I've created MDI application based on MFC framework but the style of CMFCTabCtrl's doesn't satisfy our requirements. I want to change the tab height, colors and add some pictures and buttons.
But I don't know how. Are there any examples or articles that will help me out?
You can easily customize your MFC Tab control. There are plenty of options.
To enable Close buttons you just need to call m_TabControl.EnableActiveTabCloseButton();
Make sure to add a WM_CLOSE message handler in your child window:
void CMyTabWindow::OnClose()
{
CMFCTabCtrl *pTab = static_cast<CMFCTabCtrl*>(GetParent());
pTab->RemoveTab(pTab->GetActiveTab());
}
You can customize colors using SetTabBkColor() or SetAutoColors().
You can also set images using SetImageList().
The height can also be customized using SetTabsHeight().
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I have a design like below:
So basically, I want to embed three dialogs in the application main dialog and switch between them, for each button click i.e., button 1 will show dialog one , button 2 will hide dialog 1 and show dialog 2 .. and so on.
Each dialog will be having a different design and functions.
I tried using CPropertySheet class to Add pages but its GUI is different. It has either option for navigating the dialogs using next / back button , or from a tab control.
None of which is as per my requirement.
So I want to know is it possible to have a design like this in MFC ? If yes how? Which Class/ control should I use.
Any help will be appreciated.
What you can do is use a normal CDialog class, add your buttons to it and also create a frame/rect as a placeholder for where your embedded dialogs are to appear. The following piece of code will create and position your embedded dialog.
CRect rect;
CWnd *pHost = GetDlgItem(ID_OF_YOUR_FRAME_RECT);
pHost->GetWindowRect(&rect);
ScreenToClient(&rect);
pDialog->Create(ID_OF_YOUR_DIALOG, this);
pDialog->MoveWindow(&rect);
pDialog->ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);
On button clicks, you hide the previously shown dialog (SW_HIDE) and show your selected dialog(SW_SHOW) with ShowWindow(...).
If you create your embedded dialogs with IDD_FORMVIEW style in the add resource editor it'll have the proper styles for embedding.
Another option is probably to use an embedded PropertySheet and hide the tab row and programatically change the tabs on the button clicks. I just find it to be too much fuzz with borders, positioning, validation and such for my liking.
If you have the MFC Feature Pack, that first came with VS2008 SP1 and is in all later versions, you might like to consider CMFCPropertySheet. There are a number of examples on the linked page, that are very similar to your design.
For example, this:
What worked for me just using dialog based application is SetParent() method. Dont know why nobody mentioned it. It seems to work fine.
I am doing like below:
VERIFY(pDlg1.Create(PanelDlg::IDD, this));
VERIFY(pDlg2.Create(PanelDlg2::IDD, this));
VERIFY(pDlg3.Create(PanelDlg2::IDD, this));
::SetParent(pDlg1.GetSafeHwnd(), this->m_hWnd);
::SetParent(pDlg2.GetSafeHwnd(), this->m_hWnd);
::SetParent(pDlg3.GetSafeHwnd(), this->m_hWnd);
Now I can show or hide a child dialog at will (button clicks) as below:
pDlg1.ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);
pDlg2.ShowWindow(SW_HIDE);
pDlg3.ShowWindow(SW_HIDE);
I have a C++ MFC MDI application. I have a tool bar with some buttons on it. I need to add some check boxes to this toolbar and i need them to have custom bitmaps just as my buttons do. Thanks
EDIT:
By bitmpas i refer to the pixel images that can be created using the tool bar editor in visual stuidos 2008. I would like a picture (of my creation) instead of the usual tick box.
You don't use checkboxes on toolbars.
You should rather use regular buttons in Check mode. That means that the button stays pressed when user releases it. Clicking it a second time releases the button. This is the same behaviour as a checkbox.
You can either set a toolbar button as checkable by code:
m_ToolBar.SetButtonStyle(nButtonId, TBBS_CHECKBOX);
Or by enabling the corresponding property in the resource editor.
If you want to modify the image displayed when the button is pressed, in your ON_UPDATE_COMMAND_UI handler, use m_ToolBar.GetButtonInfo() to check if the image matches the state. If not, change it using m_ToolBar.SetButtonInfo() and specify the index of an extra image added to the image list of the toolbar.
The following is a link which might help you
http://www.ucancode.net/Visual_C_Control/Place-Combo-Edit-Box-Progress-Control-On-ToolBar-CToolBar-VC-Example.htm
How do I add simple child window controls (e.g. a button) to a CWindowImpl?
I've looked at CWindowImpl and CDialogImpl. With CDialogImpl, it appears that you just create a dialog template resource and use it, very simple. I would like to do something similar with CWindowImpl, but there doesn't seem to be a way to do it. Must I add the controls manually and position them programmatically?
Some context on what I'm trying to do: I'm trying to create a plug-in for foobar2000, a Windows audio player. I would like to create a "UI element" plugin, and in the sample code that I've looked at, a "UI element" is created via CWindowImpl. How do I add buttons to this CWindowImpl? I've tried using a CDialogImpl instead, but this gives me a "pop-up" dialog, which is not what I'm looking for.
Thanks very much in advance!
With any window, including CDialogImpl, you can add child controls by creating a new window of control class and specifying your parent window handle as a parent for new control. Additionally, SetParent API is here to re-parent any window.
Can we create a CMFCRebar on a dialog box? If yes, then how? I need to have a CMFCReBar drawn on a dialog box with a toolbar and and menubar.
There are a lot of examples of how to add a toolbar to a CDialog. Have you tried to take one of those samples and modify CDialog with the new CDialogEx and CRebar with CMFCReBar? I haven't tried it but maybe it works.
By the way, there is a tag specific for MFC feature pack questions (mfc-feature-pack). Maybe you should add this tag.
Regards,
Javier
I am using Xtreme Toolkit Pro for creating docking pane in my MFC application.
The Pane class allows to attach only one control (which is inherited from CWnd class) at a time. I want to add multiple controls in my pane. How can I achive it?
If any one has an experience in this or relevant area please share it with me.
Info about Xtreme tool kit docking panes:
http://www.codejock.com/support/articles/mfc/dockingpane/dp_1.asp
Regards,
KK
Through the builtin dialog editor you can create a window with multiple control
Make sure the properties Appearance>Style is set to "Child" and Behavior>SystemModal is set to "False".
Then just attach the Dialog window handle to the docking pane.