Windows Template Library - WTL Version 9.1 (build 5321 final) 2015-11-17
Copyright © 2015 Microsoft Corporation, WTL Team. All rights reserved.
This file is a part of the Windows Template Library. The use and distribution terms for this software are covered by the Microsoft Public License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MS-PL) which can be found in the file MS-PL.txt at the root folder.

Welcome to the Windows Template Library, version 9.1. This document contains the following topics:

- Introduction
- Features and Installation
- Packing List
- Class Overview
- ATL/WTL AppWizard
- S upport for Windows CE
- Support for Visual C++ Express
- Notes
- Changes Between WTL 9.1 and 9.0
- Changes Between WTL 9.0 and 8.0
- Changes Between WTL 8.0 and 7.5
- Changes Between WTL 7.5 and 7.1
- Changes Between WTL 7.1 and 7.0
- Changes Between WTL 7.0 and 3.1
- Changes Between WTL 3.1 and 3.0

Introduction

Windows Template Library, or WTL, is a set of classes that extend ATL to support more complex user interfaces for either applications or various UI components, while maintaining the big advantage of ATL - small and fast code. WTL classes were designed to be the best and the easiest way to implement rich Win32 based UI for ATL based applications, servers, components, and controls.

WTL provides support for implementing many user interface elements, from frame and popup windows, to MDI, standard and common controls, common dialogs, property sheets and pages, GDI objects, UI updating, scrollable windows, splitter windows, command bars, etc. The WTL classes are mostly templated and use minimal instance data and inline functions. They were not designed as a framework, so they do not force a particular application model, and can accommodate any. The classes do not use hooks or thread local storage, so they have no restrictions that those techniques impose. They also have no inter-dependencies and can be freely mixed with straight SDK code. In summary, WTL delivers very small and efficient code, very close in size and speed to SDK programs, while presenting a more logical, object oriented model to a programmer.

Features and Installation

This is the eigth public release of WTL, after WTL 3.0, 3.1, 7.0, 7.1, 7.5, 8.0, and 9.0. This version is released under the Microsoft Public License, enabling developers from the WTL community to contribute to the library.

WTL classes can be used with either VC++ 6.0, VC++ .NET 2002 or 2003, VC++ 2005 or 2008 or 2010 or 2012 or 2013 or 2015, or EVC++ 4.0 or 3.0. AppWizard for Visual Studio is included.

The WTL classes are provided in header files located in the include directory. The only header files that must be included is atlapp.h, while others can be used when needed. The name of the file doesn't mean that you have to create an application, just that atlapp.h contains base definitions required for WTL projects.

To install WTL, just copy the whole directory structure, or unpack the archive file, to the location of your choice. Please be sure to add the WTL\include directory to the list of include directories in VC++, so that the compiler can find them when you include them in your projects..

Setup programs for the AppWizard are provided. After executing the setup script, ATL/WTL AppWizard will appear in the list of AppWizards when you select File.New.Project in VC++ IDE. The file AppWiz\setup.js is the setup script for all supported versions of Visual Studio, while AppWizards for Windows CE have separate scripts for VS2005 and VS2008 SmartDevice projects.

To manually install AppWizard for VC++ .NET 2002/2003, copy all WTLAppWiz.* files from AppWiz\Files to VC++ .NET projects directory, %VC7DIR%\Vc7\vcprojects, where %VC7DIR% is the directory where VC++ .NET 2002/2003 is installed. After that, open WTLAppWiz.vsz and modify the like that contains ABSOLUTE_PATH to contain %WTLDIR%\AppWiz\Files, where %WTLDIR% is the directory where WTL files are.

Platform support and requirements:

Compiler/IDE/ATL:

Visual C++ 6.0 (ATL 3.0)

Visual C++.NET 2002 (ATL 7.0)

Visual C++.NET 2003 (ATL 7.1)

Visual C++ 2005 (ATL 8.0)

Visual C++ 2008 (ATL 9.0)

Visual C++ 2010 (ATL 10.0)

Visual C++ 2012 (ATL 11.0)

Visual C++ 2013 (ATL 12.0)

Visual C++ 2015 (ATL 14.0)

SDK (optional):

Any Platform SDK from January 2000 release up to the latest Windows SDK

Windows CE development:

eMbedded Visual C++ 3.0 - Pocket PC, Pocket PC 2002

eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 - STANDARDSDK_410, Pocket PC 2003, Smartphone 2003,

STANDARDSDK_500, Pocket PC 2003 SE, Smartphone 2003 SE

Visual C++ 2005 - Pocket PC 2003 SE, Smartphone 2003 SE, STANDARDSDK_500,

Windows Mobile 5.0 (Pocket PC and Smartphone),
Windows Mobile 6.0 (Standard and Professional)

Visual C++ 2008 - Pocket PC 2003 SE, Smartphone 2003 SE, STANDARDSDK_500,

Windows Mobile 5.0 (Pocket PC and Smartphone),
Windows Mobile 6.0 (Standard and Professional)

Packing List

File Name: | Description:
readme.html | this file
MS-PL.txt | Microsoft Public License
include\
atlapp.h | message loop, interfaces, general app stuff
atlcrack.h | message cracker macros
atlctrls.h | standard and common control classes
atlctrlw.h | command bar class
atlctrlx.h | bitmap button, check list view, and other controls
atlddx.h | data exchange for dialogs and windows
atldlgs.h | common dialog classes, property sheet and page classes
atldwm.h | DWM support classes
atlfind.h | Find/Replace support for Edit and RichEdit
atlframe.h | frame window classes, MDI, update UI classes
atlgdi.h | DC classes, GDI object classes
atlmisc.h | WTL ports of CPoint, CRect, CSize, CString, etc.
atlprint.h | printing and print preview
atlres.h | standard resource IDs
atlresce.h | standard resource IDs for Windows CE
atlribbon.h | RibbonUI support
atlscrl.h | scrollable windows
atlsplit.h | splitter windows
atltheme.h | Windows XP theme classes
atluser.h | menu class, USER object classes
atlwince.h | specific support for Windows CE Mobile platforms
atlwinx.h | extensions of ATL windowing support
Samples\
Aero\... | Vista Aero glass showcase
Alpha\... | Windows XP 32-bit (alpha) toolbar images
BmpView\... | bitmap file view sample
GuidGen\... | WTL version of the GuidGen sample
ImageView\... | Full-featured PPC frame-view application
MDIDocVw\... | WTL version of the MDI sample
MemDlg\... | In-memory dialog sample
MiniPie\... | port of the SDK sample for Mobile devices
MTPad\... | multithreaded notepad sample
MTPad7\... | MTPad with RibbonUI
SPControls\... | Barebone SmartPhone dialog application
TabBrowser\... | Web browser using TabView
Wizard97Test\... | Wizard97 showcase sample
WTLExplorer\... | Explorer-like application sample
AppWiz\
setup.js | AppWizard setup program for all versions of Visual Studio
Files\... | WTL AppWizard files
AppWizCE\
setup80.js | AppWizard setup program for VC++ 2005
setup90.js | AppWizard setup program for VC++ 2008
Files\... | WTL AppWizard CE files
AppWizMobile\
setup80.js | AppWizard Mobile setup program for VC++ 2005
setup90.js | AppWizard Mobile setup program for VC++ 2008
Files\... | WTL AppWizard Mobile files

