Comparing QuickWin with Windows-Based Applications

QuickWin does not provide the total capability of Windows. Although you can call many Win32 APIs (Application Programming Interface) from QuickWin and console programs, many other Win32 APIs (such as GDI functions) should be called only from a full Windows application. You need to use Windows-based applications, not QuickWin, if any of the following applies:

• Your application has an OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) container.
• You want direct access to GDI (Graphical Data Interface) functions.
• You want to add your own customized Help information to QuickWin Help.
• You want to create something other than a standard SDI (Single Document Interface) or MDI (Multiple Document Interface) application. (For example, if you want your application to have a dialog such as Windows' Calculator in the client area.)
• You want to use a modeless dialog box rather than a modal dialog box.