MFC SDI Create button dynamically - c++

I am trying to create a button dynamically. I have read some other resource and make the following code:
BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(Cdynamic_button_sdiView, CView)
// Standard printing commands
ON_BN_CLICKED(MYBUTTONID, OnMyBN_Click)
END_MESSAGE_MAP()
void Cdynamic_button_sdiView::OnInitialUpdate()
{
CView::OnInitialUpdate();
m_Button.Create(_T("Rearrange"), WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | BS_PUSHBUTTON, CRect(0, 0, 128, 32), this, MYBUTTONID); // here will create a button
}
I can make a button successfully when I start the MFC application. The problem is that when I try to open a new document by clicking:
I get an error and my app crashed at m_Button.Create(_T("Rearrange"), WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | BS_PUSHBUTTON, CRect(0, 0, 128, 32), this, MYBUTTONID);

I solved the problem with the following code:
Cdynamic_button_sdiView::Cdynamic_button_sdiView()
{
// TODO: add construction code here
m_Button = NULL;
}
Cdynamic_button_sdiView::~Cdynamic_button_sdiView()
{
if (m_Button != NULL)
delete m_Button;
}
void Cdynamic_button_sdiView::OnInitialUpdate()
{
CView::OnInitialUpdate();
if (m_Button != NULL)
delete m_Button;
m_Button = new CButton;
m_Button->Create(_T("Rearrange"), WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | BS_PUSHBUTTON, CRect(0, 0, 128, 32), this, MYBUTTONID); // here will create a button
}
May be the problem is I should not re-create the window inside the OnInitialUpdate()

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CMFCPropertySheet "Page" resources are not resizing with dynamic layout

I am really confused. :(
Here is a new property sheet:
#include "stdafx.h"
#include "resource.h"
#include "VisitsRotaMFCPropertySheet.h"
CVisitsRotaMFCPropertySheet::CVisitsRotaMFCPropertySheet()
:CResizingMFCPropertySheet(_T("VisitsRota"), AFX_IDS_APP_TITLE, nullptr, 0)
{
ConstructSheet();
}
CVisitsRotaMFCPropertySheet::~CVisitsRotaMFCPropertySheet()
{
}
BOOL CVisitsRotaMFCPropertySheet::OnInitDialog()
{
BOOL bResult = CResizingMFCPropertySheet::OnInitDialog();
m_Menu.LoadMenu(IDR_MENU);
SetMenu(&m_Menu);
return bResult;
}
void CVisitsRotaMFCPropertySheet::ConstructSheet()
{
m_psh.dwFlags |= PSH_NOAPPLYNOW;
AddPage(&m_ElderlyInfirmPage);
AddPage(&m_ShepherdingPage);
}
It is derived from CResizingMFCPropertySheet. This is the source for that class:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fzpfo4c3dpt6l51/ResizingMFCPropertySheet.cpp?dl=0
Now, I have two pages in this window. Here is one for the definitions:
IDD_PAGE_ELDERLY_INFIRM DIALOGEX 0, 0, 420, 202
STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_FIXEDSYS | WS_CHILD | WS_CAPTION
CAPTION "Elderly && Infirm"
FONT 8, "MS Shell Dlg", 400, 0, 0x1
BEGIN
GROUPBOX "Elders ...",IDC_STATIC,6,7,132,188
LISTBOX IDC_LIST_BOOKSTUDY,12,18,120,147,LBS_SORT | LBS_NOINTEGRALHEIGHT | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
PUSHBUTTON "Add",IDC_BUTTON_ADD_GROUP,12,172,35,18
PUSHBUTTON "Edit",IDC_BUTTON_EDIT_ELDER,55,172,35,18
PUSHBUTTON "Delete",IDC_BUTTON_DELETE_GROUP,97,172,35,18
GROUPBOX "Publishers ...",IDC_STATIC,144,7,132,188
LISTBOX IDC_LIST_ELDERY_INFIRM,150,18,120,147,LBS_SORT | LBS_NOINTEGRALHEIGHT | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
PUSHBUTTON "Add",IDC_BUTTON_ADD_ELDERLY,150,172,35,18
PUSHBUTTON "Edit",IDC_BUTTON_EDIT_ELDERLY,193,172,35,18
PUSHBUTTON "Delete",IDC_BUTTON_DELETE_ELDERLY,235,172,35,18
GROUPBOX "Report Settings ...",IDC_STATIC,281,7,132,188
LTEXT "Starting month:",IDC_STATIC,286,18,120,8
