Status Bars Messages (Compact 2013)

3/28/2014

The following table shows the status bars messages, with a description of the purpose of each.

Programming element	Description
SB_GETBORDERS	This message retrieves the current widths of the horizontal and vertical borders of a status window.
SB_GETICON	This message retrieves the icon for a part in a status bar.
SB_GETPARTS	This message retrieves a count of the parts in a status window.
SB_GETRECT	This message retrieves the bounding rectangle of a part in a status window.
SB_GETTEXT	This message retrieves the text from the specified part of a status window.
SB_GETTEXTLENGTH	This message retrieves the length, in characters, of the text from the specified part of a status window.
SB_ISSIMPLE	This message checks a status window control to determine if it is in simple mode.
SB_SETBKCOLOR	This message sets the background color in a status bar.
SB_SETICON	This message sets the icon for a part in a status bar.
SB_SETMINHEIGHT	This message sets the minimum height of a status window's drawing area.
SB_SETPARTS	This message sets the number of parts in a status window and the coordinate of the right edge of each part.
SB_SETTEXT	This message sets the text in the specified part of a status window.
SB_SIMPLE	This message specifies whether a status window displays simple text or displays all window parts set by a previous SB_SETPARTS message.

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