Class Overview

usage: | mi base | - | a base class (multiple inheritance)
| client | - | wrapper class for a handle
| as-is | - | to be used directly
| impl | - | implements a window (has WindowProc) or other support
| helper | - | a helper class
| base | - | implementation base class

class name: | usage: | description:
App/module support
CAppModule | as-is | app support, CComModule derived
CServerAppModule | as-is | module for COM servers
CMessageLoop | as-is | message loop
CMessageFilter | mi base | message filter interface
CIdleHandler | mi base | idle time handler interface
Frame windows
CFrameWindowImplBase | base |
CFrameWindowImpl | impl | frame window support
COwnerDraw | impl mi base | owner-draw msg map and handlers
CDialogResize | impl mi base | support for resizing dialogs
CDoubleBufferImpl | impl mi | double-buffer painting support
CDoubleBufferWindowImpl | impl | double-buffer painting window
MDI windows
CMDIWindow | client | MDI methods
CMDIFrameWindowImpl | impl | MDI frame window
CMDIChildWindowImpl | impl | MDI child window
Update UI
CUpdateUIBase | base |
CUpdateUI | mi base class | provides support for UI update
CDynamicUpdateUI | mi base class | provides dynamic support for UI update
Standard controls
CStatic | client | static ctrl
CButton | client | button ctrl
CListBox | client | list box ctrl
CComboBox | client | combo box ctrl
CEdit | client | edit ctrl
CEditCommands | mi | standard edit command support
CScrollBar | client | scroll bar ctrl
Common controls
CImageList | client | image list
CListViewCtrl | client | list view ctrl
CTreeViewCtrl | client | tree view ctrl
CTreeItem | helper |
CTreeViewCtrlEx | client | uses CTreeItem
CHeaderCtrl | client | header bar ctrl
CToolBarCtrl | client | toolbar ctrl
CStatusBarCtrl | client | status bar ctrl
CTabCtrl | client | tab ctrl
CToolTipCtrl | client | tool tip ctrl
CToolInfo | helper |
CTrackBarCtrl | client | trackbar ctrl
CUpDownCtrl | client | up-down ctrl
CProgressBarCtrl | client | progress bar ctrl
CHotKeyCtrl | client | hot key ctrl
CAnimateCtrl | client | animation ctrl
CRichEditCtrl | client | rich edit ctrl
CRichEditCommands | mi | std rich edit commands support
CDragListBox | client | drag list box
CDragListNotifyImpl | impl mi class | support for notifications
CReBarCtrl | client | rebar ctrl
CComboBoxEx | client | extended combo box
CDateTimePickerCtrl | client | date-time ctrl
CFlatScrollBarImpl | mi impl | flat scroll bars support
CFlatScrollBar | as-is | flat scroll bars support
CIPAddressCtrl | client | IP address ctrl
CMonthCalendarCtrl | client | month calendar ctrl
CCustomDraw | impl mi class | custom draw handling support
Windows CE controls
CCECommandBarCtrl | client | command bar ctrl
CCECommandBandsCtrl | client | command bands ctrl
Property sheet & page
CPropertySheetWindow | client |
CPropertySheetImpl | impl | property sheet
CPropertySheet | as-is |
CPropertyPageWindow | client |
CPropertyPageImpl | impl | property page
CPropertyPage | as-is |
CAxPropertyPageImpl | impl | property page with ActiveX
CAxPropertyPage | as-is |
CWizard97SheetWindow | client |
CWizard97SheetImpl | impl | Wizard97 property sheet
CWizard97Sheet | as-is |
CWizard97PageWindow | client |
CWizard97PageImpl | impl | Wizard97 property page
CWizard97ExteriorPageImpl | impl | Wizard97 exterior page
CWizard97InteriorPageImpl | impl | Wizard97 interior page
CAeroWizardFrameWindow | client |
CAeroWizardFrameImpl | impl | Aero Wizard frame
CAeroWizardFrame | as-is |
CAeroWizardPageWindow | client |
CAeroWizardPageImpl | impl | Aero Wizard page
CAeroWizardPage | as-is |
CAeroWizardAxPageImpl | impl | Aero Wizard page with ActiveX
CAeroWizardAxPage | as-is |
Common dialogs
CFileDialogImpl | impl | GetOpenFileName/GetSaveFileName
CFileDialog | as-is |
CMultiFileDialogImpl | impl | Multi-select GetOpenFileName
CMultiFileDialog | as-is |
CShellFileDialogImpl | base |
CShellFileOpenDialogImpl | impl | Shell File Open dialog
CShellFileOpenDialog | as-is |
CShellFileSaveDialogImpl | impl | Shell File Save dialog
CShellFileSaveDialog | as-is |
CFolderDialogImpl | impl | directory picker
CFolderDialog | as-is |
CFontDialogImpl | impl | ChooseFont common dialog
CFontDialog | as-is |
CRichEditFontDialogImpl | impl | ChooseFont for rich edit
CRichEditFontDialog | as-is |
CColorDialogImpl | impl | ChooseColor common dialog
CColorDialog | as-is |
CPrintDialogImpl | impl | PrintDlg common dialog
CPrintDialog | as-is |
CPrintDialogExImpl | impl | new Win2000 print dialog
CPrintDialogEx | as-is |
CPageSetupDialogImpl | impl | PageSetupDlg common dialog
CPageSetupDialog | as-is |
CFindReplaceDialogImpl | impl | FindText/ReplaceText
CFindReplaceDialog | as-is |
User support
CMenu | client | menu support
CMenuItemInfo | as-is | MENUITEMINFO wrapper
CAccelerator | client | accelerator table
CIcon | client | icon object
CCursor | client | cursor object
CResource | client | generic resource object
GDI support
CDC | client | DC support
CPaintDC | client | for handling WM_PAINT
CClientDC | client | for GetDC
CWindowDC | client | for GetWindowDC
CMemoryDC | client | in-memory DC
CPen | client | GDI pen object
CBrush | client | GDI brush object
CLogFont | as-is | LOGFONT wrapper
CFont | client | GDI font object
CBitmap | client | GDI bitmap object
CPalette | client | GDI palette object
CRgn | client | GDI region object
Enhanced controls
CCommandBarCtrlImpl | impl | command bar
CCommandBarCtrl | as-is |
CBitmapButtonImpl | impl | bitmap button
CBitmapButton | as-is |
CCheckListViewCtrlImpl | impl | check list box
CCheckListViewCtrl | as-is |
CHyperLinkImpl | impl | hyper link control
CHyperLink | as-is |
CWaitCursor | as-is | wait cursor
CCustomWaitCursor | as-is | custom and animated wait cursor
CMultiPaneStatusBarCtrlImpl | impl | status bar with multiple panes
CMultiPaneStatusBarCtrl | as-is |
CPaneContainerImpl | impl | pane window container
CPaneContainer | as-is |
CSortListViewImpl | impl | sorting list view control
CSortListViewCtrlImpl | impl |
CSortListViewCtrl | as-is |
CTabViewImpl; | impl | tab view window
CTabView | as-is |
Scrolling window support
CScrollImpl | impl mi | scrolling support
CScrollWindowImpl | impl | scrollable window
CMapScrollImpl | impl mi | scrolling support with map modes
CMapScrollWindowImpl | impl | scrollable window with map modes
CZoomScrollImpl | impl mi | zooming support
CZoomScrollWindowImpl | impl | zooming window
CScrollContainerImpl | impl | scroll container window
CScrollContainer | as-is |
Splitter window support
CSplitterImpl | impl mi | splitter support
CSplitterWindowImpl | impl | splitter window
CSplitterWindow | as-is |
Theming support
CTheme | client | Windows XP theme
CThemeImpl | impl | theming support for a window
Buffered paint and animation support
CBufferedPaint | as-is | buffered paint
CBufferedPaintImpl | impl mi | buffered paint support
CBufferedPaintWindowImpl | impl | window with buffered paint
CBufferedAnimation | as-is | buffered animation
CBufferedAnimationImpl | impl mi | buffered animation support
CBufferedAnimationWindowImpl | impl | window with buffered animation
Edit and RichEdit Find/Replace support
CEditFindReplaceImplBase | base |
CEditFindReplaceImpl | mi | Edit Find/Replace support
CRichEditFindReplaceImpl | mi | RichEdit Find/Replace support
Printing support
CPrinterInfo | as-is | print info support
CPrinter | client | printer handle wrapper
CDevMode | client | DEVMODE wrapper
CPrinterDC | client | printing DC support
CPrintJobInfo | client | print job info
CPrintJob | client | print job support
CPrintPreview | mi | print preview support
CPrintPreviewWindowImpl | impl | print preview window
CPrintPreviewWindow | as-is |
CZoomPrintPreviewWindowImpl | impl | zooming print preview window
CZoomPrintPreviewWindow | as-is |
Miscellaneous
CSize | as-is | WTL port of MFC's CSize
CPoint | as-is | WTL port of MFC's CPoint
CRect | as-is | WTL port of MFC's CRect
CString | as-is | WTL port of MFC's CString
CWinDataExchange | mi | data exchange for controls
CRecentDocumentList | mi or as-is | support for MRU list
CFindFile | as-is | file search support
In-memory dialog
CDialogBaseUnits | helper | dialog units helper
CMemDlgTemplate | as-is | In-memory dialog template
CIndirectDialogImpl | impl | In-memory dialog class
Task dialog
CTaskDialogImpl | impl | Task Dialog in Vista
CTaskDialog | as-is |
DWM classes
CDwm | client | DWM handle warapper
CDwmImpl | impl base | DWM support
CDwmWindow | impl | DWM window support
CDwmThumbnail | client | DWM thumbnail wrapper
CAeroControlImpl | impl | support for Aero controls
Ribbon classes
CRibbonUpdateUI | mi base | automatic mapping of ribbon UI elements
RibbonUI::CtrlImpl | base impl | base class for all ribbon controls
RibbonUI::CommandCtrlImpl | base impl | base class for ribbon controls
RibbonUI::CollectionImplBase | base | base class for all RibbonUI collections
RibbonUI::CollectionImpl | impl | RibbonUI collections
RibbonUI::CollectionCtrlImpl | impl | specializable class for ribbon collection controls
RibbonUI::ToolbarGalleryCtrlImpl | base impl | base class for ribbon toolbar gallery controls
RibbonUI::CRibbonImpl | impl | Ribbon implementation class
CRibbonFrameWindowImplBase | base | base frame class for Ribbon
CRibbonFrameWindowImpl | impl | Ribbon frame window class
CRibbonMDIFrameWindowImpl | impl | Ribbon MDI frame window class
CRibbonPersist | as-is | Ribbon persistance support
Windows CE support
CStdDialogBase | base | standard dialog base class
CStdDialogImpl | impl | standard dialog implementation
CStdSimpleDialog | as-is | standard simple dialog
CStdDialogResizeBase | base | orientation aware standard dialog base class
CStdDialogResizeImpl | impl | orientation aware standard dialog implementation
CStdSimpleDialogResizeImpl | impl | standard resizing simple dialog implementation
CStdOrientedDialogBase | base | oriented dialog base class
CStdOrientedDialogImpl | impl | oriented dialog implementation
CStdSimpleOrientedDialog | as-is | standard simple oriented dialog
CAppInfoBase | base | application state save/restore to registry
CAppInfoT | impl | CAppInfoBase constructed from a CAppWindow<T>
CAppWindow<> | mi | PPC/SmartPhone well-behaved application window class
CAppDialog | mi | PPC/SmartPhone well-behaved application non-modal dialog class
CAppStdDialogImpl | impl | PPC/SmartPhone implementation of non-modal standard dialog application
CFullScreenFrame | impl | Full screen frame class
CZoomScrollImpl | mi | WinCE zooming implementation
CHtmlCtrl | client | HTML control
CRichInkCtrl | client | RichInk control
CInkXCtrl | client | InkX control
CVoiceRecorderCtrl | client | VoiceRecorder control
CDocListCtrl | client | DocList control
CCapEdit | client | CapEdit control
CTTStatic | client | TT Static control
CTTButton | client | TT Button control
CSpinCtrl | client | Spin control
CSpinListBox | client | Spin List Box control
CExpandListBox | client | Expand List Box control
CExpandEdit | client | Expand Edit control
CExpandCapEdit | client | Expand CapEdit control

