How to create custom button in dialog's titlebar?

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I want to know how to create a custom button in dialog's title bar? and that button look should be same as other icons like maximize or minimize or help context icon. And I want to know the handler also for the custom button click event. Please help me with this . Thanks in advance.

Posted 23-May-11 20:16pm

bunathangaraj

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2011-05-23T20:26:00

This is pretty difficult but quite doable. Basically, you need to handle Windows messages WM_NCCALCSIZE, WM_NCPAINT, WM_NCBUTTONUP, WM_NCBUTTONDOWN, WM_NCMOUSEMOVE, WM_NCRBUTTONDBLCLK and implement of the logic of button operation. In those WM_NC... message names "NC" means non-client.

You also need to consult system metrics to correctly size and position your button, see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724385(v=vs.85).aspx[^].

—SA

వేంకటనారాయణ(venkatmakam) · Answer 2 · 2011-05-23T20:38:00

Solution 2

Check this also,
CCaptionButton (buttons for the titlebar)[^]

Posted 23-May-11 20:38pm

వేంకటనారాయణ(venkatmakam)

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bunathangaraj 24-May-11 2:47am

Hi, i have tried this one only .. it worked but my custom looks different than minimize, maximize, context help buttons .. different in the sense if i click custom button it goes down and again i have to click make the button up exactly unlike context help buttons. And also i dont know the hander for the custom button click event. if you know, pls help me.

వేంకటనారాయణ(venkatmakam) 24-May-11 3:22am

Check this article,
http://www.codeguru.com/cpp/controls/buttonctrl/windowsxp/article.php/c8211/
CCustomBitmapButton is a custom cwnd class.Check the notifications send by the CCustomBitmapButton, and how they are handled in the dialog.

swellfishcbx · Answer 3 · 2011-05-23T20:51:00

Solution 3

why not to create single document and the view class is derive the CFormView.That is easy what you do.

Posted 23-May-11 20:51pm

swellfishcbx

Stephen Wiria · Answer 4 · 2011-05-23T21:35:00

Solution 4

Check James' Custom Titlebar[^]

I always like how James presenting a tutorial, it's so clean and precise

Posted 23-May-11 21:35pm

Stephen Wiria