can add minimizing and maximising buttons to a dialog?

[kaya17]

hi,
is it possible that i can add minimizing and maximising buttons to a dialog like the one appeared in documents?


if so, how to do it?

your help is really very much appreciated!
and thanks so much!


regards,
kaya

 

[Skute]

yes it is possible, you need to add in the flags when you call CreateWindow()

i cant remember them off the top of my head but take a look in MSDN

Skute

"There are 10 types of people in this World, those that understand binary, and those that don't!"

 

[timmay3141]

Well if you are creating the dialog from a resource you should just be able to change the properties so that it has them. Look under the "Styles" tab.

 

[kaya17]

hi,i tried the style tab, but the problem is only the dialog is changing, well the list inside still remains the same size. what should i do to make the list and everything inside the dialog also enlarge together?

thanks in advance!!!

kaya

 

[timmay3141]

Just add a message handler for WM_SIZE for the dialog, and in that call SetWindowPos for the list control to update the size so it matches the dialog.

 

[kaya17]

i am sorry, because i just started learning MFC, i have no idea how to build a message handler.how to use the WM_SIZE? i am so sorry, but really need your help....


kaya

 

[timmay3141]

Hit Ctrl+W to bring up the class wizard. On the "Message Maps" tab, select your dialog class (it is probably already selected), and find WM_SIZE in the Messages list box. Click it and hit OK to create the new handler. In the handler, do something like this:

void CMyDlg::OnSize(UINT nType, int cx, int cy)
{
CDialog::OnSize(nType, cx, cy);

// TODO: Add your message handler code here

GetDlgItem(IDC_LIST)->SetWindowPos(NULL, 0, 0, cx - 5, cy - 5, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOZORDER);
}

 

[kaya17]

hi, i tried your code, but it gave an assertion error, saying something that memory could not be "read"...

anything wrong ?

kaya

 

[kaya17]

and when i click CANCEL to debug it, it saying something
"unhandled exception in EIFScan.exe ....Access Violation"

and the error arrow points to a line:
ASSERT:IsWindow(m_hnd));