I once used a language that allowed you to assign a control ID of -1 to static controls you did not intend to reference further. Is this possible? It would help a little with my obsession with naming things.ÂÃ, Ã‚Ã, ::)
Not possible in Windows as far as I know. All controls must have a unique ID or the dialog will fail to open. Might be possible in a window though, of course static controls in a window are pretty useless.
The language probably kept a count on its own starting with some really high number like 999999 or something, then keeps adding to it when you pass -1.