Sane

Is it possible to simulate the following manual procedure, automatically using the win32api?

right click on desktop > properties > appearance > effects > untick the 'use the following methods to smooth edges of screen fonts'.

Is there any data file or windows DLL command or win32api command I could use to simulate this procedure automatically? (And I definitely do not mean synthesis the appropriate keystrokes)

Ooble

I Googled, but I found nothing. Well, nothing for C++... there's a Delphi feature that'll do it:

http://www.daniweb.com/code/snippet472.html

Can I suggest posting in the proper forum next time? :p

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Lich

there could be something in the registry for it

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King

Why do you need to code this, it's already done for you?

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DaWei

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects\FontSmoothing has a number of associated values. It's been a while since I messed with this one, and that was with the Windows shell scripting thangy. Some of these things don't take effect until you log off, or in some cases, reboot. Don't know about this one.

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Sane

Not on the majority of the computers manufactured in Malaysia (which is the target audience of my program).



Wow! Thank-you very much!! Helps a lot.

Sane

I'm having some troubles. When I make changes to the checkbox, I see them take effect on the screen, but I don't see them change in that location of the registry. I've tried refreshing and reopening the registry but no values in there are changing.

DaWei

Are you going to make me go off and scratch and spit and surf, and here it is Sattidy, bath day?

Incidentallly, here is a tip, but I've deep-sixed my copy. As you know, there are a number of "tune-up" and "tweak" utilities that let you set things like this from one place, instead of hunting all over your system. There is one (not X-Teq, but similar) that not only makes the changes, but tells you the registry keys. I used it a lot while piddling around with that wsh thing. My memory, sadly, doesn't recall the name.

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lectricpharaoh

Yup, that's completely possible. Use keyboard/mouse capturing to synthesize the appropriate keystrokes and mouse clicks.Oh, damn.

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DaWei

LOL, lectric, synthesize this, buddy!

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