ATL/WTL AppWizard

ATL/WTL AppWizard generates starting code for a WTL application. It has options to create code for different application types and features.

You can choose the following options:

- Application type (SDI, multi thread SDI, MDI, TabView, Explorer, dialog based)
- Support for hosting ActiveX controls
- COM server support
- Class implementation in .CPP files
- Common Control manifest
- Unicode character set
- Toolbar, rebar, command bar, status bar
- View window, and it's type (generic, dialog based form, or a list box, edit, list view, tree view, rich edit based, HTML page, scroll window)
- For dialog based apps or a form based view window - support for hosting ActiveX controls in the dialog

ATL/WTL AppWizard supports VC++ .NET 2002 and 2003, VC++ 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2015.

Support for Windows CE

WTL fully supports building projects for the Windows CE platforms. The initial support for Windows CE was implemented primarily for eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0 with Pocket PC 2003 and SmartPhone 2003 SDKs. However, it can be used with other versions and configurations. For instance, Standard SDK 4.1 or 5.0 is supported as well. Considerable effort was made to provide the best Windows CE support, however, there might be some limitations because different platforms provide different programming support. SmartDevice projects with Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 are also supported, and it also includes an AppWizard for VS2005 and VS2008.

The support for Windows CE was not designed to port projects for the desktop version of Windows as-is to the Windows CE platforms, but to allow use of the same library, WTL, for both desktop Windows and Windows CE. Applications for Windows CE are often designed in a different way, and they use different platform services. WTL depends on the version of ATL provided with each Windows CE platform, and supports controls and services that are appropriate and supported for each Windows CE platform.

Support for Visual C++ Express

Note: Visual Studio Express is not the only or the best free development environment any more - Visual Studio Community provides a complete release of Visual Studio for free.

WTL supports using Visual C++ Express Edition to build projects. Since Visual C++ Express ships without ATL, you have to use a version of ATL that ships with Windows Driver Kit 7.1.0 or Platform SDK (Windows Server 2003 R2 Platform SDK).

Windows Driver Kit 7.1.0 contains ATL version 8, while Platform SDK has ATL version 3. We recomend ATL from Windows Driver Kit since it is newer and better version. However, you can still use ATL from Platform SDK since WTL still fully supports ATL3.

The WTL App Wizard can be installed by running AppWiz\setup.js program. The App Wizard generates code in the stdafx.h file that allows use of ATL. That code is used if _WTL_SUPPORT_EXTERNAL_ATL is defined, so you can comment the line in stdafx.h that defines _WTL_SUPPORT_EXTERNAL_ATL to use the project with different versions of Visual C++ or ATL.

Note that Release builds might generate some warnings, since ATL3 from Platform SDK is an old version of ATL which doesn't quite match the newer compiler and CRT files. You can ignore those warnings, as they do not indicate any real problems with the code.

Supported VC++ versions:

- VC++ 2005 Express
- VC++ 2008 Express
- VC++ 2010 Express
- VC++ Express 2012 for Windows Desktop
- VC++ Express 2013 for Windows Desktop
- VC++ Express 2015 for Windows Desktop

Supported ATL versions:

- from Platform SDK (ATL 3)
- from Windows Driver Kit (ATL 8)

Download Links:

Visual Studio Community 2013 and 2015

Visual Studio Express 2013 and 2015 for Windows Desktop

Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop

Windows Driver Kit Version 7.1.0

Older versions are not avilable for download any more. If you already have them, you can use them as descibed here.

Notes

~ WTL provides several classes that are also present in ATL 7.0 and 7.1. The classes are: CSize, CPoint, CRect, and CString in atlmisc.h. While their existence will not cause any problems, their usage might. You should qualify the class you want to use with a namespace to resolve ambiguity, either ATL or WTL namespace, depending on which implementation you want to use. Alternatively, you can conditionally exclude WTL implementations, by defining preprocessor symbol _WTL_NO_WTYPES for CSize, CPoint, and CRect; and _WTL_NO_CSTRING for CString.

~ If you use WTL 9.0 with VC++ 6.0/ATL 3.0 and define _ATL_STATIC_REGISTRY, you'll get errors referring to the ambiguous symbol ATL. This is caused by a bug in ATL 3.0 - in atlbase.h, the file statreg.h is included inside of the ATL namespace, and it contains another namespace ATL declaration. Because of that, the compiler cannot decide between ATL:: and ATL::ATL:: namespaces. The solution is either to fix the atlbase.h, or to surround atlbase.h include declaration with following statements:

#define ATL ATLFIX

#include <atlapp.h>

#undef ATL

namespace ATL = ::ATLFIX;

~ Windows XP allows applications to use Common Controls version 6, which supports only Unicode applications. While WTL allows creation of Ansi applications that use Common Controls 6, that should be used only for test programs and is not recommended or supported for released projects. If you want to use Common Controls 6, build your application as Unicode.

~ If you build your app that hosts ActiveX controls with VC++ 7.x, you can see this assert failing:
!InlineIsEqualGUID(*m_plibid, GUID_NULL) && "Did you forget to pass the LIBID to CComModule::Init?"
There are two ways to fix this:

- In the main .CPP file of your project, replace the line
  hRes = _Module.Init(NULL, hInstance);
  with this one
  hRes = _Module.Init(NULL, hInstance, &LIBID_ATLLib);

- Compile you project with _ATL_DLL defined (dynamic link to ATL)

~ Several of the sample programs included with WTL were extended to support building for Windows CE. These samples are not specially redesigned for Windows CE, but just modified to allow you to compile and run them on the Windows CE platforms. The samples are: BmpView, GuidGen, and MTPad.

