May 9, 2025 Post comments count1 Post likes count2 How can I wait for Clipboard History to recognize a clipboard change before I change it again? Raymond Chen Listen for the change event.
May 8, 2025 Post comments count2 Post likes count0 Why doesn’t Clipboard History capture rapid changes to clipboard contents? Raymond Chen Clipboard history operates asynchronously, so you are changing it before it can respond to the changes.
May 2, 2025 Post comments count4 Post likes count1 Using type aliasing to avoid the ODR problem with conditional compilation, part 2 Raymond Chen Ensuring that you pick a side.
May 1, 2025 Post comments count3 Post likes count2 Using C++ type aliasing to avoid the ODR problem with conditional compilation, part 1 Raymond Chen Still one definition, but two types.
Apr 30, 2025 Post comments count6 Post likes count3 Why does Windows have trouble finding my Win32 resource if it contains an accented character? Raymond Chen Disagreements over the fine print.
Apr 25, 2025 Post comments count11 Post likes count2 If we can have std::atomic<std::shared_ptr>, why not std::atomic<com_ptr>? Raymond Chen Controlling the reference count.
Apr 24, 2025 Post comments count5 Post likes count3 When I define a window class with no default cursor, what is the explanation for the cursors that appear in my client area? Raymond Chen You said you'd take care of it, but you didn't.
Apr 23, 2025 Post comments count7 Post likes count2 What resource ID should I give my application’s main icon? Raymond Chen Applying what we know about how Explorer finds the "first" icon in a file.
Apr 18, 2025 Post comments count2 Post likes count0 The case of the feature flag that didn’t stay on long enough, part 2 Raymond Chen Leaving everything the way you found it.
Apr 17, 2025 Post comments count3 Post likes count1 The case of the feature flag that didn’t stay on long enough, part 1 Raymond Chen Understanding scope and order of destruction.