The window has a border of a style typically used with dialog boxes. To change this after a window has been created, use the EnableWindow function. A disabled window cannot receive input from the user. If WS_CLIPSIBLINGS is not specified and child windows overlap, it is possible, when drawing within the client area of a child window, to draw within the client area of a neighboring child window. This style is used when creating the parent window.Ĭlips child windows relative to each other that is, when a particular child window receives a WM_PAINT message, the WS_CLIPSIBLINGS style clips all other overlapping child windows out of the region of the child window to be updated. This style cannot be used with the WS_POPUP style.Įxcludes the area occupied by child windows when drawing occurs within the parent window. A window with this style cannot have a menu bar. The window has a title bar (includes the WS_BORDER style). After the window has been created, these styles cannot be modified, except as noted.
