Simple Mode Status Windows

You put a status window into "simple mode" by sending it an SB_SIMPLE message. A simple mode status window displays only one part. When the text of the window is set, the window is invalidated, but it is not redrawn until the next WM_PAINT message. Waiting for the message reduces screen flicker by minimizing the number of times the window is redrawn. A simple mode status window is useful for displaying help text for menu items while the user is scrolling through a menu.

The string that a status window displays while in simple mode is maintained separately from the strings that it displays while not in simple mode. This means that you can put the window in simple mode, set its text, and switch back to nonsimple mode without the text being used in either mode.

When setting the text of a simple mode status window, you can specify any drawing technique except SBT_OWNERDRAW. A simple mode status window does not support owner drawing.

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