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I am looking for a program than lets me configure a standard Windows message box dialog and then shows it so I can take a screenshot of it.

  • must support icons
  • must support buttons
  • must support multiline text

Optional:

  • copy screenshot to clipboard directly
  • save screenshot as file

Use cases:

  • requirements engineering: define what shall happen
  • testing / QA: provide example of potential enhancement
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Probably overkill, but by far the easier way to create this would be getting Delphi Starter edition (free for new users) and just create a new project, then drop your buttons and components on the new form, then press F9.

In order to get a standard Windows dialog, you can use some code:

procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
  MessageDlg('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed ' +
    'do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ' +
    'ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut ' +
    'aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit ' +
    'in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. ' +
    'Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui ' +
    'officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.',
    mtConfirmation, mbYesAllNoAllCancel, 0);
end;

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  • I am looking for the messagebox layout. If I drop buttons on a form, it does not necessarily look like a messagebox.
    – Thomas Weller
    Sep 27, 2016 at 12:55
  • You are right. If you want to show the actual result (using Windows functionality) you may need to add a couple of lines of code. I'll edit my answer.
    – Leonardo Herrera
    Sep 27, 2016 at 13:08
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    Well, I have Visual Studio, so I can write a MsgBox() call there. It's not the kind of solution I'm looking for.
    – Thomas Weller
    Sep 27, 2016 at 13:10
  • Ah, well. Posted my edit before seeing your comment.
    – Leonardo Herrera
    Sep 27, 2016 at 13:15
  • I've never seen a "No to all" and "Yes to all" button on a default message box.
    – Thomas Weller
    Sep 27, 2016 at 13:27
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If you install Python 2.7 and wxPython 3 plus the Docs and Demos Suite then this will give you, from within the Demo program the ability to create just about any native control that you need. Note that Python 3 support is on the way with the Phoenix build but currently more complex to install.

  • Free, gratis & open source
  • Cross platform but gives native controls on each platform
  • All of the Demos are editable from within the Demo.
  • Icons, Buttons & Multiline Text all supported.
  • Great for prototyping and for production UIs
  • As you can see there are lots of other controls that you can customise.

A custom message box in seconds: MsgBOx

The Demo window with the code customisation going on: Demo

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