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  For quick reference, this section lists the Clip-4-Win functions
  by category.  You should turn to the Function Reference section
  for the details of any particular function.

  accelerator functions

       LoadAccelerators()      load an accelerator table resource
       SetAccelerator()        use an accelerator table
       TranslateAccelerator()  translate a keystroke as an accelerator
       TranslMDISysAccel()     translate a keystroke as an MDI accelerator
  
  bitmap functions
  
       AppendMenu()            add another menu item
       BitBlt()                copy a bitmap from a device context to another
       CreateHatchBrush()      hatched pattern brush
       CreatePatternBrush()    create a pattern brush from a bitmap
       CreateSolidBrush()      a solid colour brush
       DeleteObject()          free up an object
       GetClipbData()          get data from clipboard
       GetDIBRect()            return the co-ordinates of a device-independent
                               bitmap
       GetObject()             info. about an object
       GetStockObject()        get a predefined object
       LoadBitmap()            load a standard bitmap or a bitmap resource
       PatBlt()                create/copy a bitmap pattern
       ReadDIB()               read a device-independent bitmap from a file
       SelectObject()          use an object
       SetClipbData()          put data into the clipboard
       SetMenuItemBitmaps()    set bitmaps for checked/unchecked menu items
       ShowDIB()               output a device-independent bitmap
       StretchDIBits()         stretch/shrink a device-independent bitmap

  brush functions

       CreateHatchBrush()      hatched pattern brush
       CreatePatternBrush()    create a pattern brush from a bitmap
       CreateSolidBrush()      a solid colour brush
       DeleteObject()          free up an object
       GetObject()             info. about an object
       GetStockObject()        get a predefined object
       SelectObject()          use an object
       SetBrushOrg()           set the origin that will be used for a brush
                               in a device context
       UnrealizeObject()       reset the origin of a brush or reset a logical
                               palette

  button functions

       CheckDlgButton()        add/remove a check mark for a dialog button or
                               a check box
       CheckRadioButton()      add a check mark to a radio button in a group
                               and clear the others
       CreateWindow()          create a new window
       DestroyWindow()         destroy a window
       EnableWindow()          enable/disable keyboard and mouse input for a
                               window
       IsChild()               check relationship
       IsDlgButtonChecked()    the status of a dialog button or check box
       IsWindow()              if a valid window
       IsWindowEnabled()       whether input allowed
       MoveWindow()            re-position a window
       SendMessage()           send a message to a window
       SetFocus()              set the window with the input focus
  
  caret functions
  
       GetCaretBlinkTime()     the blink rate of the caret
       GetCaretX()             get the x-position of the caret
       GetCaretY()             get the y-position of the caret
       HideCaret()             make sure the caret is not displayed
       SetCaret()              set/get the shape of the caret
       SetCaretBlinkTime()     sets the blink rate of the caret
       SetCaretPos()           set the x-y position of the caret
       ShowCaret()             show the caret on the screen
  
  clipboard functions
  
       CloseClipboard()        release the clipboard
       CountClipbFormats()     # of data formats
       EmptyClipboard()        empty the clipboard
       EnumClipbFormats()      get clipboard formats
       GetClipbData()          get data from clipboard
       GetClipbFormatName()    name of a clipboard format
       GetClipbOwner()         get window that owns the clipboard
       GetClipbViewer()        first window in clipbd-viewer chain
       IsClipbFormatAvailable()   if data exists in a clipboard format
       OpenClipboard()         open the clipboard
       RegClipbFormat()        register a new clipboard format
       SetClipbData()          put data into the clipboard
  
  colour functions
  
       C4W_Colors()            the RGB values for the Clipper colour setting
       ChooseColor()           let the user select a colour
       GetBkColor()            background colour
       GetBValue()             blue part of a colour
       GetGValue()             green part of a colour
       GetNearestColor()       adapt to a device
       GetRValue()             red part of a colour
       GetSysColor()           system element colours
       GetTextColor()          colour used for text
       RGB()                   mix a colour
       SetBkColor()            change background
       SetTextColor()          set colour for text

  combobox controls

       CreateWindow()          create a new window
       DestroyWindow()         destroy a window
       EnableWindow()          enable/disable keyboard and mouse input for a
                               window
       IsChild()               check relationship
       IsWindow()              if a valid window
       IsWindowEnabled()       whether input allowed
       MoveWindow()            re-position a window
       SendMessage()           send a message to a window
       SetFocus()              set the window with the input focus
  
  In COMBOBOX.PRG  (and CLIP4WIN.LIB):
  
