Displaying special characters

[mcsherry]

on a static text control how do you display special characters like a '&', i.e. "Time & Date Menu". cheers, Andy

[David Crow]

SetWindowText("Time && Date Menu");

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[mcsherry]

great, thank you

[toxcct]

david, can you remind me why "Time **&** Date Menu" wouldn't work ?

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[Rage]

Because that would underline the blank space after & as a possible key accelerator: Time  Date Menu

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[toxcct]

ohhhh, yeah. i got it. thanks

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[David Crow]

Think mnemonics.

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"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

[toxcct]

DavidCrow wrote:

Think mnemonics.

Simple, yet powerful :laugh:

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[PJ Arends]

You can also use the SS_NOPREFIX style on your static control.

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