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Whats the main use of MapDialogRect function

KASR130-Dec-08 0:34

30-Dec-08 0:34

CMyDlg1 *pDlg = new CMyDlg1();

pDlg->Create(IDD_MYDLG1, this);

pDlg->ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);

CRect rect1(0,0,0,0), rect2(0,0,0,0);

pDlg->GetClientRect(&rect1);

pDlg->MapDialogRect(&rect2);

Re: Whats the main use of MapDialogRect function

pallaka30-Dec-08 1:24

pallaka

30-Dec-08 1:24

If you have an idea on Mapping modes then you will have a clear picture on MapDialogRect.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms645502(VS.85).aspx[^]

SOS! Please help me to settle a MSChart Control problem

fbt04530-Dec-08 0:28

fbt045

30-Dec-08 0:28

I am a freshman in VC kingdom, Now I am developing a project about Ethernet test by VC6, to draw the result line, I used MSChart Control, by I don't know all of the propertys and methods. for example, when I ajusted the X-coordinate's label count from 10 to 20, the label titles became vertical displayment. It will make me mad now, please help me, my dear friends!

SHChangeNotify problem

revanth198530-Dec-08 0:20

revanth1985

30-Dec-08 0:20

Hi,
I want to hide a file.So,I used the following code to hide it.
SetFileAttributes (str,FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN);
SHChangeNotify(SHCNE_ATTRIBUTES,SHCNF_FLUSH|SHCNF_IDLIST|SHCNF_PATH

,str,NULL);

Where str is the path to file.It is not hiding completely.It looks as blurr untill i refresh that particular folder maunually.How can i solve this problem.

Re: SHChangeNotify problem

David Crow30-Dec-08 3:56

David Crow

30-Dec-08 3:56

revanth1985 wrote:
.It is not hiding completely.

What does SetFileAttributes() return? If 0, have you called GetLastError()?

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Re: SHChangeNotify problem

revanth198530-Dec-08 15:52

revanth1985

30-Dec-08 15:52

It is returning 1.It is not failing.But the hidden file is not hiding completely(looking as blurr) untill i refresh.

BUMP

karhong29-Dec-08 22:54

karhong

29-Dec-08 22:54

BUMP

good

modified on Friday, January 2, 2009 4:26 AM

Click-through color-key transparency

Ohad Maishar29-Dec-08 22:33

Ohad Maishar

29-Dec-08 22:33

I'm trying to to make PART of a window transparent AND click-through.

I'm using the following code to show/hide the form (actually making it fully transparent/opaque):

SetWindowLongPtr(hWnd, GWL_EXSTYLE, GetWindowLong(hWnd, GWL_EXSTYLE) | WS_EX_LAYERED);

//Hide the whole form
SetLayeredWindowAttributes(hWnd, COLOR_KEY, 0, LWA_COLORKEY | LWA_ALPHA);
//Show the form
SetLayeredWindowAttributes(hWnd, COLOR_KEY, 255, LWA_COLORKEY | LWA_ALPHA);

This works fine, However:
I also have part of the window colored in COLOR_KEY. This code makes this part transparent but not click-through.

My question is: how do I make this part of the window (again, colored in COLOR_KEY) transparent AND click-through?
Note that I don't want the whole window to become click-through, but only this part.

Thanks

Re: Click-through color-key transparency

Malli_S29-Dec-08 23:52

Malli_S

29-Dec-08 23:52

The above code sets the window portion (painted by COLOR_KEY) transparent and click-through properly. Please check whether the actual color (used to paint the window) is plain (doesn't include any shade/shadow of COLOR_KEY) color.

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Re: Click-through color-key transparency

Ohad Maishar30-Dec-08 0:11

Ohad Maishar

30-Dec-08 0:11

Thanks Malli_S for your quick reply.

The actual color you mentioned is indeed the color key I set in SetLayeredWindowAttributes().
The evidence is that I don't see the colored parts (it is transparent, but unfortunately not click-through)

Thanks

Re: Click-through color-key transparency

Malli_S30-Dec-08 0:20

Malli_S

30-Dec-08 0:20

Do a small test. Open the Notepad and put it behind your application's transparent area. And check whether the cursor changes to 'I'. This is because the specified color code does make window transparent but not the shade of color it has. If on any of the point, the cursor doesn't change, indicates the presence of the other color on that pixel. I just tested the same thing by changing the color into slight shady.

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Re: Click-through color-key transparency

Ohad Maishar30-Dec-08 0:40

Ohad Maishar

30-Dec-08 0:40

Actually shading doesn't work here at all. Because it's one color key (as opposed to alpha channel for instance), and a unique one, every pixel not in that color will be visible.
In my situation, I am using a window as a child control of IE. This makes click-through verification quite easy. The color-key colored parts are fully transparent and therefore I can see the IE page content behind it. However, clicking on hyperlinks for example is impossible.

Any ideas?

Thanks again

HtmlHelp Problem

Ali Tavakol29-Dec-08 21:34

Ali Tavakol

29-Dec-08 21:34

Hi,
How can I disable the message 'Failed to Launch Help' for unhandled help IDs in an MFC application and Dispalay default page of the help file? this message is displayed when I press Shift+F1 on some buttons which I've not added help for them.