COMBOBOX IDC_COMBO_MONTH,286,31,120,12,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
LTEXT "Number of months:",IDC_STATIC,286,49,78,12
COMBOBOX IDC_COMBO_NUM_MONTHS,376,49,30,96,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
LTEXT "Number of publishers to visit each month:",IDC_STATIC_NUM_PUB,286,65,84,18
COMBOBOX IDC_COMBO_PUB_PER_MONTH,376,66,30,12,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | CBS_SORT | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
LTEXT "Starting publisher:",IDC_STATIC,286,90,120,8
COMBOBOX IDC_COMBO_PUBLISHER,286,103,120,12,CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | CBS_SORT | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP
END
It is correctly set up as a page and I have initially set the control data via the IDE:
IDD_PAGE_ELDERLY_INFIRM AFX_DIALOG_LAYOUT
BEGIN
0,
0, 0, 0, 100,
0, 0, 0, 100,
0, 100, 0, 0,
0, 100, 0, 0,
0, 100, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, 100,
0, 0, 0, 100,
0, 100, 0, 0,
0, 100, 0, 0,
0, 100, 0, 0,
100, 0, 0, 100,
100, 0, 0, 0,
100, 0, 0, 0,
100, 0, 0, 0,
100, 0, 0, 0,
100, 0, 0, 0,
100, 0, 0, 0,
100, 0, 0, 0,
100, 0, 0, 0
END
I have adjusted my CDialog application to invoke the property sheet instead. The sheet itself sizes:
Why is the sheet control not automatically resizing? I just don't get it. My other application uses the same base class and yet all those property pages correctly resizing the controls etc using the dynamic layout features.
Update
I added this to one of my pages:
void CElderlyInfirmPage::OnSize(UINT nType, int cx, int cy)
{
CMFCPropertyPage::OnSize(nType, cx, cy);
AfxMessageBox(_T("Size"));
// TODO: Add your message handler code here
auto pManager = GetDynamicLayout();
if (pManager != nullptr)
{
AfxMessageBox(_T("Valid"));
}
}
It confirms that the "page" does not actually have a dynamic layout manager. Only the sheet does. So I think the problem is the fact that we can't use dynamic layout mechanism.
Update 2
I made some progress. Example:
It turns out that the property page doesn't seem to load the dynamic layout resources like it does for a dialog. I started to create it manually:
BOOL CElderlyInfirmPage::OnInitDialog()
{
CMFCPropertyPage::OnInitDialog();
// TODO: Add extra initialization here
ReadSettings();
InitMonthCombo();
// Init to THIS month
COleDateTime datNow = COleDateTime::GetCurrentTime();
m_cbMonth.SetCurSel(datNow.GetMonth()-1);
EnableDynamicLayout(TRUE);
auto pManager = GetDynamicLayout();
if (pManager != nullptr)
{
pManager->Create(this);
pManager->AddItem(IDC_COMBO_MONTH, CMFCDynamicLayout::MoveHorizontal(100), CMFCDynamicLayout::SizeNone());
pManager->AddItem(IDC_COMBO_NUM_MONTHS, CMFCDynamicLayout::MoveHorizontal(100), CMFCDynamicLayout::SizeNone());
pManager->AddItem(IDC_COMBO_PUB_PER_MONTH, CMFCDynamicLayout::MoveHorizontal(100), CMFCDynamicLayout::SizeNone());
pManager->AddItem(IDC_COMBO_PUBLISHER, CMFCDynamicLayout::MoveHorizontal(100), CMFCDynamicLayout::SizeNone());
}
return TRUE; // return TRUE unless you set the focus to a control
// EXCEPTION: OCX Property Pages should return FALSE
}
As you can see, the controls move now so it is progress. But the problem now is that I have a lot of IDC_STATIC controls on these pages and I don't want to change the ID numbers. This is because the application already has translations for localization and if I change the ID values I blow up the translations. So I am wondering if I can use the [CMFCDynamicLayout::LoadResource][3] method to load the complete settings from the RC file. But I can't work out how to call LoadResource here. I am sure it would be the answer to this question.
