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Alternative to MFC for GDI Programming

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Exploring the MFC GDI classes' inner working and proposing an alternative
// clover.cpp : Defines the class behaviors for the application.
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "clover.h"

#include "MainFrm.h"
#include "win/hyperlink.h"
#include "win/mfcpp.h"
#include "win/windebug.h"

#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#undef THIS_FILE
static char THIS_FILE[] = __FILE__;
#endif

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CCloverApp

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CCloverApp, CWinApp)
	//{{AFX_MSG_MAP(CCloverApp)
	ON_COMMAND(ID_APP_ABOUT, OnAppAbout)
		// NOTE - the ClassWizard will add and remove mapping macros here.
		//    DO NOT EDIT what you see in these blocks of generated code!
	//}}AFX_MSG_MAP
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CCloverApp construction

CCloverApp::CCloverApp()
{
	// TODO: add construction code here,
	// Place all significant initialization in InitInstance
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// The one and only CCloverApp object

CCloverApp theApp;

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CCloverApp initialization

BOOL CCloverApp::InitInstance()
{
	// Standard initialization
	// If you are not using these features and wish to reduce the size
	//  of your final executable, you should remove from the following
	//  the specific initialization routines you do not need.

#ifdef _AFXDLL
	Enable3dControls();			// Call this when using MFC in a shared DLL
#else
	Enable3dControlsStatic();	// Call this when linking to MFC statically
#endif

	// Change the registry key under which our settings are stored.
	// TODO: You should modify this string to be something appropriate
	// such as the name of your company or organization.
	SetRegistryKey(_T("Local AppWizard-Generated Applications"));


	// To create the main window, this code creates a new frame window
	// object and then sets it as the application's main window object.

	CMainFrame* pFrame = new CMainFrame;
	m_pMainWnd = pFrame;

	// create and load the frame with its resources

	pFrame->LoadFrame(IDR_MAINFRAME,
		WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | FWS_ADDTOTITLE, NULL,
		NULL);




	// The one and only window has been initialized, so show and update it.
	pFrame->ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);
	pFrame->UpdateWindow();

	return TRUE;
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CCloverApp message handlers





/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CAboutDlg dialog used for App About

class CDemoLink : public CHyperLink
{
protected:
	virtual void OnSelect(void)
	{ ((CFrameWnd *)AfxGetMainWnd())->SetMessageText(m_strURL); }
	virtual void OnDeselect(void)
	{ ((CFrameWnd *)AfxGetMainWnd())->SetMessageText(AFX_IDS_IDLEMESSAGE); }
};

class CAboutDlg : public CHyperLinkDlg
{
public:
	CAboutDlg();

// Dialog Data
	//{{AFX_DATA(CAboutDlg)
	enum { IDD = IDD_ABOUTBOX };
	//}}AFX_DATA

	// ClassWizard generated virtual function overrides
	//{{AFX_VIRTUAL(CAboutDlg)
	protected:
	virtual void DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX);    // DDX/DDV support
	//}}AFX_VIRTUAL

// Implementation
protected:
	//{{AFX_MSG(CAboutDlg)
	virtual BOOL OnInitDialog();
	//}}AFX_MSG
	DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()
private:
	CDemoLink   m_DemoIcon;
	CDemoLink	m_DemoMail;
	CDemoLink	m_DemoLink;
	CDemoLink   m_DemoPetzold;
	CDemoLink   m_DemoDilascia;
};

CAboutDlg::CAboutDlg() : CHyperLinkDlg(CAboutDlg::IDD)
{
	//{{AFX_DATA_INIT(CAboutDlg)
	//}}AFX_DATA_INIT
}

void CAboutDlg::DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX)
{
	CDialog::DoDataExchange(pDX);
	//{{AFX_DATA_MAP(CAboutDlg)
	//}}AFX_DATA_MAP
}

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CAboutDlg, CHyperLinkDlg)
	//{{AFX_MSG_MAP(CAboutDlg)
	//}}AFX_MSG_MAP
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

// App command to run the dialog
void CCloverApp::OnAppAbout()
{
	CAboutDlg aboutDlg;
	aboutDlg.DoModal();
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CCloverApp message handlers


BOOL CAboutDlg::OnInitDialog() 
{
	CHyperLinkDlg::OnInitDialog();
	
	// TODO: Add extra initialization here
    HICON hIco = (HICON) LoadImage( AfxGetInstanceHandle(), 
                                    MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_MAINFRAME), 
                                    IMAGE_ICON, 0, 0, 
                                    0 );
	CStatic iconCtrl;
	iconCtrl.Attach(GetDlgItem(IDC_STATIC_ICON)->m_hWnd);
	LASTERRORDISPLAYR(::DestroyIcon(iconCtrl.SetIcon(hIco)));
	iconCtrl.Detach();

	setURL(m_DemoIcon,IDC_MYICON);
	setURL(m_DemoLink,IDC_HOMEPAGE);
	setURL(m_DemoMail,IDC_EMAIL);
	setURL(m_DemoPetzold,IDC_PETZOLD);
	setURL(m_DemoDilascia,IDC_DILASCIA);
	
	return TRUE;  // return TRUE unless you set the focus to a control
	              // EXCEPTION: OCX Property Pages should return FALSE
}

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