If the edit control has the ES_NOHIDESEL style, the selected text is highlighted regardless of whether the control has focus. For information about the compatibility of rich edit versions with the various system versions, see About Rich Edit Controls. Rich Edit: Supported in Microsoft Rich Edit 1.0 and later. If the start is -1, any current selection is deselected.Įdit controls: The control displays a flashing caret at the end position regardless of the relative values of start and end. If the start is 0 and the end is -1, all the text in the edit control is selected. If the user uses the SHIFT key to adjust the size of the selection, the active end can move but the anchor point remains the same. The start value is the anchor point of the selection, and the end value is the active end. Normally, the cursor is an arrow, and the text entry position cursor may be a simple flickering underscore or vertical strip.

The higher value specifies the position of the first character beyond the selection. If you're dissatisfied with the same old cursor style and tired of its default modification choices, maybe it's time for you to try anything fresh. The lower of the two values specifies the character position of the first character in the selection. The start value can be greater than the end value. The ending character position of the selection. The starting character position of the selection. Also note that all settings designed to return Boolean data represent TRUE as any nonzero value, and FALSE as a zero value. Note that all SMCX values are widths and all SMCY values are heights. This parameter can be one of the following values. You can send this message to either an edit control or a rich edit control. The system metric or configuration setting to be retrieved. Selects a range of characters in an edit control.

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