Update 3
I just traced the code and if you look here:
LRESULT CPropertySheet::HandleInitDialog(WPARAM, LPARAM)
{
LRESULT lResult = OnInitDialog();
CMFCDynamicLayout* pDynamicLayout = GetDynamicLayout();
if (pDynamicLayout != NULL)
{
CRect rectWindow;
GetWindowRect(rectWindow);
m_sizeMin = rectWindow.Size();
for (CWnd *pChild = GetWindow(GW_CHILD); pChild->GetSafeHwnd() != NULL; pChild = pChild->GetWindow(GW_HWNDNEXT))
{
HWND hwndChild = pChild->GetSafeHwnd();
if (!pDynamicLayout->HasItem(hwndChild))
{
if (pChild->SendMessage(WM_GETDLGCODE) & DLGC_BUTTON)
{
pDynamicLayout->AddItem(hwndChild, CMFCDynamicLayout::MoveHorizontalAndVertical(100, 100), CMFCDynamicLayout::SizeNone());
}
else if (IsLeftNavigationPane(hwndChild))
{
pDynamicLayout->AddItem(hwndChild, CMFCDynamicLayout::MoveNone(), CMFCDynamicLayout::SizeVertical(100));
}
else if (DYNAMIC_DOWNCAST(CPropertyPage, pChild) == NULL || CanAddPageToDynamicLayout())
{
pDynamicLayout->AddItem(hwndChild, CMFCDynamicLayout::MoveNone(), CMFCDynamicLayout::SizeHorizontalAndVertical(100, 100));
}
}
}
}
return lResult;
}
It does not seem to actually work with the layout properly.
I tried to use:
LoadDynamicLayoutResource(m_lpszTemplateName);
And I traced it. It eventually ended up here:
BOOL CMFCDynamicLayout::LoadResource(CWnd* pHostWnd, LPVOID lpResource, DWORD dwSize)
{
if (pHostWnd->GetSafeHwnd() == NULL || !::IsWindow(pHostWnd->GetSafeHwnd()) || lpResource == NULL)
{
return FALSE;
}
CMFCDynamicLayoutData layoutData;
BOOL bResult = layoutData.ReadResource(lpResource, (UINT)dwSize);
layoutData.ApplyLayoutDataTo(pHostWnd, FALSE);
return bResult;
}
It failed on the ApplyLayoutDataTo call, on the first if statement:
BOOL CMFCDynamicLayoutData::ApplyLayoutDataTo(CWnd* pHostWnd, BOOL bUpdate)
{
if (pHostWnd->GetSafeHwnd() == NULL || m_listCtrls.IsEmpty())
{
return FALSE;
}
ASSERT_VALID(pHostWnd);
pHostWnd->EnableDynamicLayout(FALSE);
pHostWnd->EnableDynamicLayout();
m_listCtrls.IsEmpty() was empty. So it hadn't read it in properly anyway.
I think I have no choice but to assign IDs to all my controls, even the static ones and manually build the dynamic layout up. Unless you have other ideas.
Dynamic layout is already be enabled for all classes derived from CDialog which call the default CDialog::OnInitDialog, which in turn uses CMFCDynamicLayout::LoadResource to read resizing information for child controls.
That include CMFCPropertyPage. The information is already loaded, so if you call EnableDynamicLayout it deletes the existing object and creates a new one. Just remove the call to EnableDynamicLayout.
This way pManager->Create(this); won't be necessary, but you can keep it in there. It won't do anything because pManager already created and the method knows not to create twice.
CPropertySheet does require EnableDynamicLayout and pManager->Create. PropertySheet cannot be designed in dialog editor, so MFC ignores resizing for its child windows. Dynamic resizing has to be implemented manually.