~ WTL supports building projects with EVC++ 3.0 only for Pocket PC and Pocket PC 2002 platforms, as other platforms don't provide minimum support for ATL or other required libraries.

~ The old AppWizards for VC++ 6.0 and eVC++ 4.0/3.0 are not included in this version of WTL because they cannot be a part of an Open Source project. They are still available in the previous release, WTL 7.1.

~ Visual Studio 2012 and higher use default subsystem version 6.0 (Windows Vista). Previous versions of Visual Studio used 5.01 (Windows XP). That means that applications built with Visual Studio 2012 and higher cannot run on Windows XP. Attempting to run would result in an error that it is not a valid Win32 application. If you want to run your applications on Windows XP, you need to change subsystem version to 5.01. You can do that by going to Project Properties -> Linker -> System -> Minimum Required Version, and entering 5.01 as a value.

Changes Between WTL 9.1 and 9.0

New and improved:

> Full compatibility with VS2015
> NuGet support and package
> Microsoft Public License (MS-PL)
> New sample: MemDlg - demonstrates use of in-memory dialogs

Fixes and enhancements:

> Fixes for code analysis warnings
> Fixes for strict const-qualification conformance (/Zc:strictStrings)
> CEditFindReplaceImpl::UseShadowBuffer(): Use AtlGetCommCtrlVersion() instead of GetProcAddress()
> Misc improvements: missing initialization, undefined messages, better #ifdefs
> CFrameWndClassInfo: Use GetSystemMetrics() for icon sizes
> BEGIN_MSG_MAP_EX and BEGIN_DDX_MAP: Fix for C4555: expression has no effect
> CResource::LoadEx(): Fix for the wrong order for parameters to ::FindResourceEx()
> CPaneContainerImpl:

> - New extended styles: PANECNT_DIVIDER and PANECNT_GRADIENT

> - Fixed background drawing for close button

> CImageListManaged: Fix for assert when using attach or operator =
> WTLExplorer sample cleanup
> GenericWndClass::Register(): Fix for Windows CE
> App Wizard: Improved code for generating project configurations
> CSplitterImpl::OnCaptureChanged(): Fixed so it moves splitter bar only if move was in progress
> CDynamicUpdateUI::UIRemoveUpdateElement() leaks memory if UPDUI_TEXT is set
> CToolInfo and CToolTipCtrl: nIDTool argument should be UINT_PTR instead of UINT
> CSplitterImpl: Added GetSplitterPosPct()
> CCommandBarCtrlImpl: Fixed incorrect use of m_wndParent when AttachToWindow() is used

Changes Between WTL 9.0 and 8.0

New and improved:

> Full compatibility with VS2008, VS2010, VS2012, and VS2013
> New CRegKeyEx class for uniform support for registry
> New MinCrtHelper functions for uniform support for _ATL_MIN_CRT
> New DWM classes in atldwm.h
> New Ribbon classes in atlribbon.h
> New CDialogBaseUnits class
> Extended DDX support to TabCtrl, ComboBox, ListBox and ListView selection index
> Improved font handling in CHyperLink, CPaneContainer, CTabView
> CHyperlink: Added options for auto-create link font and single-line mode
> CBitmapButtonImpl: Added checked state, GetCheck()/SetCheck(), and check mode extended styles
> UpdateUI: Added support for radio menu items for popup menus
> Added support for new VersionHelpers.h in WinSDK 8.1 - GetVersionEx() is now deprecated
> Improved global support for old SDK headers, and for original headers in VC6 and VC7.x
> Global support for builds with NOMINMAX defined
> Global support for builds with STRICT_TYPED_ITEMIDS defined
> Global support for builds with _ATL_ALL_USER_WARNINGS defined
> Splitter Window:

> - Added keyboard handling

> - Added default position for splitter bar

> - Changed orientation from template argument to data member to reduce memory use

> - Added SPLIT_GRADIENTBAR and SPLIT_FIXEDBARSIZE extended styles

> Added CImageListManaged to manage the lifetime of wrapped image list
> Added Vista standard menu bar look option for Command bar
> Added new Rich Edit wrappers for _RICHEDIT_VER >= 0x0800
> Added new Win8 methods to Theme classes
> Added override of SubclassWindow() to CSplitterWindowImpl, CPaneContainerImpl, CTabViewImpl,
> CScrollImpl, CMapScrollImpl, CZoomScrollImpl, and CScrollContainerImpl
> CZoomScrollImpl:

> - Added zoom child windows option

> - Added zoom scale max limit

> AppWizard:

> - Support for VS2008, VS2010, VS2012, and VS2013

> - New universal setup for all versions of Visual Studio

> - Support for ribbon control

> Updated samples and added VS2005 project files
> New sample: MTPad7 - demonstrates Ribbon UI

Fixes and enhancements:

> General:

> - Fixed security warning for _vstprintf in atlapp.h

> - Added RunTimeHelper::IsThemeAvailable that detects if themes can be used in the app

> - VS2012: DLL version functions are defined as they are removed from ATL11

> - Added CWndProcThunk initialization for _ATL_VER >= 0x0800

> - Added RunTimeHelper::SizeOf_TOOLINFO() for different Windows versions at runtime

> - Added AtlCreateControlFont()

> Controls:

> - Extended CListViewCtrl::SelectItem() to multi-selection list view controls

> - Added another variant of CListViewCtrl::FindItem for strings

> - Added new CToolBarCtrl methods - InsertSeparator() and AddSeparator()

> - Added CToolBarCtrl::GetItemDropDownRect()

> - Added another variant of CToolTipCtrl::TrackActivate()

> Cracked Handlers:

> - Fixed handlers with menu arguments

> - Fixed MSG_WM_SYSCOMMAND handler

> - Added MSG_WM_MOUSEHWHEEL handler

> App Wizard:

> - Fix for TabView project code generation

> - Improved generated code for VC++ Express to support various versions of ATL

> - Fix for missing UIUpdateChildWindows() in dialog projects

> App Wizard CE / App Wizard Mobile:

> - Updated AppWizCE for VS2008 - used different CLSID for Platforms object

> - Fix: VS2008 uses _SECURE_ATL code only

> - Fix for resource creation failure

> Misc:

> - Fix: CLogFont uses ::GetDeviceCaps with wrong default hDC = NULL

> - Fixed CPen::GetExtLogPen

> - Fixed CFrameWindowImpl::OnToolTipText*() handlers not to reset text buffer

> - Added support for chevron menus for multi-line toolbars

> - Fix: CFileDialog(false) fails on Windows Mobile 5 or 6

> - Fix: CFolderDialog::SetOKText should use lParam for string

> - Added CFolderDialog::SetPidlRoot()

> - Fixed CMemDlgTemplate::AddControl

> - Added option to disable item dragging in CTabViewImpl

> - Fixed CTabView::ShowTabControl(false) and UpdateLayout() to hide empty space

> - CTabView: Fixed value of the active page when inserting pages before it

> - PaneContainer: Added support for vertical title bar text

> - atlsplit.h: Added missing support for WM_PRINTCLIENT

> - Fix: CScrollImpl should not scroll horizontally if not needed

> - Fixed CScrollImpl::ScrollToView() to use offset correctly

> - Fixed CPrintDialogExImpl::GetDefaults()

> - atltheme.h: Added CBufferedAnimation::StopAllAnimations()

> - Added support for I64 format to CString::Format()

> - Fix: CStdIndirectDialogImpl - DLGTEMPLATEEX not supported on Mobile devices

> - Fix: Missing CRichInkCtrlT::SetSel(), added CRichInkCtrlT::Undo()

Changes Between WTL 8.0 and 7.5

New and improved:

> RunTimeHelper functions for correct struct sizes on different versions of Windows
> ModuleHelper functions for uniform support of ATL3 and ATL7 module classes
> SecureHelper functions for support of secure and non-secure run-time functions
> Support for new Vista features:

> - Support for new messages for common controls, dialogs, etc.

