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From: eric@eecg.toronto.edu (Eric Smith)
Subject: Re: Return key in combo boxes.
Message-ID: <1990Dec7.235148.11968@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
Organization: EECG, University of Toronto
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Date: 8 Dec 90 04:51:48 GMT
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In article <28660006@hpopd.HP.COM> richardh@hpopd.HP.COM (Richard Hancock) writes:
>/ hpopd:comp.windows.ms.programmer / eric@eecg.toronto.edu (Eric Smith) /  7:43 pm  Dec  6, 1990 /
>
>> Moreover, the Guide to Programming explicitly warns
>> against subclassing predefined window classes (i.e. combo boxes),
>> so messages can't be intercepted there either.
>
>I've been subclassing edit controls for years (with no ill effects).
>
>Richard.

Hmmm.  In that case, does anyone know why the Guide warns against
this practice?  Has anyone experienced problems with using this
approach in Win3?  It certainly seems like the most direct way to
solve this sort of problem.

Eric Smith

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