MCVE:
class CMyPage : public CMFCPropertyPage
{
CButton bn;
BOOL OnInitDialog()
{
CMFCPropertyPage::OnInitDialog();
//add test button dynamically
bn.Create(L"Test", WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, CRect(0, 0, 100, 30), this, 301);
auto pManager = GetDynamicLayout();
if(pManager != nullptr)
{
pManager->AddItem(bn.GetDlgCtrlID(),
CMFCDynamicLayout::MoveHorizontal(100),
CMFCDynamicLayout::SizeNone());
}
return TRUE;
}
};
class CMySheet :public CMFCPropertySheet
{
public:
CMyPage Page1;
CMySheet()
{
Page1.Construct(IDD_PAGE1);
AddPage(&Page1);
}
static int CALLBACK XmnPropSheetCallback(HWND hWnd, UINT message, LPARAM lParam)
{
extern int CALLBACK AfxPropSheetCallback(HWND, UINT message, LPARAM lParam);
// XMN: Call MFC's callback
int nRes = AfxPropSheetCallback(hWnd, message, lParam);
if (message == PSCB_PRECREATE)
((LPDLGTEMPLATE)lParam)->style |= (DS_3DLOOK | DS_SETFONT
| WS_THICKFRAME | WS_SYSMENU | WS_POPUP | WS_VISIBLE | WS_CAPTION);
return nRes;
}
BOOL OnInitDialog()
{
BOOL res = CMFCPropertySheet::OnInitDialog();
EnableDynamicLayout(TRUE);//required for propertysheet
auto pManager = GetDynamicLayout();
if(pManager)
{
pManager->Create(this);
for(CWnd *child = GetWindow(GW_CHILD);
child; child = child->GetWindow(GW_HWNDNEXT))
{
if(child->SendMessage(WM_GETDLGCODE) & DLGC_BUTTON)
pManager->AddItem(*child,
CMFCDynamicLayout::MoveHorizontalAndVertical(100, 100),
CMFCDynamicLayout::SizeNone());
else
pManager->AddItem(*child,
CMFCDynamicLayout::MoveNone(),
CMFCDynamicLayout::SizeHorizontalAndVertical(100, 100));
}
}
return res;
}
INT_PTR DoModal()
{
// Hook into property sheet creation code
m_psh.dwFlags |= PSH_USECALLBACK;
m_psh.pfnCallback = XmnPropSheetCallback;
return CMFCPropertySheet::DoModal();
}
};
...
CMySheet sh;
sh.DoModal();

Create derived control at runtime cause assertion

I am trying to create a control at run-time, but it causes assertion, and I don't know what's causing it. The control I am using is the Tree ComboBox Control from this link: https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/187762/Tree-ComboBox-Control
I added the code to register the class as follow:
CTreeComboBox::CTreeComboBox()
...
{
...
RegisterWindowClass();
}
CTreeComboBox::~CTreeComboBox()
{
m_BrushAlert.DeleteObject();
}
BOOL CTreeComboBox::RegisterWindowClass()
{
WNDCLASS wndcls;
HINSTANCE hInst = AfxGetInstanceHandle();
if (!(::GetClassInfo(hInst, _T("TreeComboBox"), &wndcls)))
{
wndcls.style = CS_DBLCLKS | CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW;
wndcls.lpfnWndProc = ::DefWindowProc;
wndcls.cbClsExtra = wndcls.cbWndExtra = 0;
wndcls.hInstance = hInst;
wndcls.hIcon = NULL;
wndcls.hCursor = AfxGetApp()->LoadStandardCursor(IDC_ARROW);
wndcls.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_3DFACE + 1);
wndcls.lpszMenuName = NULL;
wndcls.lpszClassName = _T("TreeComboBox");
if (!AfxRegisterClass(&wndcls))
{
AfxThrowResourceException();
return FALSE;
}
}
return TRUE;
}
I tried to create the control at run-time using the following code in the test program:
BOOL CTestComboBoxDlg::OnInitDialog()
{
...
