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Custom Tab Controls, Tabbed Frame and Tabbed MDI

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An extensible framework for creating customized tabs in ATL/WTL, with a VS.NET-like tab control implementation, tabbed frames, tabbed MDI, and more.
// Copyright (c) 2002
// Sergey Klimov (kidd@ukr.net)

#ifndef __WTL_DW__FLYING_TABS_H__
#define __WTL_DW__FLYING_TABS_H__

#pragma once

#include <cassert>
#include <vector>
#include <queue>
#include <algorithm>
#include <functional>

#include "DDTracker.h"

//#include <atlgdix.h>
#ifndef __ATLGDIX_H__
	#error FlyingTabs.h requires atlgdix.h to be included first
#endif

// NOTE: See CustomTabCtrl.h and DotNetTabCtrl.h for copyright information.
// Please download the latest versions of these files from from The Codeproject article
// "Custom Tab Controls, Tabbed Frame and Tabbed MDI" by Daniel Bowen (dbowen@es.com)
// http://www.codeproject.com/wtl/TabbingFramework.asp
//#include <CustomTabCtrl.h>
//#include <DotNetTabCtrl.h>
#ifndef __CUSTOMTABCTRL_H__
	#error FlyingTabs.h requires CustomTabCtrl.h to be included first
#endif
#ifndef __DOTNET_TABCTRL_H__
	#error FlyingTabs.h requires DotNetTabCtrl.h to be included first
#endif

namespace dockwins{

#define CTCN_TABLEAVCTRL CTCN_LAST-1

#ifndef CTCS_VERTICAL
#define CTCS_VERTICAL TCS_VERTICAL
#endif

class CFlyingTabCtrl :
	public CDotNetTabCtrlImpl<CFlyingTabCtrl, CTabViewTabItem>
{
	typedef CDotNetTabCtrlImpl<CFlyingTabCtrl, CTabViewTabItem>	baseClass;
	typedef CFlyingTabCtrl										thisClass;
protected:
	class CTabMoveTracker : public CDDTrackerBaseT<CTabMoveTracker>
	{
		typedef thisClass CTabCtrl;
	public:
		CTabMoveTracker(CTabCtrl& ctrlTab,int index)
			:m_ctrlTab(ctrlTab),m_curItem(index),m_prevItem(-1)
		{
			DWORD style = ctrlTab.GetWindowLong(GWL_STYLE);
			m_bHorizontal=(style&CTCS_VERTICAL)==0;
		}
		bool IsHorisontal() const
		{
			return m_bHorizontal;
		}
		void OnMove(long x, long y)
		{
			int pos = IsHorisontal() ? x : y;
			CTCHITTESTINFO tchti = { 0 };
			tchti.pt.x = x;
			tchti.pt.y = y;
			int index=m_ctrlTab.HitTest(&tchti);
			if(index!=-1)
			{
				if(( index!=m_curItem)
					&&
					 !( ( index==m_prevItem)
						&& ( (pos-m_prevPos)*(m_prevItem-m_curItem) <=0) ) )
				{
					m_ctrlTab.SwapItemPositions(m_curItem,index, false, false);
//					m_ctrlTab.MoveItem(m_curItem,index);
					m_curItem=index;
					m_ctrlTab.SetCurSel(m_curItem);
					m_prevItem=m_ctrlTab.HitTest(&tchti);
				}
			}
			else
				::ReleaseCapture();
/*
			{
				NMHDR nmh;
				nmh.hwndFrom = m_ctrlTab.m_hWnd;
				nmh.idFrom=m_ctrlTab.GetDlgCtrlID();
				nmh.code=CTCN_TABLEAVCTRL;
				if(!::SendMessage(m_ctrlTab.GetParent(), WM_NOTIFY, nmh.idFrom, (LPARAM)&nmh))
																				::ReleaseCapture();
			}
*/
			m_prevPos = pos;
		}
	protected:
		CTabCtrl&	m_ctrlTab;
		int			m_curItem;
		int			m_prevItem;
		int			m_prevPos;
		bool		m_bHorizontal;
	};
protected:
    void UpdateTabAreaHeight()
    {
        // Take into consideration system metrics when determining
        //  the height of the tab area
        const int nNominalHeight = 24;
        const int nNominalFontLogicalUnits = 11;        // 8 point Tahoma with 96 DPI

