In an earlier article, I developed a set of managed wrapper classes for the Text Object Model (TOM); the API that underpins the RichEdit/RichTextBox control and provides an object model that is document-centric (rather than selection-centric, like the controls themselves). With it, you can efficiently manipulate rich text and, using the managed classes, do so… Continue reading
I’ve recently been doing a lot of work with the WinForms RichTextBox control, trying to implement the familiar red wavy underlines associated with spell-checking. After some research, I discovered that the underlying (native) RichEdit control used by the RichTextBox does in fact support this style of underlining. The catch? It is only accessible through the… Continue reading
Describes how to author a C/C++ DLL with functions that can be called from C# using the DllImport attribute. Explains character sets, Module Definition (.def) files, Version resources and briefly describes how to map unmanaged data types onto their managed equivalents. Continue reading