m_ComboBox2.CreateEx(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE, _T("TreeComboBox"), _T(""), WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP,
CRect(0, 0, 100, 50), this, 100000, NULL);
return TRUE; // return TRUE unless you set the focus to a control
}
I also tried creating the control using a button click event thinking that I should let the GUI finish initializing, but the same error occur:
void CTestComboBoxDlg::OnBnClickedButton1()
{
m_ComboBox2.CreateEx(WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE, _T("TreeComboBox"), _T(""), WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | CBS_DROPDOWNLIST | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP,
CRect(0, 0, 100, 50), this, 100000, NULL);
}
When I run the program, it stopped at the file dbgrptt.cpp at the following line:
__try
{
if (_CRT_ASSERT == nRptType && _InterlockedIncrement(&_crtAssertBusy) > 0)
{
/* use only 'safe' functions -- must not assert in here! */
_ERRCHECK(_itoa_s(nLine, szLineMessage, DBGRPT_MAX_MSG, 10));
OutputDebugStringA("Second Chance Assertion Failed: File ");
OutputDebugStringA(szFile ? szFile : "<file unknown>");
OutputDebugStringA(", Line ");
OutputDebugStringA(szLineMessage);
OutputDebugStringA("\n");
It stop here===> _CrtDbgBreak();
retval=-1;
__leave;
}
The program run fine if I create the control manually using the Visual Studio GUI editor, so I am not sure what's wrong. Can you help me figure out how to create this control at run-time?
Note: change the statement: TRACE1(_T("Item selected: %s\n"), GetItemText(hItem)); to TRACE(_T("Item selected: %s\n"), GetItemText(hItem)); in the file ComboTreeCtrlExt.cpp if you if you want to run the code and are using MFC
To answer my own question. Move the following code from the CTreeComboBox::PreSubclassWindow() to the CTreeComboBox::OnCreate()
CRect rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
DWORD dwStyle = WS_POPUP | WS_BORDER;
CWnd* pWnd = &m_Tree;
pWnd->CreateEx(0, WC_TREEVIEW, NULL, dwStyle, rect, GetParent(), 0, NULL);
m_Tree.Init(this);
GetClientRect(rect);
SetDroppedWidth(rect.Width());
SetDroppedHeight(m_nDroppedHeight);
dwStyle = CBS_DROPDOWNLIST & GetStyle();
ASSERT(CBS_DROPDOWNLIST == dwStyle);

how to create or dock dockable pane on full client screen MFC?

i want to create a dockable pane full size on client screen i want it load full size on client screen by default when application load at start point.i have tried with many ways like override setwindowpos() method and setminsize() method but it didn't work window not called this method on cdockable pane here is my code on oncreate() method in parent window
int CMainFrame::OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct)
{
BOOL bNameValid;
// Create output window
CString strOutputWnd;
bNameValid = strOutputWnd.LoadString(IDS_OUTPUT_WND);
ASSERT(bNameValid);
if (!m_wndOutput.Create(strOutputWnd, this, CRect(0, 0, 0, 0), TRUE, ID_VIEW_OUTPUTWND, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | WS_CLIPCHILDREN | CBRS_BOTTOM | CBRS_FLOAT_MULTI))
{
TRACE0("Failed to create Output window\n");
return FALSE; // failed to create
}
m_wndOutput.EnableDocking(CBRS_ALIGN_ANY );
int screen_height=GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN);
int screen_width =GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN);
m_wndOutput.SetMinSize(CSize(screen_height,screen_width)
m_wndOutput.CalcFixedLayout(FALSE,TRUE);
DockPane(&m_wndOutput);
}

MFC Project Combination: How to add a SDI application without document class to a MDI application?should I use child window?[MFC]

I'am now working with a MDI MFC app and want to add a console/command-line function to the app. The only function I want to take from QuickWin(see below) is to use its text area and the process function which captures input. If I can add it to a popup dialog or a dock bar, it will be great!
