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    Status Bar with AlphaBlend Fading Text

    Discover a class that uses AlphaBlend fading to enhace the status bar.

    CExtStatusControlBar: Managing a Status Bar's Panes is Getting Easier

    The status bar's panes may contain almost any control you need: buttons, edits, animations, progress bars, and more. Learn to enable panes so you can add or remove them on the fly from the application's status bar.