User Interface Functions
The following table shows the functions available to OS developers for the user interface, with a description of the purpose of each.
| Programming element | Description |
|---|---|
| CreateIconIndirect_I | This function creates an icon or cursor from an ICONINFO structure. |
| DestroyIcon_I | This function destroys an icon and frees any memory that the icon occupied. |
| DPA_GetPtr | This function retrieves a pointer from a dynamic pointer array. |
| DrawIconEx_I | This function draws an icon in the specified device context, performing the raster operations as specified. |
| GetForegroundWindow_I | This function returns the handle to the window with which the user is currently working. |
| KillTimer_I | This function destroys the specified timer. |
| LoadIconW_I | This function loads the specified icon resource from the executable (.exe) file associated with an application instance. |
| RegisterTaskBar | This function registers the taskbar with the window manager to receive notifications of window creation, destruction, and activation. |
| SendMessageW_I | This function sends the specified message to a window or windows. |
| SetForegroundWindow_I | This function puts the thread that created the specified window into the foreground and activates the window. |
| SetTimer_I | This function creates a timer with the specified time-out value. |
See Also
User Interface Reference for OEMs
Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005
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