> - Support for TaskDialog

> - New Shell file dialogs (IFileOpenDialog and IFileSaveDialog)

> - New Aero Wizard support classes

> - New classes for Buffered Paint and Buffered Animation

> New TabView classes
> New dialog class that uses in-memory dialog templates
> New CMultiFileDialogImpl and CMultiFileDialog classes that support multi-select file dialogs
> Added message cracker handler prototypes for all handlers
> Replaced use of _alloca with CTempBuffer everywhere (and added CTempBuffer version for ATL3)
> New classes for find/replace support for Edit or RichEdit
> New class CFileDialogEx that supports GetOpenFileNameEx for Windows Mobile 5
> New features for the App Wizard:

> - New default version values

> - Unicode build option

> - Support for TabView applications

> - Support for Explorer applications

> Updates for the desktop App Wizard:

> - Added calls to set font for views based on controls that use font

> - Added scroll window as another view type

> Support for VC2005 Express:

> - Setup for VS2005x

> - Changes in default.js to take into account that VC2005x does not have a resource editor

> - Generated code allows use of ATL3 from the Platform SDK

> New AppWizard for Mobile 2003 and 2005 platforms
> New samples:

> - Aero - demonstrates the Vista Glass UI

> - MiniPie - Windows Mobile 2005 PPC and Smartphone sample

> - TabBrowser - a web browser using TabView class

> MTPad sample updated to show usage of CRichEditFindReplaceImpl and CEditCommands/CRichEditCommands

Fixes and enhancements:

> Command Bar:

> - Added support for menu items with bitmaps on Vista

> - Fix: Keyboard cues shown even if the window is disabled

> CFolderDialog:

> - Added support for PIDLs in addition to the file path

> - Replaced use of SHGetMalloc with CoTaskMemFree

> Scroll Windows:

> - Fix: CZoomScrollImpl - some methods should be overridable

> - Added support for WM_MOUSEHWHEEL in CScrollImpl

> App Wizard:

> - Fix: AppWizard fails to add files if C:\Temp does not exist

> - Fix: App Wizard generates security warning when loaded

> - Fix: App Wizard generates level 4 warning for modal dlg project

> - Fix: App Wizard setupXX.js scripts silently fail on Vista

> - Fix: Added code to unregister message filer and idle processing

> - Fix: Added WS_CLIPSIBLINGS to dialog forms to avoid rebar drawing problems

> App Wizard CE:

> - Fix: App Wizard CE should not have rich edit as a view option

> - Fix: App Wizard CE generates level 4 warnings for single instance apps

> - Added support for Windows Mobile 6 SDKs

> Cracked Handlers:

> - Fix: Corrected MSG_WM_TIMER and handler prototype, removed unused argument (breaking change)

> - Fix: atlcrack.h does not support WTL namespace

> CDialogResize:

> - Added SetIcon(NULL, FALSE) for CDialogResize to remove the generic icon for resizable dialogs

> - Fix: Enabled size/move for both X and Y

> - Added center flags for controls

> CFrameWindowImpl:

> - Fix: Const issue with title argument of AddSimpleReBarBand

> - Fix: DECLARE_FRAME_WND_CLASS definition missing WTL namespace

> Windows CE:

> - Fix: Some symbols not defined for CE 4.0

> - Fix: Incorrect WinCE exclusions

> - Fix: Pocket PC - assert after navigating a CHyperLink

> - Fix: Property sheet with listview on WM5.0 causes stack overflow

> - Fix: CFindFile::GetFilePath() fails on diskless root requests

> - Fix: VS 2005 dialog editor bug - DS_FIXEDSYS used but not defined

> - Fix: Windows Mobile 2005 compatibility issues

> - Fix: CFullScreenFrame on Smartphone 20003

> - Fix: SmartPhone back key handling in CAppWindow

> - Added orientation aware support to CAppStdDialogImpl

> - Added CAxDialogImpl base for CStdDialogImpl, CStdDialogResizeImpl and CStdOrientedDialogImpl

> - Added various CStdDialogxxx enhancements

> - Fix: CStdDialogBase does not scale dialog title on VGA

> - Fix: DIBINFO16 triggers code analysis warning

> - Added LPCTSTR AtlLoadString(UINT uID) - CE only overload

> - Added imaging draw support to CZoomScrollImpl

> - Added CBottomTabViewImpl and CBottomTabView classes for PPC

> CFindFile:

> - Fix: CFindFile class uses CRT functions

> - Fix: FindFile() uses lstrcpy without checking length

> General:

> - Fix: Adding ReBar bands fails with new Windows SDK

> - Added support for relative include paths

> - Fix: Using std::min and std::max

> - Fix: Problems using WTL with MFC

> - Improved support for Secure CRT

> - Changed implementation of CSize, CPoint, CRect, and CString to be inside class definitions

> - atltheme.h: Corrected method signatures for differences in uxtheme.h versions

> - Replaced malloc/free with new/delete where appropriate

> Misc:

> - Fix: CString::FormatV can cause GPF with Unicode strings

> - CHyperLink: Added handler for WM_SIZE

> - Fix: CTheme needs constructor from HTHEME handle

> - Added Add* methods to several control classes in atlctrls.h to augment Insert* methods

> - Fix: Incorrect casting in CRichEditCtrl::GetLine()

> - Fix: CTreeViewCtrl::GetItemState changed to return only state-bits as specified by mask

> - Fix: CBitmapButton::DoPaint - wrong button image

> - Added another variant of CDCT::Drawtext with LPTSTR argument that allows text change

> - Fix: CRecentDocumentListBase::AddToList() uses lstrcpy

> - Fix: AtlLoadString(uID, lpBuffer, nBufferMax) has unnecessary code

> - Fix: CCursor::LoadOEMCursor asserts on IDC_HAND

> - Fix: Memory leak when using CRT functions while printing

> - Fix: Undefined CString namespace

> - CPaneContainer: Added border styles

> - CSplitterImpl: Added SetSplitterPosPct, and changed App Wizard code to use it

Changes Between WTL 7.5 and 7.1

New and improved:

> VS2005 Compatibility: Added support for Visual Studio 2005 - both desktop and Windows CE
> Classes for icons, cursors, accelerator tables
> CSortListViewImpl, CSortListViewCtrlImpl, and CSortListViewCtrl classes
> Impl classes for Wizard 97 style wizards: CWizard97Sheet, CWizard97Page, CWizard97ExteriorPage, CWizard97InteriorPage
> CMemoryDC and CDoubleBufferWindowImpl classes
> Windows CE specific classes in new header, atlwince.h
> CScrollContainer class
> CZoomScrollImpl and CZoomScrollWindowImpl classes
> CZoomPrintPreviewWindowImpl and CZoomPrintPreviewWindow classes
> Global functions: AtlGetBitmapResourceInfo, AtlGetBitmapResourceBitsPerPixel
> New REFLECT_* macros to enable selective reflection of messages
> App Wizard: Added App Wizard for VS2005
> App Wizard: Added App Wizard for Windows CE for VS2005
> New samples: WTLExplorer, ImageView, SPControls

Fixes and enhancements:

> Command Bar:

> - DrawBitmapDisabled() doesn't work correctly on Longhorn

> - Submenu size not correct if command bar is off-screen

> - Added handler for WM_SETTINGCHANGE to improve theme color changes

> - Better support for 8/16/24-bit images

> - Command Bar with 2 Levels of submenus remains active

> - Hook procedure fails to call next hook

> - OnDestroy() should not decrement hook use if AttachToWindow() is used

> MDI Command Bar:

> - Grows bigger if you switch between two maximized MDI child window types

> - Move all hook messages processing to a separate function and use pT

> - MDI icon & buttons should have themed background

> - Should make MDI buttons gray when inactive

> CString:

> - Helper functions not overloaded properly

> - Some return types are 'const CString&' and could be just 'CString&'

> - FormatV() passes size in characters to _alloca, should be in bytes

> - Fixed stack corruption in FormatV()

> - Improved boundaries checking for integer overflows/underflows

> CScrollImpl:

> - Scroll bars problem when changing range

> - SetScrollOffset() doesn't move child windows

> - Range and thumb drawing problems

> - Possible overflow in OnMouseWheel()

> - Support for SIF_DISABLENOSCROLL

> - Added ScrollToView methods

> CMapScrollImpl:

> - SetScrollSize() incorrectly inverts xMin and xMax

> - SetScrollSize() uses bRedraw = NULL

> CTheme:

