Customizing the Bottom Information Area (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)
1/6/2010
The bottom information area is located at the bottom of the candidate window. This area is optional.
The following table shows the items displayed in the bottom information area.
| Item | Description |
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Menu button |
Displays the menu for the candidate window. This button is optional. If a call to the CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::UseCandMenuButton method returns FALSE, the menu button is hidden. |
Sort button |
Arranges the candidate list by Unicode order. This button is optional. If a call to the CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::UseSortButton method returns FALSE, the sort button is hidden. |
Candidate number indicator |
Displays to the user, which candidate is currently selected. For example, "5/20" implies that there are 20 candidates in the list and the fifth candidate item is selected. The candidate number indicator is optional. If a call to the CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::UseCandNumText method returns FALSE, the text is hidden. |
The layout of the buttons and the candidate number indicator are internally calculated by the IME and cannot be customized.
The following table shows the methods of the CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea subclass that can be used to customize the bottom information area.
| Method | Description |
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Determines whether the bottom information area is available. If a call to this method returns FALSE, the bottom information area is hidden. |
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Retrieves the top, bottom, right, and left margins of the bottom information area. |
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Retrieves the color of the candidate number indicator in the bottom information area. |
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Determines whether the IME draws the candidate menu button in the bottom information area. |
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Determines whether the IME draws the sort button in the bottom information area. |
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Determines whether the IME draws the text describing the candidate number indicator. |
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Draws the background of the bottom information area. |
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Determines whether the bottom information area is available. |
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Retrieves the bounding rectangle of the menu and sort buttons. |
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CImeCUICandWindow::CBottomInfoArea::CButton::PaintBackground |
Draws the background of the menu and sort buttons. |
Draws the icon of the menu and sort buttons. |