INFO: WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE Does Not Work Without Window Frame Style
Article ID: 136311
Article Last Modified on 7/11/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit-January 2000 Edition, when used with:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q136311
SUMMARY
The WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE style is new to Windows 95. The style specifies that a
window has a border with a raised edge. If the WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE style is
used on a window that doesn't have either the WS_THICKFRAME or WS_DLGFRAME
style, the WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE style has no effect. This is because the
WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE style modifies the window's frame. Therefore, if no frame
is specified, then the window does not receive the 3-D effect.
This problem typically occurs when you are trying to give a raised edge to
a control. Because controls by default have no frame, only a border, the
WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE style is ignored. To work around the problem, add the
WS_DLGFRAME style to the control.
Additional query words: raised edge child window
Keywords: kbinfo kbwndw kbwndwprop KB136311