> - GetThemeFont() bad parameter ordering

> - Uses LOGFONT and TEXTMETRIC incorrectly (SDK header problem)

> CFrameWindowImpl:

> - Improved sizing for Windows CE

> - CreateSimpleToolBarCtrl() should handle 24-bit bitmaps

> - Changed WinCE CCECommandBarCtrl typedef and added a PPC CMenuBarCtrl

> - UpdatesBarPosition() doesn't take Windows CE command bar into account

> CDialogResize:

> - Enabled use for Windows CE

> - Add WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME to prevent empty icon

> CReBarCtrl:

> - Background not painted when resized

> - Fixed typo in LockBands()

> - MaximizeBand needs BOOL fIdeal argument

> CRichEdit:

> - GetSelText() should support UNICODE strings

> - GetSelText() uses lpstr instead of lpstrText

> CHyperLink:

> - Added _xttoi() helper to avoid CRT in _ATL_MIN_CRT

> - Fixed resource leak by destroying tooltip window

> CPropertySheetImpl:

> - Improved support for Windows CE

> - Sheet without title generates a memory fault on Windows CE

> CFolderDialog:

> - Add a way to set an initial folder

> - Uses BFFM_IUNKNOWN which is not always defined

> Update UI:

> - Add support to dynamically add UpdateUI elements

> - UIUpdateMenuBarElement() should use EnableMenu() instead of SetMenuItemInfo() for Windows CE

> CDC:

> - FillSolidRect() should restore background color

> - GetClipRgn() method missing

> Printing:

> - CPrinter::CreatePrinterDC() and CreatePrinterIC() members should be const

> - CDevMode::CopyToHDEVMODE() is missing a call to GlobalUnlock()

> AppWizard:

> - Use WTL subfolder to create WTL category for VC7.x and VC8

> - Rename files from WTLApp7x to WTLAppWiz, and add VS2005 setup file

> - Fixed setup for x64

> General:

> - Redefinition of _MAX_FNAME with Dinkumware Standard C++ Library on Windows CE

> - Added ATLVERIFY macro for ATL3

> - Support warning level 4

> - Missing methods CToolBarCtrl::SetButtonInfo, InsertButton, CTabCtrl::SetItem, CComboBoxEx::InsertItem, SetItem

> - Missing support for WM_PRINTCLIENT

> - Removed usage of IsBad* functions

> - Fixed various compiler warnings

> - TCHAR bugs in various files

> - Improved Windows CE support and changes for Visual Studio 2005

> Misc:

> - CMDIChildWindowImpl: HMENU should be destroyed in OnDestroy()

> - CStatic: Should use STM_SETIMAGE instead of STM_SETICON for SetIcon() on Windows CE

> - CButton: GetButtonStyle() uses wrong mask

> - CImageList: Made Duplicate() method const

> - CListViewCtrl: Made SubItemHitTest() method const

> - CTreeViewCtrl: GetItem() and SetItem() incorrectly restricted to _WIN32_IE >= 0x0500

> - CMonthCalendarCtrl: GetMonthRange() should be GetMaxTodayWidth()

> - CDateTimePickerCtrl: SetFormat() should have const argument

> - CBitmapButtonImpl: Fixed resource leak by destroying tooltip window

> - CMultiPaneStatusBarCtrlImpl: Cannot handle wide panes without resource strings

> - CCheckListViewCtrlImpl: Call CheckSelectedItems() through pT

> - CPaneContainerImpl: SetPaneContainerExtendedStyle() should use pT to call CalcSize()

> - CFindFile: Enabled for Windows CE

> - CPropertyPageImpl: Added handlers for callback messages

> - atlcrack.h: Added return value for MSG_WM_APPCOMMAND

> - CMenu: New method variants: AppendMenu, InsterMenu, ModifyMenu

> - CFont: Added arguments for bold and italic to CreatePointFont()

> - CSize: Added scalar operators for WTL::CSize and ATL::CSize

> - CRecentDocumentList: Allow changing the "DocumentCount" and "Document%i" registry values strings

> - CSplitterWindowImpl: Enabled use for Windows CE

Changes Between WTL 7.1 and 7.0

New and improved:

> VC7 Compatibility: Support for ATL7 Module classes and critical sections and AppWizard setup for VC++ 7.1

> Windows CE Support: Full compatibility with Windows CE platforms and AppWizard for eMbedded Visual C++

> Namespace Support: Automatic "using ATL" (ATL7 only) or "using WTL" can now be turned off

> CHyperLink New Features: not underlined, underlined when hover, command button, link tags

> CCustomWaitCursor class supports custom and animated wait cursors

> AtlCreateBoldFont() for creating bold version of an existing font

Fixes and enhancements:

> CFrameWindowImpl:

> - CreateSimpleToolBarCtrl() - remove dead code, improve error checking, add a global function that uses it

> - Fix - PrepareChevronMenu() fails to get toolbar strings for Unicode

> - CFrameWindowImplBase::Create() - improve ASSERT not to use m_hWnd if creation fails

> - Fix - CFrameWndClassInfo::Register - should use %p formatting only for _WIN32_WINNT >= 0x0500 or for _WIN64

> - Fix - Chevron menus not positioned correctly with RTL

> - Fix - CMDIChildWindowImpl: Problems creating maximized child windows and handling focus

> - Fix - CMDIChildWindowImpl: Should activate on WM_MOUSEACTIVATE

> UpdateUI:

> - Fix - Incorrectly clears default item from the system menu in MDI apps

> - Added UISetCheck with bool instead of int for the check state

> DDX:

> - Fix - Doesn't provide a way to change floating point precision

> - Added DDX_CONTROL_HANDLE for non-CWindowImpl objects

> - Added DDX_Check variant with bool instead of int for the check state

> Command Bar:

> - Fix - OnDrawItem() and OnMeasureItem() don't do a good check for owner-draw menu items

> - Fix - Disabled 32-bit images not painted correctly in 3D menu mode

> - Fix - Popup menus not positioned correctly with RTL

> - Fix - Uses GCL_HICONSM instead of GCLP_HICONSM with GetClassLongPtr()

> MDI Command Bar:

> - Fix - Doesn't refresh icon if MDI children are different

> - OnAllHookMessages() - improve code to handle MDI child window class icon

> - Fix - OnNcLButtonDown() uses TPM_VERPOSANIMATION without checking Windows version

> - Fix - Maximized MDI buttons in wrong place for RTL

> - Should adjust cxIdeal for rebar bands for IE4

> - Add support for different top-level menu widths by handling ideal size for rebar bands

> AppWizard:

> - Fix - Doesn't support MSDI application as a COM Server

> - Fix - MDI with Form View - stack overflow closing maximized MDI child windows

> - Fix - Generates VERSION resource name 'test1' regardless of the project name

> - Fix - Dialog project with control hosting doesn't derive a dialog from CAxDialogImpl

> - Fix - COM Server doesn't register type library

> - Fix - COM Server doesn't register AppID properly

> CTreeViewCtrl:

> - Fix - GetItemData() needs better return value

> - Fix - GetItemState() should use TVM_GETITEMSTATE instead of TVM_GETITEM for IE5

> - GetItem() and SetItem() - added new variants that use TVITEMEX

> - Fix - SortChildren() should add recurse flag argument

> - Fix - CTreeItem doesn't support CTreeViewCtrlExT that has different TBase than CWindow

> CThemeImpl:

> - Fix - Uses scalar delete instead of the vector one

> - Fix - EnableThemeDialogTexture() argument is BOOL instead of DWORD

> CFolderDialog:

> - Fix - EnableOK() passes wrong arguments to BFFM_ENABLEOK

> - Fix - Always clears m_hWnd, which causes problem for nested messages

> CDialogResize:

> - Fix - DlgResize_Init() forces dialog to be visible by using SetRedraw()

> - Forcing WS_THICKFRAME is not enough to make dialog resizable

> - Min track size should be used for child dialogs as well

> - Fix - DlgResize_PositionControl() incorrectly checks return value from MapWindowPoints()

> CAppModule:

> - Fix - CAppModule methods not thread-safe

> - Fix - AddSettingChangeNotify() unusable in multithreaded apps because of delayed initialization

> CString:

