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Center CMDIChildWnds and Other Tips

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Center CMDIChildWnds in the client area of the main frame window.
// MainFrm.cpp : implementation of the CMainFrame class
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "CenterMDIWnd.h"

#include "MainFrm.h"

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

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CMainFrame

IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC(CMainFrame, CMDIFrameWnd)

BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CMainFrame, CMDIFrameWnd)
	//{{AFX_MSG_MAP(CMainFrame)
	ON_WM_CREATE()
	ON_WM_SIZE()
	//}}AFX_MSG_MAP
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

static UINT indicators[] =
{
	ID_SEPARATOR,           // status line indicator
	ID_INDICATOR_CAPS,
	ID_INDICATOR_NUM,
	ID_INDICATOR_SCRL,
};

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CMainFrame construction/destruction

CMainFrame::CMainFrame()
{
	// TODO: add member initialization code here
	
}

CMainFrame::~CMainFrame()
{
}

int CMainFrame::OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct)
{
	if (CMDIFrameWnd::OnCreate(lpCreateStruct) == -1)
		return -1;
	
	if (!m_wndToolBar.Create(this) ||
		!m_wndToolBar.LoadToolBar(IDR_MAINFRAME))
	{
		TRACE0("Failed to create toolbar\n");
		return -1;      // fail to create
	}

	if (!m_wndStatusBar.Create(this) ||
		!m_wndStatusBar.SetIndicators(indicators,
		  sizeof(indicators)/sizeof(UINT)))
	{
		TRACE0("Failed to create status bar\n");
		return -1;      // fail to create
	}

	// TODO: Remove this if you don't want tool tips or a resizeable toolbar
	m_wndToolBar.SetBarStyle(m_wndToolBar.GetBarStyle() |
		CBRS_TOOLTIPS | CBRS_FLYBY | CBRS_SIZE_DYNAMIC);

	m_wndToolBar.SetWindowText("Standard");

	// TODO: Delete these three lines if you don't want the toolbar to
	//  be dockable
	m_wndToolBar.EnableDocking(CBRS_ALIGN_ANY);
	EnableDocking(CBRS_ALIGN_ANY);
	DockControlBar(&m_wndToolBar);

	return 0;
}

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CMainFrame diagnostics

#ifdef _DEBUG
void CMainFrame::AssertValid() const
{
	CMDIFrameWnd::AssertValid();
}

void CMainFrame::Dump(CDumpContext& dc) const
{
	CMDIFrameWnd::Dump(dc);
}

#endif //_DEBUG

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CMainFrame message handlers

void CMainFrame::RecalcLayout(BOOL bNotify) 
{
	// Call base class first
	CMDIFrameWnd::RecalcLayout(bNotify);

	if (::IsWindow(m_hWndMDIClient)) {
		CWnd* pClientWnd = CWnd::FromHandle(m_hWndMDIClient);
		
		// Hopefully this should notify CMDIChildWnds that their
		// client area is changing size -- better re-center themselves!
		pClientWnd->SendMessageToDescendants(WM_SIZEPARENT,
			0, 0, FALSE, FALSE);
	}
}

void CMainFrame::OnSize(UINT nType, int cx, int cy) 
{
	CMDIFrameWnd::OnSize(nType, cx, cy);
	
	RecalcLayout();	
}

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