        // Use the actual font of the tab control
        assert(IsWindow());
        HFONT hFont = GetFont();
        if(hFont != NULL)
        {
            CClientDC dc(this->m_hWnd);
            CFontHandle hFontOld = dc.SelectFont(hFont);
            TEXTMETRIC tm = {0};
            dc.GetTextMetrics(&tm);
            dc.SelectFont(hFontOld);
			m_tabBarHeight = (BYTE)(nNominalHeight + (nNominalHeight * ((double)tm.tmAscent / (double)nNominalFontLogicalUnits) - nNominalHeight) / 2);
        }
		else
			m_tabBarHeight = 24;
    }
	void AdjustTabRect(LPRECT pRc) const
	{
		int tabHeight = m_tabBarHeight ;
		DWORD style = GetWindowLong(GWL_STYLE);
		if(style&CTCS_VERTICAL)
		{
			if(style&CTCS_BOTTOM)
				pRc->left=pRc->right - tabHeight;
			else
				pRc->right=pRc->left + tabHeight;
		}
		else
		{
			if(style&CTCS_BOTTOM)
				pRc->top=pRc->bottom - tabHeight;
			else
				pRc->bottom=pRc->top + tabHeight;
		}
	}
public:
	bool GetTabsRect(LPRECT pRc) const
	{
		return (GetClientRect(pRc)!=FALSE);
	}
/*
    int InsertItem(int nItem, LPCTSTR sText = NULL, int nImage = -1, HWND hWndTabView = NULL, LPCTSTR sToolTip = NULL, bool bSelectItem = false)
    {
		return baseClass::InsertItem(nItem, sText, nImage, hWndTabView, sToolTip, bSelectItem);
	}
	int InsertItem(int nItem, CTabViewTabItem* pItem, bool bSelectItem = false)
	{
		return baseClass::InsertItem(nItem, pItem, bSelectItem);
	}
*/
	int InsertItem(int index, LPCTSTR ptxt = NULL, int image = -1, DWORD_PTR param=0)
	{
		CTabViewTabItem* pItem = baseClass::CreateNewItem();
		if(pItem)
		{
			pItem->SetText(ptxt);
			pItem->SetImageIndex(image);
			pItem->SetTabView(reinterpret_cast<HWND>(param));
			pItem->SetToolTip(ptxt);

			return baseClass::InsertItem(index,pItem,true);
		}
		return -1;
	}
	DWORD_PTR GetItemData(int index) const
	{
		return reinterpret_cast<DWORD_PTR>(GetItem(index)->GetTabView());
	}

	void DeleteItem(CTabViewTabItem* pItem)
	{
		baseClass::DeleteItem(pItem);
	}
	BOOL DeleteItem(size_t nItem, bool bUpdateSelection = true, bool bNotify = true)
	{
		return baseClass::DeleteItem(nItem, bUpdateSelection, bNotify);
	}

	BOOL DeleteItem(int index,bool bUpdateSelection = true)
	{
		return DeleteItem(index, bUpdateSelection , false);
	}
    BOOL SetWindowPos(HWND hWndInsertAfter, LPCRECT lpRect, UINT nFlags)
    {
		CRect rc(lpRect);
		AdjustTabRect(rc);
		BOOL bRes=baseClass::SetWindowPos(hWndInsertAfter,&rc,nFlags);
		return bRes;
	}

	BOOL AdjustRect( BOOL bLarger, LPRECT pRc) const
	{
		int tabHeight = bLarger ? -m_tabBarHeight : m_tabBarHeight ;
		DWORD style = GetWindowLong(GWL_STYLE);
		if(style&CTCS_VERTICAL)
		{
			if(style&CTCS_BOTTOM)
				pRc->right-=tabHeight;
			else
				pRc->left+=tabHeight;
		}
		else
		{
			if(style&CTCS_BOTTOM)
				pRc->bottom-=tabHeight;
			else
				pRc->top+=tabHeight;

