MultiPage PrintPreview Enhancements for MFC Doc/View Applications

Roger Allen

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How to improve the standard MFC print preview options to allow preview from 1 to 9 pages at a time

demo_source.zip
- Projects
  - MultiPagePrintPreview
    - ChildFrm.cpp
    - ChildFrm.h
    - MainFrm.cpp
    - MainFrm.h
    - MappedBitmapButton.cpp
    - MappedBitmapButton.h
    - MultiPagePreview.cpp
    - MultiPagePreview.h
    - MultiPagePrintPreview.aps
    - MultiPagePrintPreview.cpp
    - MultiPagePrintPreview.dsp
    - MultiPagePrintPreview.dsw
    - MultiPagePrintPreview.h
    - MultiPagePrintPreview.rc
    - MultiPagePrintPreviewDoc.cpp
    - MultiPagePrintPreviewDoc.h
    - MultiPagePrintPreviewView.cpp
    - MultiPagePrintPreviewView.h
    - res
      - MultiPagePrintPreview.ico
      - MultiPagePrintPreview.rc2
      - MultiPagePrintPreviewDoc.ico
      - pages.bmp
      - PrevEnd.BMP
      - PreviewHome.BMP
      - PreviewNext.BMP
      - PrevPrevious.BMP
      - PrevPrint.BMP
      - PrevZoomin.bmp
      - PrevZoomout.BMP
      - Toolbar.bmp
    - resource.h
    - StdAfx.cpp
    - StdAfx.h
source.zip
- MappedBitmapButton.cpp
- MappedBitmapButton.h
- MultiPagePreview.cpp
- MultiPagePreview.h
- pages.bmp
- PrevEnd.BMP
- PreviewHome.BMP
- PreviewNext.BMP
- PrevPrevious.BMP
- PrevPrint.BMP
- PrevZoomin.bmp
- PrevZoomout.BMP
- resources.rc

IDR_MAINFRAME           BITMAP  MOVEABLE PURE   "res\\Toolbar.bmp"
IDB_PREV_END            BITMAP  DISCARDABLE     "RES\\PrevEnd.BMP"
IDB_PREV_HOME           BITMAP  DISCARDABLE     "RES\\PreviewHome.BMP"
IDB_PREV_NEXT           BITMAP  DISCARDABLE     "RES\\PreviewNext.BMP"
IDB_PREV_PREVIOUS       BITMAP  DISCARDABLE     "RES\\PrevPrevious.BMP"
IDB_PREV_PRINT          BITMAP  DISCARDABLE     "RES\\PrevPrint.BMP"
IDB_PREV_ZOOMIN         BITMAP  DISCARDABLE     "res\\PrevZoomin.bmp"
IDB_PREV_ZOOMOUT        BITMAP  DISCARDABLE     "RES\\PrevZoomout.BMP"

IDR_PREVIEW_PAGES MENU DISCARDABLE 
BEGIN
    POPUP "PAGES"
    BEGIN
        MENUITEM "1 Page",                      ID_PAGES_1PAGE
        MENUITEM "2 pages",                     ID_PAGES_2PAGES
        MENUITEM "3 Pages",                     ID_PAGES_3PAGES
        MENUITEM "4 pages",                     ID_PAGES_4PAGES
        MENUITEM "6 pages",                     ID_PAGES_6PAGES
        MENUITEM "9 pages",                     ID_PAGES_9PAGES
    END
END

IDD_PREVIEW DIALOGEX 0, 0, 319, 19
STYLE WS_CHILD
FONT 8, "MS Sans Serif"
BEGIN
    CONTROL         "",AFX_ID_PREVIEW_PRINT,"Button",BS_OWNERDRAW | 
                    WS_TABSTOP,4,3,15,13
    CONTROL         "",AFX_ID_PREVIEW_NEXT,"Button",BS_OWNERDRAW | 
                    WS_TABSTOP,23,3,15,13
    CONTROL         "",AFX_ID_PREVIEW_PREV,"Button",BS_OWNERDRAW | 
                    WS_TABSTOP,42,3,15,13
    CONTROL         "#",ID_PREVIEW_PAGES,"Button",BS_OWNERDRAW | WS_TABSTOP,
                    61,3,15,13
    CONTROL         "",AFX_ID_PREVIEW_ZOOMIN,"Button",BS_OWNERDRAW | 
                    WS_TABSTOP,113,3,15,13
    CONTROL         "",AFX_ID_PREVIEW_ZOOMOUT,"Button",BS_OWNERDRAW | 
                    WS_TABSTOP,132,3,15,13
    PUSHBUTTON      "&Close",AFX_ID_PREVIEW_CLOSE,160,3,37,13
    CONTROL         "Landscape print",IDC_LANDSCAPE,"Button",BS_AUTOCHECKBOX | 
                    WS_TABSTOP,204,3,67,13,WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
END

STRINGTABLE DISCARDABLE 
BEGIN
    ID_PAGES_1PAGE          "Preview a single page"
    ID_PAGES_2PAGES         "Preview 2 pages"
    ID_PAGES_3PAGES         "Preview 3 pages"
    ID_PAGES_4PAGES         "Preview 4 pages"
    ID_PAGES_6PAGES         "Preview 6 pages"
    ID_PAGES_9PAGES         "Preview 9 pages"
END

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Roger Allen

Software Developer (Senior) Sirius Analytical Instruments

United Kingdom

A research and development programmer working for a pharmaceutical instrument company for the past 17 years.

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MultiPage PrintPreview Enhancements for MFC Doc/View Applications

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