       CBAddString()           add a new string to the list box part
       CBCopy()                copy the edit control part to the clipboard
       CBCut()                 cut the contents of the edit control part of a
                               combo box to the Windows clipboard
       CBDeleteString()        deletes a string from the list box part
       CBDir()                 add a list of filenames to the list box part
       CBFindString()          find a string in the list box part
       CBFindStrExact()        find a string in the list box part
       CBGetCount()            returns the number of items in the list box part
       CBGetCurSel()           the position of the currently selected item in
                               the list box part of a combo box
       CBGetDropRect()         returns the screen co-ordinates of the drop-down
                               rectangle for the list box part of a combo box
       CBGetDropState()        .t. if the list box part is dropped down
       CBGetEditSel()          returns the start and end of the selected part
                               of the edit control part of a combo box
       CBGetLBText()           returns a line from within the list box part
       CBGetLBTLen()           returns the length of a line in the list box
       CBGetText()             get all the text in the edit control part
       CBInsertString()        insert a new string in the list box part
       CBLimitText()           sets the maximum number of characters allowed
                               in the edit control of a combo box
       CBPaste()               paste the contents of the Windows clipboard
                               into the edit control part of a combo box
       CBResetContent()        empty the list box and edit control parts
       CBSelectString()        find a string in the list box part, and (if
                               found) select and copy it into the edit control
       CBSetCurSel()           sets the position of the currently selected
                               item in the list box of a combo box
       CBSetEditSel()          sets the start and end of the selected part of
                               the edit control part of a combo box
       CBShowDropDown()        shows/hides the drop-down list box part

  common dialogs

       ChooseColor()           let the user select a colour
       ChooseFont()            let the user select a font
       GetOpenFileName()       get the name of a file to open, from a
                               dialog with the user
       GetPrintDC()            access a printer for drawing
       GetSaveFileName()       get the name of a file to save into, from
                               a dialog with the user
       PrintDlg()              set up printer and print job information
  
  cursor functions
  
       CreateCursor()          make a new cursor
       DestroyCursor()         free up a cursor
       LoadCursor()            load a standard cursor
       SetCursor()             use a cursor
       ShowCursor()            change visibility

  DDE functions

       A2Bin()                 convert a Clipper array to binary
       AddAtom()               add an atom to an application's atom table
       Bin2A()                 convert binary data to a Clipper array
       DDEAdvise()             ask to be advised about changes to a DDE data
                               item
       DDEExecute()            ask a DDE server to execute commands
       DDEGetData()            get a DDE data item
       DDEPoke()               send a DDE data item to a DDE server
       DDERequest()            request the current value of a DDE data item
       DDEStart()              start a DDE conversation
       DDEStop()               stop a DDE conversation
       DDEUnAdvise()           turn off being advised about changes to a DDE
                               data item
       DeleteAtom()            delete an atom from the application's atom
                               table
       FindAtom()              find an atom in the application's atom table
       GetAtomName()           get the name of an atom in the application's
                               atom table
       GlobalAddAtom()         add an atom to the Windows system atom table
       GlobalDeleteAtom()      delete an atom from the Windows system atom
                               table
       GlobalFindAtom()        find an atom in the Windows system atom table
       GlobalGetAtomName()     get the name of an atom in the Windows system
                               atom table
  
  device and device context functions
  
       BeginPaint()            start handling the WM_PAINT message
       ClientToScreen()        convert a point from client co-ordinates to
                               screen co-ordinates
       CreateDC()              create a device context
       DeleteDC()              delete a device context
       EndPaint()              finish handling the WM_PAINT message
       GetDC()                 access a device
       GetDeviceCaps()         return information about a device
       GetPrintDC()            access a printer for drawing
       ReleaseDC()             release a device
       ScreenToClient()        convert a point's screen co-ordinates to
                               client co-ordinates
       SetBrushOrg()           set the origin that will be used for a brush
                               in a device context
  
  dialog functions
  
       AppendDialog()          appends a new item to a dialog
       CheckDlgButton()        add/remove a check mark for a dialog button or
                               a check box
       CheckRadioButton()      add a check mark to a radio button in a group
                               and clear the others
       CreateDialog()          make a new dialog structure, or start a
                               modeless dialog
       DefDlgProc()            pass a message to the default dialog procedure
       DestroyWindow()         destroy a window
       DialogBox()             display and activate a modal dialog from a
                               dialog resource
       EndDialog()             terminate a modal dialog
       GetDialogBaseUnits()    return the dialog base units used when creating
                               dialog boxes
       GetDialogResult()       result from a dialog with the user
       GetDlgCtrlID()          get the numeric id of a child window
       GetDlgItem()            get the handle of a control in a dialog box
       GetDlgItmInt()          get the numeric value of the text in a control
                               in a dialog box
       GetDlgItmText()         get the text in a control in a dialog box
       IsDialogMessage()       try to handle a message in a dialog-like manner
       MapDialogRect()         convert dialog co-ordinates to screen (pixel)
                               co-ordinates
       ModalDialog()           activate a modal dialog box
       SendDlgItemMessage()    send a message to a control in a dialog box
       SetDlgItem()            set the text in a control in a dialog box
  
