SftButton/DLL 3.0 - Button Control

C/C++ API

The complete C and C++/MFC API for SftButton/DLL 3.0, in alphabetical order.

Function	Description
CalcOptimalSize	Compute the ideal width and height for the button given its current content.
Create	Create a SftButton control as a child window programmatically (C++/MFC only).
CSftButton	Default constructor / destructor for the MFC class (C++/MFC only).
DoClick	Programmatically click the main button area.
DoClickDropDown	Programmatically click the dropdown arrow.
FreeGDIPlusImageLoadedFromFile	Free a GDI+ image previously loaded with LoadGDIPlusImageFromFile.
FreeGDIPlusImageLoadedFromResource	Free a GDI+ image previously loaded with LoadGDIPlusImageFromResource.
GetControlInfo	Retrieve the current SFTBUTTON_CONTROL structure.
GetDarkMode	Return the current dark mode setting (OFF / ON / AUTO).
GetDesign	Return whether the control is in design mode.
GetDPI	Return the effective DPI of the monitor the control is currently displayed on.
GetHighContrastMode	Return the current high contrast setting (OFF / ON / AUTO).
GetImageScaling	Return the current image-scaling setting (ASIS / STRETCH).
GetPixelScaling	Return the current pixel-scaling setting (ASIS / STRETCH).
IsDarkModeActive	Return TRUE if dark-mode rendering is currently in effect.
IsHighContrastActive	Return TRUE if high-contrast rendering is currently in effect.
LoadGDIPlusImageFromFile	Load a PNG / TIFF / JPEG / GIF / EMF image from a file as a GDI+ image suitable for SFT_PICTURE_GDIPLUS.
LoadGDIPlusImageFromResource	Load a PNG / TIFF / JPEG / GIF / EMF image from an embedded application resource as a GDI+ image suitable for SFT_PICTURE_GDIPLUS.
QueryChar	Ask the control whether it would handle a given character as an accelerator.
Refresh	Invalidate and redraw the control.
RegisterApp	Register the SftButton window classes with a process.
SetControlInfo	Apply a SFTBUTTON_CONTROL structure to the button.
SetDarkMode	Select OFF / ON / AUTO dark mode for the button.
SetDesign	Switch the control into / out of design mode.
SetHighContrastMode	Select OFF / ON / AUTO high contrast for the button.
SetImageScaling	Select whether all images drawn by the button are scaled by currentDPI / 96 (default) or drawn at their native pixel size.
SetPixelScaling	Select whether caller-supplied pixel dimensions are interpreted as 96-DPI reference values (default) or used verbatim.
UnregisterApp	Unregister the SftButton window classes.
WndProc	The button control's window procedure. Exposed for advanced subclassing scenarios; applications do not call it directly.

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