Customizing the Bottom Information Area (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/6/2010

The bottom information area is located at the bottom of the candidate window. This area is optional.

The following table shows the items displayed in the bottom information area.

Item	Description
Menu button	Displays the menu for the candidate window. This button is optional. If a call to the CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::UseCandMenuButton method returns FALSE, the menu button is hidden.
Sort button	Arranges the candidate list by Unicode order. This button is optional. If a call to the CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::UseSortButton method returns FALSE, the sort button is hidden.
Candidate number indicator	Displays to the user, which candidate is currently selected. For example, "5/20" implies that there are 20 candidates in the list and the fifth candidate item is selected. The candidate number indicator is optional. If a call to the CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::UseCandNumText method returns FALSE, the text is hidden.

The layout of the buttons and the candidate number indicator are internally calculated by the IME and cannot be customized.

The following table shows the methods of the CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea subclass that can be used to customize the bottom information area.

Method	Description
CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::IsAvailable	Determines whether the bottom information area is available. If a call to this method returns FALSE, the bottom information area is hidden.
CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::GetMargins	Retrieves the top, bottom, right, and left margins of the bottom information area.
CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::GetTextColor	Retrieves the color of the candidate number indicator in the bottom information area.
CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::UseCandMenuButton	Determines whether the IME draws the candidate menu button in the bottom information area.
CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::UseSortButton	Determines whether the IME draws the sort button in the bottom information area.
CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::UseCandNumText	Determines whether the IME draws the text describing the candidate number indicator.
CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::PaintBackground	Draws the background of the bottom information area.
CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::IsAvailable	Determines whether the bottom information area is available.
CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::CButton::AdjustRect	Retrieves the bounding rectangle of the menu and sort buttons.
CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::CButton::PaintBackground	Draws the background of the menu and sort buttons.
CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::CButton::PaintIcon	Draws the icon of the menu and sort buttons.

See Also

Other Resources

Customizing the Candidate Window