RichEdit 4.1

[John Z]

Please consider adding Richedit4.1 to the control tool box in a future version release.
It uses the newer RTF DLL Msftedit.dll.

Calling syntax:

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    HWND hwndEdit= CreateWindowEx(0, MSFTEDIT_CLASS, TEXT("Type here"),
        ES_MULTILINE | WS_VISIBLE | WS_CHILD | WS_BORDER | WS_TABSTOP,
        x, y, width, height,
        hwndOwner, NULL, hinst, NULL);
John Z

[TimoVJL]

Meanwhile:
It is possible to add richedit 4.1 to dialog via custom control or add richedit control and change classname to "RichEdit50W"
and LoadLibrary("Msftedit.dll");

[Vortex]

Hi Timo,

We can create an import library for this dll. The Masm64 and Msys2 setups are providing the library.

[TimoVJL]

Sure we can.

Also make just a ref

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#pragma comment(lib, "msftedit.lib")
int CALLBACK DllGetVersion(void *p);

FARPROC pDllGetVersion = (FARPROC)DllGetVersion;

msftedit.def for x86

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LIBRARY msftedit.dll
EXPORTS
_IID_IRichEditOle DATA
_IID_IRichEditOleCallback DATA
_IID_ITextServices=IID_ITextServices DATA
_IID_ITextHost DATA
_IID_ITextHost2 DATA
_CreateTextServices@12=CreateTextServices
_REExtendedRegisterClass@0=REExtendedRegisterClass
_RichEditANSIWndProc@16=RichEditANSIWndProc
_RichEdit10ANSIWndProc@16=RichEdit10ANSIWndProc
_SetCustomTextOutHandlerEx
_DllGetVersion@4=DllGetVersion
_RichEditWndProc@16=RichEditWndProc
_RichListBoxWndProc@16=RichListBoxWndProc
_RichComboBoxWndProc@16=RichComboBoxWndProc

msftedit.def for x64

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LIBRARY MSFTEDIT.dll
EXPORTS
IID_IRichEditOle DATA
IID_IRichEditOleCallback DATA
IID_ITextServices DATA
IID_ITextHost DATA
IID_ITextHost2 DATA
CreateTextServices
REExtendedRegisterClass
RichEditANSIWndProc
RichEdit10ANSIWndProc
SetCustomTextOutHandlerEx
DllGetVersion
RichEditWndProc
RichListBoxWndProc
RichComboBoxWndProc

[John Z]

Thanks Timo!  👍👍👍

Grabbed them.

I would not be surprised to see Richedit 1 and 2 depreciated in the near future.
Win 11 notepad already uses 4.1.

John Z

[Vortex]

Hi Timo,

In your def file, you don't need the equates :

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_CreateTextServices@12=CreateTextServices
This line should be enough :

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_CreateTextServices@12

[TimoVJL]

Yes, you are right.
Just an old habit for dll defs.