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Re: getFontDialog/Richedit unresolved bug?

• Posted by CChris <christian.cuvier at agricu?ture.g?uv.fr> Oct 09, 2007
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Tom Irwin wrote:
> 
> Has the bug referred to below been addressed?  If not, I would like to throw
> it out as a challenge to those more competent than I.
> 
> Alternatively, is it possible to configure the dialog with flags (or 
> otherwise) to not show the underline/strikeout boxes?  Yes, I know, you
> can remove the CF_EFFECTS flag but that removes the color selection as
> well.
> 
> >From: Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com>
> >Subject: Re: Richedit
> >  by 0 with SMTP; 4 Dec 2002 22:34:38 -0000
> >	by rocketseed.glotec.com.au with esmtp (Exim 4.01)
> >	id 18JqXt-0002Ou-00
> >	for EUforum at topica.com; Thu, 05 Dec 2002 09:35:41 +0200
> >	id Y1G6H0D6; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 09:34:35 +1100
> >User-Agent: Opera M2 7.0 build 2345
> 
> >It would seem that neither the underline nor strikeout options work from 
> >the font dialog windows, regardeless if the text has been erased or not.
> 
> >This is a definite bug. I'll look into it straight away.
> 
> >On Thu, 5 Dec 2002 09:24:17 +1100, <Patrick.Barnes at transgrid.com.au>
> >wrote:
> 
> >>
> >> Has anyone been able to reproduce this error??
> >> Does this happen on other machines?
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Barnes Patrick Sent: Tuesday, 3 December 2002 16:01
> >> To: 'euforum at topica.com'
> >> Subject: Richedit
> >>
> >>
> >> I think I've found a bug in Richedit.exw, and perhaps win32lib.
> >>
> >> Open Richedit.exw, delete all the text within it, and try and make some 
> >> text underlined. I just can't do it! I haven't been able to get this 
> >> working on my program either, so perhaps it's not Richedit.exw's fault.
> >>
> >> =======================
> >> Patrick Barnes
> >> Information Systems Group
> >> 201 Elizabeth St, Sydney
> >> Patrick.Barnes at tg.nsw.gov.au
> >> Ext: 91-3583
> >> Ph:(02) 9284-3583
> >> Mob: 0410 751 044

I don't have win32lib at the ready right now, but....
A.Alessi, in his dEbUg_magic_box program, includes a patch for win32lib that,
iirc, was solving this sort of issues.
The patch is included in versions 0.70.*. It may be what you are looking for.

CChris