Static Control

Learn about two different methods of implementing a static control with a transparent background.

Learn how to easily measure the height and width needed to display text values using .NET classes.

Create a smart static control that features scrolling text.

A CWnd derived Progress bar control that can indicate "busy states" effectively and double up as a good looking progress bar.

Build a static control with a hyperlink. Keep it simple. This control is easy to use and understand.

Check out this control derived from CStatic. It presents a cool colored LCD scroller look and feel.

Transform any static text control into an active hyperlink with just a few simple customizations. The example uses the Win32 API.

Creating the CGradientStatic Control

Static text to display long filenames with ellipses

Build a control that looks like the credits of the Star Wars movies.

This is an attempt to create a control which looks a little bit like the credits of the Matrix movie.

A static control with multiple hyperlink and scroll functions.

This is a banner that allows its strings to have individual

Includes very cool features such as multi-line support, text flashing, bevelled lines and complete color control

CStatic That Knows Good From Bad

A static control to display DIBs

Very cool "Tip" control that "slides" onto window

Jumpy Text Class

CStatic-derived histogram control

Control for drawing a bevelline

Control for drawing a bevelline (2)

A bevelline with horizontal and vertical text

Colored Static Controls

Scrolling credits using CStatic