How to display the Input Language indicator (as seen on the Language Bar) in a dialog (such as seen in the Windows Logon or Change Password dialogs).
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A Multidevice ASIO Output Plugin for WinAMP
Explore a C++ replacement of the official ASIO SDK that supports multiple ASIO devices put to the test in a tiny WinAMP output DLL.
Windows Template Library: Still Alive and Kicking
Find out what's become of the Windows Template Library (WTL) since Microsoft released it as an open-source project in 2004. Examine the recent WTL releases and see where WTL fits in the C++ programmer's toolkit.
Creating Resourceless Dialogs
Learn how to create resourceless dialogs using the Trilobyte-Solutions.nl Resourceless Dialog Toolkit.
To WTL or Not to WTL, That Is the Question
In his latest contribution, Andrew ponders the question posed by many of you brave enough to dive into the undocumented waters of WTL: When should I use WTL as opposed to ATL or MFC?. In doing so, he walks you through just how easy it is to create a "Hello World" windows application with WTL in order to give you some perspective on just how productive this template library can be
Using DDX and DDV with WTL
Illustrates how to incorporate the MFC feature of DDX/DDV into your WTL applications!
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.NET Framework: Collections and Generics
The original release of the .NET Framework included collections as .NET was introduced to the Microsoft programming world. The .NET Framework 2.0 introduced generics to complement the System.Collections namespace and provide a more efficient and well performing option. Read on to learn more...

Building a Picture Preview Pane into an OpenFileDialog with VB.NET 2010 - Part 2
Hannes du Preeze shows you how to add a preview of a selected picture to an OpenFileDialog. Part 2 of this article focuses on the user interface and user interaction with the preview pane.

Top 7 Eye-Catchers of Visual Studio 2012
With the RTW of the Visual Studio 2012 IDE in August, Microsoft included some new features and nice enhancements. Read on to learn the top 7 items that caught one developer's eye.


