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Pinnable ControlBar

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This article is based on Cristi Posea's CSizeControlBar

Introduction

This article is based on the article CSizingControlBar - a resizable control bar by Cristi Posea. It implements a control bar that can be pinned.

Using the code

  1. Include the following files in your project:
    scbarcf.cpp
    scbarcf.h
    sizecbar.h
    sizecbar.cpp
    scbarg.h
    scbarg.cpp
    
    PinDockBar.cpp
    PinDockBar.h
    AutoHideBar.cpp
    AutoHideBar.h
    DrawFrame.cpp
    DrawFrame.h
  2. Add these lines to your stdafx.h (if the files are in a different directory, include the path - see the stdafx.h file in the samples):
    #define _SCB_REPLACE_MINIFRAME
    #include "sizecbar.h"
    #include "scbarg.h"
    #include "scbarcf.h"
    
    #include "PinDockBar.h"
    #include "DrawFrame.h"
    #include "AutoHideBar.h
  3. Derive classes from CPinDockBar (you have an example in mybar.* files).
  4. In mainfrm.h, include your class' header, i.e.
    #include "mybar.h"

    Then add member variables to CMainFrame, i.e.

    CMyBar m_MyBar;
    CMyBar2 m_MyBar2;
    CMyBar2 m_MyBar2_1;
    
  5. In mainfrm.h, Add following macro in the CMainFrame class definition
    class CMainFrame : public CFrameWnd
    {
    //....    
        DECLARE_PINDOCK()
    };
  6. In mainfrm.cpp, add following macro:
    IMPLEMENT_PINDOCK(CMainFrame)
  7. In mainfrm.cpp, add following macro in the message map of the class:
    BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CMainFrame, CFrameWnd)
    //...
        ON_PINDOCK_MESSAGES()
    END_MESSAGE_MAP()
  8. Create the bar in CMainFrame::OnCreate(). Then set bar styles, enable it to dock... like any control bar. Using EnablePinDocking(..) instead of EnableDocking, i.e.
    EnablePinDocking(CBRS_ALIGN_ANY);
    //EnableDocking(CBRS_ALIGN_ANY);
    
  9. Set your imagelist for the AutoHideBar array m_AutoHideBar[0..3]
    m_ImgList.Create(IDB_TAB, 16, 1, RGB(255,0,255));
    for(int i = 0;i < 4; i ++)
        m_AutoHideBar[i].SetImageList(&m_ImgList);
    
  10. CPinDockBar is an abstract class, you need to implement two functions for your class:
    public:
        void AddToDrawBar(CAutoHideBar * pDrawBar);
        void RemoveFromDrawBar(CAutoHideBar * pDrawBar);

AddToDrawBar is called when a control sizing bar needs to move its child control(s) to side pane. RemoveFromDrawBar is called when a control sizing bar needs to take back its child control(s) from side pane.

The functions could be like this:

void CMyBar2::AddToDrawBar(CAutoHideBar * pDrawBar)
{
    CRect rt;
    GetClientRect(&rt);
    CString szStr;
    GetWindowText(szStr);
    pDrawBar->AddButton(szStr, DRAWBTNSTYLE_BTN, &m_List, 
        this, &rt, this, 0);
    
};

void CMyBar2::RemoveFromDrawBar(CAutoHideBar * pDrawBar)
{
    CRect rect;
    pDrawBar->RemoveButton(&m_List);
    pDrawBar->Shrink();
    pDrawBar->CalcLayout();
    pDrawBar->Invalidate();
    GetParentFrame()->ShowControlBar(this, TRUE, FALSE);

    GetClientRect(&rect);        
    m_List.MoveWindow(9,9, rect.Width() - 18, rect.Height() - 9 - 9);

};

Note

LoadBarState() and SaveState() not implemented

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)


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Comments and Discussions

 
GeneralResize during startup Pin
isonic27-Jul-06 2:50
isonic27-Jul-06 2:50 
GeneralRe: Resize during startup Pin
ziran lin1-Aug-06 15:44
ziran lin1-Aug-06 15:44 
QuestionHow can I put a formview in the tabctrl Pin
vt123456789016-Jun-06 13:23
vt123456789016-Jun-06 13:23 
AnswerRe: How can I put a formview in the tabctrl Pin
Ziran_lin16-Jun-06 14:21
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GeneralRe: How can I put a formview in the tabctrl Pin
vt123456789016-Jun-06 19:45
vt123456789016-Jun-06 19:45 
Generalload / save state Pin
LoganKale12-Jun-06 4:54
LoganKale12-Jun-06 4:54 
Generalmissplasing of the control bar Pin
LoganKale7-Jun-06 4:38
LoganKale7-Jun-06 4:38 
GeneralRe: missplasing of the control bar [modified] Pin
Ziran_lin7-Jun-06 14:57
Ziran_lin7-Jun-06 14:57 
The dockbar requests a rect space in MainFrame window by processing WM_SIZEPARENT (See AutoHideBar class), so does the status bar.

It looks like that the WM_SIZEPARENT is sent to the dockbar before the status bar, so the dockbar assigned a space for its own first, the space the status bar required had to be above the dock bar space.

Try to change the window Z-order, it may helps to meet your need.



GeneralRe: missplasing of the control bar Pin
LoganKale12-Jun-06 4:55
LoganKale12-Jun-06 4:55 
GeneralDisplay a modeless dialog Pin
alwittta4-May-06 21:00
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GeneralRe: Display a modeless dialog Pin
Ziran_lin22-May-06 11:24
Ziran_lin22-May-06 11:24 
QuestionHow to set the initial bar state as hide? Pin
humorstar16-Jul-05 14:49
humorstar16-Jul-05 14:49 
AnswerRe: How to set the initial bar state as hide? Pin
Vinicius Pontes6-Feb-06 2:14
Vinicius Pontes6-Feb-06 2:14 
AnswerRe: How to set the initial bar state as hide? Pin
James Poag25-Jan-07 6:11
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GeneralAbout License... Pin
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GeneralRe: About License... Pin
Ziran_lin30-Dec-04 6:40
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GeneralCSizingControlBar::OnLButtonUp doesn't work! Pin
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GeneralRe: how to add darg and drop support to tree items? Pin
mahatma_cis2-Aug-04 19:30
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GeneralLoad/Save BarState Pin
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