And I got the src-code of a SDI Applization without Document Class like this(link:http://www.codeproject.com/.../QuickWin-...):
My Question is: can I add the app into my MDI app, and how to deal with source or head files like:
MainFrm.cpp/MainFrm.h and class like: CQuickWinApp/CQuickView?(If I can pop up a child window to implement the function, better:))
In QuickWin's mainframe, it has something to do with client area, which is difficule to deal with:
BOOL CMainFrame::OnCreateClient(LPCREATESTRUCT lpcs, CCreateContext* pContext)
{
// create splitter without views
m_wndSplitter.CreateStatic(this, 2, 1);
CCreateContext Context;
Context.m_pNewViewClass = RUNTIME_CLASS(CQuickView);
Context.m_pCurrentDoc = NULL;
Context.m_pNewDocTemplate = NULL;
Context.m_pLastView = NULL;
Context.m_pCurrentFrame = this;
// Create the Stdio QuickView
m_pStdioView = (CQuickView*)CreateView(&Context, AFX_IDW_PANE_FIRST);
if (m_pStdioView == NULL)
{
TRACE("Failed to create QuickWin Stdio View\n");
return FALSE; // fail to create
}
// Create the Stderr QuickView
m_pStderrView = (CQuickView*)CreateView(&Context, AFX_IDW_PANE_FIRST);
if (m_pStderrView == NULL)
{
TRACE("Failed to create QuickWin Stderr View\n");
return FALSE; // fail to create
}
m_pStderrView->SetReadOnly(TRUE);
ShowSplitter(theApp.m_bShowSplitter);
return TRUE;
}
in My MDI app:
The MDI app has 3 doctemplates:
//BCGPVisualStudioGUIDemo.cpp
m_pDocTemplateCpp = new CMultiDocTemplate(
IDR_BCGDEVTYPE_CPP,
RUNTIME_CLASS(CBCGPVisualStudioGUIDemoDoc),
RUNTIME_CLASS(CChildFrame), // custom MDI child frame
RUNTIME_CLASS(CBCGPVisualStudioGUIDemoView));
AddDocTemplate (m_pDocTemplateCpp);
m_pDocTemplateWeb = new CMultiDocTemplate(
IDR_BCGDEVTYPE_WEB,
RUNTIME_CLASS(CBCGPVisualStudioGUIDemoDoc),
RUNTIME_CLASS(CChildFrame), // custom MDI child frame
RUNTIME_CLASS(CBCGPVisualStudioGUIDemoView));
AddDocTemplate (m_pDocTemplateWeb);
m_pStartDocTemplate = new CMultiDocTemplate(
IDR_BCGDEVTYPE0,
RUNTIME_CLASS(CNetworkMapEditorDemoDoc),
RUNTIME_CLASS(CChildFrame), // custom MDI child frame
RUNTIME_CLASS(CNetworkMapEditorDemoView));
AddDocTemplate(m_pStartDocTemplate);
The app also has some dock bars:
//MainFrm.cpp
//------------------
// Create config bar:
//------------------
if (!m_wndClassView.Create (_T("config"), this, CRect (0, 0, 200, 200),
TRUE,
ID_VIEW_CLASS,
WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | WS_CLIPCHILDREN | CBRS_LEFT | CBRS_FLOAT_MULTI))
{
TRACE0("Failed to create Class View bar\n");
return FALSE; // fail to create
}
//------------------
// Create output bar:
//------------------
if (!m_wndOutputView.Create (_T("output"), this, CRect (0, 0, 200, 100),
TRUE,
ID_VIEW_OUTPUT,
WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | WS_CLIPCHILDREN | CBRS_BOTTOM | CBRS_FLOAT_MULTI))
{
TRACE0("Failed to create output bar\n");
return FALSE; // fail to create
}
//------------------
// Create help bar:
//------------------
if (!m_wndDynamicHelpView.Create (_T("help"), this, CRect (0, 0, 200, 200),
TRUE,
ID_VIEW_DYNAMICHELP,
WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | CBRS_RIGHT | CBRS_FLOAT_MULTI))
{
TRACE0("Failed to create Dynamic Help Bar\n");
return FALSE; // fail to create
}
//------------------
// Create watch bar:
//------------------
if (!m_wndWatchBar.Create (_T("watch"), this, CRect (0, 0, 300, 100),
TRUE,
ID_VIEW_WATCH,
WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | WS_CLIPCHILDREN | CBRS_BOTTOM | CBRS_FLOAT_MULTI))
{
TRACE0("Failed to create watch bar\n");
return FALSE; // fail to create
}
//------------------
// Create property bar:
//------------------
if (!m_wndPropertiesBar.Create (_T("property"), this, CRect (0, 0, 300, 200),
TRUE,
ID_VIEW_PROPERTIES,
WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | WS_CLIPCHILDREN | CBRS_RIGHT | CBRS_FLOAT_MULTI))
{
TRACE0("Failed to create Properties Bar\n");
return FALSE; // fail to create
}
Can I add the QuickWin app's text function into my app's dock bar or into a doctemplate or just a popup window?
