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C language => User contributions => Topic started by: WiiLF23 on August 14, 2023, 12:16:46 AM
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At a glance, this is what made things more streamlined for me.
Enable Visual Styles (Common-controls v6)
#pragma comment(linker, "/manifestdependency:\"type='win32' name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0' processorArchitecture='*' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language='*'\"")
Now your manifest will reflect this at compile-time.
Embedding Manifest - Project Settings > Macros > LINKFLAGS
-machine:x86 -subsystem:windows -safeseh /MANIFEST:EMBED kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib comctl32.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib delayimp.lib
Update or replace your own LINKFLAGS to embed the manifest file at compile-time - /MANIFEST:EMBED
Rebuild project. Now you can delete the manifest file if you wish (recommended to retain file for development/learning).
Just a few things that helped me out on my 3rd day using this language and IDE. Cheers.
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Hello WiiLF23
Welcome on board! 8)
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Hi WiiLF23
Welcome to the forum, nice tip.
There is another method I found to be easier. Pelles C supports manifest as a resource.
Right click in the resource window and select NEW then manifest, then paste or type in the manifest instructions.
for example in my case paste:
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes'?>
<assembly xmlns='urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1' manifestVersion='1.0'>
<trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
<security>
<requestedPrivileges>
<requestedExecutionLevel level='asInvoker' uiAccess='false' />
</requestedPrivileges>
</security>
</trustInfo>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity type='win32' name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0' processorArchitecture='*' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language='*' />
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
</assembly>
Now it is readily available to the program. Someone here passed this on to me when I was struggling with getting
the new visual styles working using pragma.
John Z
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Hi WiiLF23,
Attached is a quick example for you. It displays a dialog box built with a manifest file, the resource script :
// RESOURCE SCRIPT generated by "Pelles C for Windows, version 12.00".
#include <windows.h>
#include <commctrl.h>
#include <richedit.h>
LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH,SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
1 MANIFEST "manifest.xml"
DLGTEMPLATE DIALOGEX DISCARDABLE 250, 100, 250, 102
STYLE WS_THICKFRAME|WS_CAPTION|WS_SYSMENU|WS_MINIMIZEBOX|WS_MAXIMIZEBOX|WS_VISIBLE
CAPTION "Dialog box with manifest"
FONT 8, "MS Sans Serif", 0, 0, 1
{
CONTROL "Test dialog", IDOK, "Static", SS_CENTER, 4, 12, 56, 12
}
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Thank you everyone for your contributions!