> - Fix - Delete() doesn't allow deleting more than the length of the string

> - Fix - Append() can cause buffer overrun

> - Fix - MakeReverse() can cause an infinite loop

> - Fix - _cstrstr() unnecessarily inefficient

> - Fix - FindOneOf() is not DBCS-aware

> - Fix - Format() does not recognize %E

> - Fix - TrimLeft() and TrimRight() are only half-way DBCS-aware

> - Fix - May cause assertions or undefined behavior with SBCS

> CRecentDocumentList:

> - Fix - SetMaxEntries() has an incorrect ASSERT

> - Add CString variant of the GetFromList() method

> - Add a way to replace command IDs used for the MRU list

> - Add a way to replace registry key name

> Misc:

> - CMessageLoop::Run() - improve the loop by checking bDoIdle before calling PeekMessage()

> - CServerAppModule: Clean-up unused code

> - Fix - CServerAppModule::MonitorProc() - no need to call _endthreadex()

> - Fix - CListBox::GetText() and CComboBox::GetLBText() (CString variants) don't check for LBERR/CB_ERR

> - Fix - CAxPropertyPageImpl doesn't create ActiveX controls with ATL7

> - Fix - CDC::GetTextExtentExPoint() missing

> - CDC::SetWindowExt() should have default value NULL for the lpSizeRet argument

> - Fix - CPropertySheetWindow missing methods for PSM_INSERTPAGE, PSM_SETHEADERTITLE, and PSM_SETHEADERSUBTITLE; AddPage should return BOOL

> - Fix - CMapScrollImpl::SetScrollSize() uses wrong variable

> - Fix - CHyperLink: WM_UPDATEUISTATE causes repaint without WM_PAINT

> - Fix - CUpDownCtrl::GetPos() returns incorrect value

> - Fix - CUpDownCtrl::GetPos32() doesn't have default arg value

> - Fix - CMultiPaneStatusBarCtrl: Always uses size grip for positioning panes

> - Fix - CTabCtrl::InsertItem() should return int, not BOOL

> - CReBarCtrl: Added LockBands() method

> - Fix - CFont: uninitialized variable passed to DPtoLP

> - Fix - CPrintDialogImpl: Crash when displaying Print Setup dialog

> - Fix - CPageSetupDialogImpl::PaintHookProc() - should use T* and return UINT_PTR instead of UINT

> - Fix - CPrintJob doesn't support printing to a file

> - Fix - CSplitterImpl: Doesn't handle WM_CAPTURECHANGED - can get in an invalid state

> - CRichEditCtrl: Add method for EM_SETTABSTOPS

> - Fix - CFindFile::GetFilePath() checks for a trailing slash, but doesn't use that info

> General:

> - Fix - Problems compiling with /Zc:forScope ('for' loop scope conformance)

> - Use named constants instead of values for pixel sizes, buffer lengths, etc.

> - Support building with Managed C++ (/CLR)

> - CMenuItemInfo - add run-time support for different versions of Windows

> - CommCtrl.h change - additional fields in IMAGELISTDRAWPARAMS now depend on _WIN32_IE instead of _WIN32_WINNT

> - Fix - Incorrect usage of CRegKey::QueryStringValue()

> - Fix - Operator = for GDI and USER wrappers leaks handle if it's managed variant

> - Fix - GDI and USER wrappers break under self-assignments

> - Fix - Chaining messages with cracked handlers broken with ATL7

> - Initialize all variables and structures prior to use

> - Use new common control struct names

Changes Between WTL 7.0 and 3.1

New classes and features:

> Support for new Common Controls v6 messages

> Support for Visual Studio .NET and ATL 7.0

> WTLApp70 - new AppWizard for Visual Studio .NET

> CThemeImpl - implements support for Windows XP themes

> CMDICommandBarCtrl - implements Command Bar for MDI applications

Fixes and enhancements:

> Command Bar:

> - Bogus assert in OnDestroy
> - Check marks can be truncated in large font settings
> - Use pT to access GetSystemSettings, DrawMenuText, DrawBitmapDisabled, Draw3DCheckmark, DoPopupMenu, DoTrackPopupMenu, TakeFocus, GiveFocusBack, so they can be overridden
> - No hot-tracking if main window is not active
> - Top level items not painted inactive if app looses activation while drop down menu is displayed
> - Added Windows XP flat menus support
> - Drop-down menu doesn't close if clicked again (Windows XP only)
> - Menu item text and accelerator text too close with some settings
> - Keyboard can still access clipped menu items
> - Added support for hiding keyboard navigation indicators until Alt key is pressed (system setting)
> - Added AddIcon and ReplaceIcon variants for icon resources
> - Image size calculated differently in different places
> - Add support for 32-bit (alpha channel) bitmaps for Windows XP
> - Fixed width calculation for default menu items

> CFrameWindowImpl:

> - AddSimpleReBarBandCtrl sets toolbar extended styles without preserving old ones
> - PrepareChevronMenu should not create menu items for buttons with TBSTATE_HIDDEN
> - TPM_VERPOSANIMATION will not be defined in atlframe.h if atlctrlw.h is included first
> - CreateSimpleToolBarCtrl - height might be too small if large font is used
> - PrepareChevronMenu uses TB_GETBUTTONTEXT, better use TB_GETBUTTONINFO
> - Chevron menu doesn't close if clicked again (Windows XP only)
> - Should check local classes for superclassing
> - Add support for 32-bit (alpha channel) bitmaps for Windows XP

> Update UI:

> - UISetText can clear other menu item flags
> - CUpdateUI::UIUpdateState assigns value with |= instead of =
> - Added UISetDefault() and fix default state to work with menus

> CString:

> - GetBuffer() and GetBufferSetLength() should return NULL in out-of-memory condition
> - Added missing methods: separate c-tors for LPCSTR and LPCWSTR, CollateNoCase, TrimRight and TrimLeft variants, Find variants, moved FormatV to public
> - Fix _IsValidString usage
> - FormatV incorrectly calculates buffer size (too big)
> - Usage of _ttoi causes problems with _ATL_MIN_CRT in VC7

> CDC:

> - GetTabbedTextExtent() should return DWORD instead of BOOL
> - Add FillRect() that accept color index instead of a brush handle
> - DrawDragRect() leaks regions and a brush
> - Improved DitherBlt() - added brushes as arguments for used colors
> - Added DrawShadowText() (uses LoadLibrary/GetProcAddress to run on older Windows)

> CListViewCtrl:

> - SetItemState should use LVM_SETITEMSTATE
> - SetItemCount should return a BOOL

> CRichEditCtrl:

> - Added SetCharFormat() variant that accepts flags (for SCF_ALL)
> - CharFromPos() should pass a pointer to POINTL in lParam
> - GetTextRange() - should add Unicode variant for rich edit version >= 2
> - Added another FormatRange() that can accept a pointer to FORMATRANGE (needed for passing NULL to clear cache)

> CHyperLink:

> - Allow overriding of Navigate and CalcLabelRect
> - Doesn't handle right or center alignment

> CColorDialog:

> - Has static variables that were not initialized with _ATL_MIN_CRT
> - Fixed HookProc for ColorOK message - the message is not sent, but the hook proc is called directly

> atlcrack.h:

> - MSG_WM_TIMER crack macro should cast to TIMERPROC instead of TIMERPROC*
> - Add cracked handlers for all new messages in Common Controls 6

> atlapp.h:

> - Fixed problems with atlTraceUI with ATL7
> - #ifdefs for ATL7 were in the wrong place

> atlctrls.h:

> - Add support in control classes for all new messages in Common Controls 6

> CRecentDocumentList:

> - AtlCompactPath corrupts memory if filename is longer than requested compact size
> - ReadFromRegistry incorrectly checks for error when reading from registry

> CSplitterWindow:

> - Incorrect calculation of middle position
> - 3D border now drawn only if WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE is set

> Printing:

> - Uses DWORD instead of an int for a job ID
> - CPrintJob::CancelPrintJob shouldn't have a return value

> Misc:

> - CRegKey::QueryValue and SetValue are deprecated in ATL7
> - Added direct support for ATL7
> - Replace ScreenToClient and ClientToScreen with MapWindowPoints to support RTL layout
> - CFindFile::GetFilePath(LPTSTR...) returns path without the file name
> - MDI: Updating client edge in WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGING causes minimize/maximize/restore animation problems, use WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED
> - Custom Draw: Added CCustomDraw::OnSubItemPrePaint() overrideable method
> - CFolderDialogImpl uses 'this' for BROWSEINFO.lParam instead of T*
> - CImageList::Destroy shouldn't use Detach()
> - ATL7 has its own AtlLoadString
> - CPropertySheet doesn't close when you press X button
> - Fixed problems for _U_STRINGorID and others that moved from atlbase.h to atlwin.h in ATL7
> - Add AtlMessageBox() that accepts either in-memory or resource strings
> - CScrollImpl: fixed bug with scrolling child windows
> - CPropertyPageImpl: Add new notification handlers to enable direct return values (use #ifdef _WTL_NEW_PAGE_NOTIFY_HANDLERS to use them)
> - Add AtlInitCommonControls() to simplify use
> - DDX: Fixed usage of the size of char arrays for DDX
> - CPageSetupDialog: changed usage of CWndProcThunk because of changes in ATL7
> - Fix confusing precedence in expressions
> - Removed forward declarations because default values for template arguments shouldn't be specified in two places (we don't need them anyway)
> - Win64: Fix /Wp64 warnings from 32-bit VC7 compiler caused by SDK headers
> - Fix direct usage of English strings (they can be #defined to something else now)
> - AtlGetCommCtrlVersion not defined if _ATL_DLL is in ATL 3.0 (and CmdBar is using it)

> AppWizard:

> - Added manifest for Common Controls 6
> - Loading Rich Edit DLL should use HMODULE
> - Should not use atlimpl.cpp for ATL7
> - Added message handler prototypes to generated files
> - VERSION resource always has VALUE "OLESelfRegister" (now only for COM servers)
> - Added option for putting implementation in CPP files
> - d-tor for the thread manager class in MSDI project executed after the heap is destroyed
> - Wrong settings when changing to a dialog project and back (AppWizard 6.0 only)
> - Remove cut/copy/paste accelerators for form view and dialogs projects
> - Fix toolbar bitmaps so they are not transparent (problem with Windows XP flat menus only)
> - Used CMDICommandBarCtrl for MDI apps
> - Add symbols required for VC7 Class Wizard to recognize an ATL project
> - Changed default styles for the rebar, so it does look OK without CmdBar and with manifest
> - Added setup programs for both AppWizards
> - Remove ignored resource attributes: MOVEABLE, PURE, etc. (AppWizard 7.0 only)
> - Add call to DefWindowProc to WinMain to resolve possible problems if MSLU is used

> Samples:

> - Updated toolbar bitmaps, added #ifdefs for ATL7, added manifest file for CommCtrl6, qualified _U_RECT with WTL namespace, updated use of deprecated CRegKey functions, added VC7 projects
> - Added Alpha sample

Changes Between WTL 3.1 and 3.0

New classes:

> CPaneContainer - implements a window that provides a title bar and a close button (like Explorer)

> CDialogResize - an MI class that allows resizing of dialogs (or any windows with child windows/controls)

> CAxPropertyPageImpl - implements a property page that can host ActiveX controls

Fixes and enhancements:

> CServerAppModule now clears m_hEventShutdown to avoid calling CloseHandle twice

> CString:

> - operator += now leaves original string intact if it's out of memory
> - Fixed bad DWORD_PTR usage in TrimRight, TrimLeft, Replace, Remove
> - Removed dependencies on CRT for projects that don't use it
> - Insert - fixed string corruption in release builds
> - Added optional floating point formatting (for projects that use CRT)

> CEdit and CRichEditCtrl: SetSelAll and SetSelNone had reversed implementation

> atlres.h: Changed IDs so that they are compatible with MFC's afxres.h

> Command Bar:

> - Added LoadMappedImages()
> - Changed handling of left and right arrow keys so that they don't close context menus
> - Add code to handle left/right arrow keys correctly on mirrored (RTL) systems
> - Removed handler that eats parent window's WM_SETTINGCHANGE
> - Fixed bitmap resource leak in Draw3DCheckmark
> - Fixed incorrect usage of CharLower in OnMenuChar
> - Fixed wrong color for the disabled items in hi-contrast mode
> - Added code to gray menu items if main window is inactive
> - Fixed keyboard mnemonic handling for IE 4
> - Fixed hook problems with multiple cmdbars in the same thread
> - Added support for radio menu items
> - Added support for disabled top-level menu items (also added in CFrameWindowImpl::PrepareChevronMenu)
> - Added keyboard shortcut (Alt+/) to invoke chevron menu
> - Added support to override menu item length in a derived class

> CBitmapButton:

> - Bypassed BUTTON DefWindowProc for hover style so that the button doesn't take focus
> - Added BMPBTN_AUTOFIRE extended style

> CDC:

> - Added _WTL_FORWARD_DECLARE_CSTRING define to allow usage of methods that accept CString
> - Fixed errors in GetTextFace and GetMenuItemString
> - Added GetCharWidth32
> - Added DrawIconEx method

> CMenu:

> - Implement following missing methods:
>   GetMenuDefaultItem
>   GetMenuInfo
>   GetMenuItemRect
>   HiliteMenuItem
>   IsMenu
>   MenuItemFromPoint
>   SetMenuDefaultItem
>   SetMenuInfo
> - GetMenuString - fixed to include space for terminating NULL character in returning string

> GDI and USER classes should destroy the GDI/USER objects in Attach if GDI/USER resource is managed

> CFrameWindowImpl:

> - OnToolTipText shouldn't save tool tip text if it's not for a menu
> - AddSimpleReBarBandCtrl now adds chevron style only for toolbars with buttons
> - AddSimpleReBarBand(Ctrl) - calc band ID if not specified

> CRecentDocumentList:

> - Fix - UpdateMenu deletes wrong menu item when the list is empty
> - Added code to allow restricting the number of characters displayed by MRU menu items

> Update UI:

> - Added support for blocking accelerators for disabled items
> - Improved search code assuming there are no duplicate entries (and added checks for duplicates)

> CSplitterWindow:

> - CSplitterWindowImpl should derive from CSplitterImpl<T , t_bVertical> to allow overriding of methods
> - Added single pane mode and SetSinglePaneMode/GetSinglePaneMode
> - Added right/bottom aligned resize mode using extended styles SPLIT_RIGHTALIGNED/SPLIT_BOTTOMALIGNED

> atlcrack.h: Added handlers for following new messages:
> WM_APPCOMMAND
> WM_NCXBUTTONDOWN
> WM_NCXBUTTONUP
> WM_NCXBUTTONDBLCLK
> WM_XBUTTONDOWN
> WM_XBUTTONUP
> WM_XBUTTONDBLCLK

> Win64:

> - Dialog return value should use DWLP_MSGRESULT and SetWindowLongPtr
> - CMenu::InsertMenu, AppendMenu, ModifyMenu should have UINT_PTR for the menu ID
> - Added appropriate type casts
> - CFrameWindowImpl::m_szAutoName - changed the size to fit the pointer value size
> - CListViewCtrl::SortItems should use LPARAM for user data instead of DWORD

> Misc:

> - Added optional mask argument to all methods for setting extended styles
> - CMDIWindow::MDIRestore - fixed to send WM_MDIRESTORE instead of WM_MDIICONARRANGE
> - CListViewCtrl: Added SortItemsEx method
> - CToolBarCtrl::GetButtonInfo - fixed to return int instead of BOOL
> - Added CToolBarCtrl::SetButtonSize and SetBitmapSize that accept cx and cy instead of SIZE
> - Printing: Changed how GetNewDevModeForPage works (comments in code)
> - CFileDialogImpl::_OnTypeChange incorrectly calls pT->OnSelChange instead of pT->OnTypeChange
> - CMultiPaneStatusBarCtrl::GetPaneTipText - fixed to use index instead of and ID internally
> - CWinDataExchange: Added references to arguments of DoDataExchange, so there are no level 4 warning even if the map is empty
> - CPropertySheetWindow: Added new, IE 5.0 specific methods
> - CPropertyPageImpl: Added new, IE 5.0 specific methods

> AppWizard:

> - added calls to RemoveMessageFilter and RemoveIdleHandler in CMainFrame::OnDestroy for COM server projects
> - added scroll bars for HTML view
> - CAppServerModule now handles -embedding as well as -automation
> - corrected code in CMainFrame::OnShowToolBar to correctly identify the toolbar in a rebar
> - dialog based app code now derives from CUpdateUI as public

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