Windows dialog rc file is using dialog system units

This has never occurred to me before, I have been tweaking win32 API for awhile, but I really never paid much attention with the dimensions as saved in resource files for dialog boxes. Interestingly, the units stored in rc file are not really in pixel but rather in dialog unit. :( My understanding is that this will make the dialog independent of the font size. If user/developer changes the font size, the dialog box will adjust accordingly. Seems like a neat idea but I was dumbfounded at first sight.

It makes my life harder though as I am trying to cross-reference runtime dialog boxes against design time. I was planning to cross ref them using the dimensions but it turns out to be not a good option.

The quest is on...........

Related links:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa380902(VS.85).aspx

~rs~

Working with memory leaks

Detecting and Isolating Memory Leaks (link)

Debugging Tutorial
Debug Tutorial Part 3: The Heap (link)

Assembly Language Reference

Webseter: The place on the Internet to Learn Assembly(link)

Resources:
MASM 6.1 download (link)

Visual Studio shortcuts

The following are my frequently used keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio.

Ctrl+}
- Match braces back and forth
Ctrl+-
- Go back to the last location
Ctrl+l
- Delete line
Ctrl+g
- Go to line number
Shift+Alt+Enter
- Maximize Code Editor

Minimal Debian Lenny wiht Fluxbox on VirtualBox

Work in progress!!!!!

#: aptitude install x-window-system-core
#: aptitude install fluxbox
#: exit (to user)
$: startx

From the fluxbox session, open a terminal. Do the following to install VirtualBox integration:

$: su
#: aptitude install build-essential
#: aptitude install linux-headers-`uname -r
#: mount /media/cdrom
#: cd /media/cdrom
#: sh VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run
#: reboot

We should have a nicely integrated. Note that this configuration will start in console mode (init 3). You should run startx to go to the X session.

Now try to change to one of the default styles, this case "flux".

menu | Styles | flux

VC++ 2008 link crash

I am getting the following crash in VC++2008:

Linking...
Embedding manifest...
Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Resource Compiler Version 6.0.5724.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
LINK : fatal error LNK1000: Internal error during IncrBuildImage

It turns out that this a bug of a VC++ 2008 linker, see hotfix 948127 from Microsoft.

~TS

JEdit related information

jEdit is a mature programmer's text editor. It is not my favorite but it is interesting.

Key configurations I do in JEdit:
- Remove the .(dot) in the text area, do Utilities | Global Options... | Text Area and unset End of line markers.