at excite.com