All you need to integrate the functionality of QuickWin into your application are 3 textboxes (one for stdin, stdout and stderr) and the following classes from the Quickwin project:
CRedirect
CRedir
CParamDlg (only optical fluff, not essential)
The CRedirect-class manages the creation of the new process as well as the redirection of stdin/stdout/stderr (in combination with CRedir).
You have to modify CRedir::OnChildWrite and -Started and -Terminate to fit your needs. These methods actually write the content to the view/textbox/whatever. It is helpful to look at CMainFrame::OnCopyData and CQuickView::Append on how this can be done.

MFC docking windows and where they dock

I have created (generated) a MDI project with tabbed documents with
VS2008 Pro.
Visual Studio generates an application with the File/Class view
window, properties window, output window and the first MDI document/
view.
I want to control the sides on which the windows dock. I thought this
was done in BOOL CMainFrame::CreateDockingWindows() , i changed the
CBRS_TOP to CBRS_BOTTOM and CBRS_RIGHT to CBRS_LEFT , but the windows
still come out the same in the client area. It makes no difference
what is use for a window style attribute of CBRS_xxxx. Where and how
can i control where in the client area these windows dock ?
I changed then in :
BOOL CMainFrame::CreateDockingWindows()
{
BOOL bNameValid;
// Create class view
CString strClassView;
bNameValid = strClassView.LoadString(IDS_CLASS_VIEW);
ASSERT(bNameValid);
if (!m_wndClassView.Create(strClassView, this, CRect(0, 0, 200, 200), TRUE,ID_VIEW_CLASSVIEW, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS |
WS_CLIPCHILDREN | CBRS_LEFT | CBRS_FLOAT_MULTI))
{
TRACE0("Failed to create Class View window\n");
return FALSE; // failed to create
}
// Create file view
CString strFileView;
bNameValid = strFileView.LoadString(IDS_FILE_VIEW);
ASSERT(bNameValid);
if (!m_wndFileView.Create(strFileView, this, CRect(0, 0, 200, 200),TRUE, ID_VIEW_FILEVIEW, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS |
WS_CLIPCHILDREN | CBRS_LEFT| CBRS_FLOAT_MULTI))
{
TRACE0("Failed to create File View window\n");
return FALSE; // failed to create
}
// Create output window
CString strOutputWnd;
bNameValid = strOutputWnd.LoadString(IDS_OUTPUT_WND);
ASSERT(bNameValid);
if (!m_wndOutput.Create(strOutputWnd, this, CRect(0, 0, 100, 100),
TRUE, ID_VIEW_OUTPUTWND, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS |
WS_CLIPCHILDREN | CBRS_BOTTOM | CBRS_FLOAT_MULTI))
{
TRACE0("Failed to create Output window\n");
return FALSE; // failed to create
}
// Create properties window
CString strPropertiesWnd;
bNameValid = strPropertiesWnd.LoadString(IDS_PROPERTIES_WND);
ASSERT(bNameValid);
if (!m_wndProperties.Create(strPropertiesWnd, this, CRect(0, 0, 200, 200), TRUE, ID_VIEW_PROPERTIESWND, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | WS_CLIPCHILDREN |CBRS_RIGHT | CBRS_FLOAT_MULTI))
{
TRACE0("Failed to create Properties window\n");
return FALSE; // failed to create
}
SetDockingWindowIcons(theApp.m_bHiColorIcons);
return TRUE;
}
Could someone please help explain to me how to control the sides where
these windows dock?
Thanks.
IIRC, CBRS_TOP etc. are for where they can dock, not for where they are docked when you start the application. That is saved in the registry, basically it will show up where it was when the application was shut down the last time.
In the past (this was not with the Feature Pack docking framework) if you wanted to dock on startup to a specific side you had to set the side where you wanted the toolbar to be docked as the only one allowed (e.g. on the right), create the toolbar, dock it (there was a SetDocked() or something like that) and then modify the allowed dock sides to the directions you wanted to allow. I'm not sure if that behavior persists in the current version but I think it does, as that was something build on low level docking toolbar functionality which the feature pack stuff just builds on.
Not a real answer but hopefully it'll set you on your way...