		}
		return TRUE;
	}

	DECLARE_WND_CLASS(_T("CFlyingTabCtrl"))
	BEGIN_MSG_MAP(thisClass)
		MESSAGE_HANDLER(WM_CREATE, OnCreate)
		MESSAGE_HANDLER(WM_SETFONT, OnSetFont)
		MESSAGE_HANDLER(WM_LBUTTONDOWN, OnLButtonDown)
		MESSAGE_HANDLER(WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK, OnLButtonDblClk)
		CHAIN_MSG_MAP(baseClass)
	END_MSG_MAP()

	LRESULT OnCreate(UINT /*uMsg*/, WPARAM /*wParam*/, LPARAM /*lParam*/, BOOL& bHandled)
	{
		UpdateTabAreaHeight();
		bHandled=FALSE;
		return NULL;
	}

	LRESULT OnSetFont(UINT /*uMsg*/, WPARAM /*wParam*/, LPARAM /*lParam*/, BOOL& bHandled)
	{
		UpdateTabAreaHeight();
		bHandled=FALSE;
		return NULL;
	}

	LRESULT OnLButtonDown(UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, BOOL& bHandled)
	{
		LRESULT lRes=baseClass::OnLButtonDown(uMsg,wParam,lParam,bHandled);
		bHandled=TRUE;
		CTCHITTESTINFO tchti = { 0 };
		tchti.pt.x = GET_X_LPARAM(lParam);
		tchti.pt.y = GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam);
		int index=HitTest(&tchti);
		if(index!=-1)
		{
			ClientToScreen(&tchti.pt);
			if(DragDetect(m_hWnd,tchti.pt))
			{
				CTabMoveTracker tracker(*this,index);
				if(TrackDragAndDrop(tracker,m_hWnd))
				{
					CTCHITTESTINFO tchti = { 0 };
					::GetCursorPos(&tchti.pt);
					ScreenToClient(&tchti.pt);
					int index=HitTest(&tchti);
					if(index==-1)
					{
						MSG msg;
						while(PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, NULL, NULL, PM_REMOVE))
							DispatchMessage(&msg);
						NMHDR nmh;
						nmh.hwndFrom = m_hWnd;
						nmh.idFrom=GetDlgCtrlID();
						nmh.code=CTCN_TABLEAVCTRL;
						::SendMessage(GetParent(), WM_NOTIFY, nmh.idFrom, (LPARAM)&nmh);
					}
				}
			}
		}
		return lRes;
	}

	LRESULT OnLButtonDblClk(UINT /*uMsg*/, WPARAM /*wParam*/, LPARAM lParam, BOOL& /*bHandled*/)
	{
		CTCHITTESTINFO tchti = { 0 };
		tchti.pt.x = GET_X_LPARAM(lParam);
		tchti.pt.y = GET_Y_LPARAM(lParam);
		int index=HitTest(&tchti);
		if(index!=-1)
		{
			NMHDR nmh;
			nmh.hwndFrom = m_hWnd;
			nmh.idFrom=GetDlgCtrlID();
			nmh.code=NM_DBLCLK;
			::SendMessage(GetParent(), WM_NOTIFY, nmh.idFrom, (LPARAM)&nmh);
		}
		return 0;
	}
protected:
	int m_tabBarHeight;
};
}//namespace dockwins
#endif // __WTL_DW__FLYING_TABS_H__

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Daniel Bowen used to work as a Software Engineer for Evans & Sutherland in Salt Lake City, Utah working on the modeling tools for high end flight simulators. He then worked for the startup company WiLife Inc. in Draper, Utah working on the software portion of an easy to use and affordable digital video surveillance system. WiLife Inc. is now part of Logitech Inc.

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