Re: HtmlHelp Problem

sashoalm29-Dec-08 22:30

sashoalm

29-Dec-08 22:30

try overriding

void CWinApp::WinHelp(DWORD dwData, UINT nCmd);

all help events eventually are handled there.

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Re: HtmlHelp Problem

Ali Tavakol30-Dec-08 0:38

Ali Tavakol

30-Dec-08 0:38

AfxHtmlHelp is being called inside of it. I can not call it. linker says unresolved external symbol. Do you know what should I do?

Re: HtmlHelp Problem

sashoalm3-Jan-09 6:17

sashoalm

3-Jan-09 6:17

I checked in Google and I couldn't find this function AfxHtmlHelp. Are you sure it's not just HtmlHelp?

Anyway, you override CWinApp::WinHelp, so what's called inside is what *you* choose to call. Why are you trying to call AfxHtmlHelp?

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Re: HtmlHelp Problem

Theo Buys7-Jan-09 2:46

Theo Buys

7-Jan-09 2:46

CWinApp::WinHelp is calling pMainWnd->WinHelp(dwData, nCmd). So it is better to override CMainFrame::WinHelp

void CMainFrame::WinHelp(DWORD dwData, UINT nCmd) 
{
	// TODO: Add your specialized code here 
	HtmlHelp(m_hWnd, AfxGetApp()->m_pszHelpFilePath, HH_HELP_CONTEXT, nCmd == HELP_CONTEXT ? dwData : 0);
}

Re: HtmlHelp Problem

Theo Buys7-Jan-09 3:28

Theo Buys

7-Jan-09 3:28

Test your application with "HTML Help Workshop". Activate "HTML help messages" in the view menu.
Collect the data for the missing HID_ messages. Create a default page in your helpfile and create aliases for the missing HID_ messages to this page. The best you can put them in a include file under the [ALIAS] and [MAP] key.

[ALIAS]
#include MissingHelp.h

[MAP]
#include MissingHelp.hm

In MissingHelp.h you can put things like:

HID_SYSTEM_EXIT = default.html
HID_SYSTEM_MAX = default.html
HID_SYSTEM_MAX_NORMAL = default.html
HID_SYSTEM_MIN = default.html
HID_SYSTEM_MOVE= default.html

In MissingHelp.hm you can put things like:

#define HID_SYSTEM_MOVE                         0x1EF01
#define HID_SYSTEM_MIN                          0x1EF02
#define HID_SYSTEM_MAX                          0x1EF03
#define HID_SYSTEM_EXIT                         0x1EF06
#define HID_SYSTEM_MAX_NORMAL                   0x1EF12

Re: HtmlHelp Problem

sashoalm8-Jan-09 1:32

sashoalm

8-Jan-09 1:32

Theo Buys wrote:
The best you can put them in a include file under the [ALIAS] and [MAP] key

Can I use #include and #define statements in HTML Help Workshop projects? What should I do to be able to do that?

I have a project where we have different versions (like a Demo and a Full version), and it'd be nice to be able to change the program name according to which version I'm building, without 2 separate html help projects where this is the only difference.

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Re: HtmlHelp Problem

Theo Buys12-Jan-09 0:14

Theo Buys

12-Jan-09 0:14

The hhp file can not handle macro statements like #ifdef so you have to keep your 2 seperate htmlhelp projects. But you can include the common parts into include files. The #define statement is used in the [MAP] key.

See also: http://www.helpware.net/FAR/help/dlg_hhpedit_sec.htm[^]

See also: http://chmspec.nongnu.org/latest/INI.html#HHP[^]

modified on Monday, January 12, 2009 6:29 AM

How can handle buttons of Preview window?

Le@rner29-Dec-08 21:18

Le@rner

29-Dec-08 21:18

Hi all.

in preview window many buttons are present like,
Print,NextPage,PrevPage,ZoomIn,ZoomOut,Close.

i want to hanle the Close button.

please tell me how can i handle it.

thanks in advance.

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Re: How can handle buttons of Preview window?

pallaka29-Dec-08 22:18

pallaka

29-Dec-08 22:18

There is a function called CDC::IsPrinting
When you try to close the preview window OnClose function will be called and you can check whether you have closed the window through print preview by checking the IsPrinting Flag Smile | :)

Re: How can handle buttons of Preview window?

Le@rner29-Dec-08 22:40

Le@rner

29-Dec-08 22:40

No its not working please explain with example

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Re: How can handle buttons of Preview window?

pallaka30-Dec-08 1:16

pallaka

30-Dec-08 1:16

Hi there is a virtual function called OnEndPrintPreview

void CExamp1View::OnEndPrintPreview(CDC* pDC, CPrintInfo* pInfo, POINT point, CPreviewView* pView) 
{
	// TODO: Add your specialized code here and/or call the base class
		AfxMessageBox ("Data");
	CView::OnEndPrintPreview(pDC, pInfo, point, pView);
}

use this i will sure it will work

Re: How can handle buttons of Preview window?

Le@rner30-Dec-08 1:26

Le@rner

30-Dec-08 1:26

Thanks

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