creating a window

I just want to know one thing, is a window,(title bar,buttons,3d edge shadow and the like) a bitmap or a metafile? I would like to create my own rendering system
and I'm trying to figure out where to start. Any help in the right direction would be appreciated.



Nikita

Well, my understanding is that a form is a class(generic)/ object(specific), as are buttons. Is that the answer you're looking for?

I think Windows are Windows.

Windows have a DC, A menu, and some other stuff, The DC has a Bitmap, a font, a region, a backcolour and some other stuff. There's a Create Window API

Code:

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Public Declare Function CreateWindowEx Lib "user32" Alias "CreateWindowExA" (ByVal dwExStyle As Long, ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String, ByVal dwStyle As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal nHeight As Long, ByVal hWndParent As Long, ByVal hMenu As Long, ByVal hInstance As Long, lpParam As Any) As Long

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but I don't know how to use it.

Hope this Helps