  DLL functions
  
       A2Bin()                 convert a Clipper array to binary
       Bin2A()                 convert binary data to a Clipper array
       CallDLL()               call a func. in a dynamic link library
       FreeLibrary()           release a library (DLL)
       GetProcAddress()        access a function in a DLL
       LoadLibrary()           load a library (DLL)

  drag and drop functions

       DragAcceptFiles()       register whether a window accepts dropped files
       DragFinish()            finish dropping files
       DragQueryFile()         the file name of a dropped file
       DragQueryPoint()        the mouse position when a file is dropped
  
  drawing and output functions
  
       Arc()                   draw an elliptical arc
       BitBlt()                copy a bitmap from a device context to another
       Chord()                 draw a chord
       DrawText()              output a string in a rectangular area
       Ellipse()               draw an ellipse
       FillRect()              fill a rectangle
       FloodFill()             fill a screen area
       FrameRect()             draw a border
       GetBkMode()             get the current background mode
       GetClientRect()         get window co-ords
       GetPixel()              colour of a pixel
       GetPolyFillMode()       return the polygon-filling mode
       GetROP2()               get the current drawing mode
       GetTabbedTextExtent()   the width and height of a tabbed string
                               using the current font
       GetTextExtent()         return the width and height of a string
                               using the current font
       GetTextMetrics()        get the metrics for the current font
       InvalidateRect()        force an area to be redrawn
       InvertRect()            invert the pixels in a rectangular area
       LineTo()                draw a line
       MoveTo()                change the cursor position
       PatBlt()                create/copy a bitmap pattern
       Pie()                   draw a pie-shaped wedge
       Polygon()               draw a closed polygon
       PolyLine()              draw several lines
       Rectangle()             a rectangle
       RoundRect()             draw a rounded rectangle
       SetBkMode()             set the current background mode
       SetBrushOrg()           set the origin that will be used for a brush
                               in a device context
       SetPixel()              change colour of pixel
       SetPolyFillMode()       set polygon-fill mode
       SetROP2()               set the current drawing mode
       ShowDIB()               output a device-independent bitmap
       StretchDIBits()         stretch/shrink a device-independent bitmap
       TabbedTextOut()         output a tabbed string at a specified position
       TextOut()               output a string at a specified position
       UnrealizeObject()       reset the origin of a brush or reset a
                               logical palette
       ValidateRect()          mark an area as not needing to be redrawn

  edit control functions

       CreateWindow()          create a new window
       DestroyWindow()         destroy a window
       EnableWindow()          enable/disable keyboard and mouse input for a
                               window
       IsChild()               check relationship
       IsWindow()              if a valid window
       IsWindowEnabled()       whether input allowed
       MoveWindow()            re-position a window
       SendMessage()           send a message to a window
       SetFocus()              set the window with the input focus

  In EDIT.PRG  (and CLIP4WIN.LIB):

       EditCanUndo()           .t. if the last edit operation can be undone
       EditCopy()              copy the edit control contents to the clipboard
       EditCut()               cut the edit control contents to the clipboard
       EditEmptyUndoBuffer()   clears the edit control undo buffer
       EditGetFirstVisibleLine()  the number of the top line that's visible
       EditGetLine()           returns the specified line
       EditGLineCount()        the number of lines in a multi-line edit control
       EditGetModify()         .t. if the contents have been changed
       EditGetPasswordChar()   returns the character displayed when the user
                                enters text
       EditGetSel()            returns the start and end of the selected part
       EditGetText()           get all the text in an edit control
       EditLimitText()         sets the maximum number of characters allowed
       EditLineFromChar()      returns the line number indicated by the
                               character position
       EditLineIndex()         returns the character position of a line
                               within a multi-line edit control
       EditLineLength()        returns the length of the line indicated by the
                               character position
       EditPaste()             paste the contents of the clipboard into an
                               edit control
       EditReplaceSel()        replace the currently selected text
       EditSetModify()         sets/clears the flag that indicates whether the
                               contents of the edit control have been changed
       EditSetPasswordChar()   sets the character displayed when the user
                               enters text in a single-line edit control
       EditSetReadOnly()       makes the contents read-write or read-only
       EditSetSel()            sets the start and end of the selected part
       EditSetText()           change all the text in an edit control
       EditUndo()              attempts to undo the last edit control operation
  
  event/message functions  (also see: message functions)
  
       AddHandler()            add an event handler to the event processing
                               array
       ChkEvent()              check for a new event
       DelHandler()            remove an event handler from the event
                               processing array
       Event()                 return the most recent event
       HandleEvent()           process a Windows event with the event array
       MouseCol()              return the column position of a mouse click
       MouseRow()              return the row position of a mouse click
       MouseX()                return the x-position of a mouse click
       MouseY()                return the y-position of a mouse click
       PostMessage()           put a message in a window's queue
       SendMessage()           send a message to a window