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Layout Manager for Dialogs, Formviews, DialogBars and PropertyPages

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A framework to provide automatic layout control for dialogs and forms
// MyDialog.cpp: Implementierungsdatei
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "LayoutManager.h"
#include "MyDialog.h"

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

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Dialogfeld CMyDialog 


CMyDialog::CMyDialog(CWnd* pParent /*=NULL*/)
	: ETSLayoutDialog(CMyDialog::IDD, pParent)
{
	//{{AFX_DATA_INIT(CMyDialog)
		// HINWEIS: Der Klassen-Assistent f�gt hier Elementinitialisierung ein
	//}}AFX_DATA_INIT
}


void CMyDialog::DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX)
{
	ETSLayoutDialog::DoDataExchange(pDX);
	//{{AFX_DATA_MAP(CMyDialog)
	//}}AFX_DATA_MAP
}


BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CMyDialog, ETSLayoutDialog)
	//{{AFX_MSG_MAP(CMyDialog)
	//}}AFX_MSG_MAP
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Behandlungsroutinen f�r Nachrichten CMyDialog 

BOOL CMyDialog::OnInitDialog() 
{
	ETSLayoutDialog::OnInitDialog();
	
	/* DialogMgr: Add this: */
	// See article for comments

	// define the Layout

	// Possibility 1
	CreateRoot(VERTICAL)
		<< item ( IDC_NEW_ITEM_STATIC, NORESIZE )

		<< 	( pane(HORIZONTAL, ABSOLUTE_VERT )
			<< item( IDC_NEW_ITEM, GREEDY )
			<< item( IDC_ADD_ITEM, NORESIZE )
			)

		<< item ( IDC_ITEM_LIST_STATIC, NORESIZE )
		<< item ( IDC_ITEM_LIST, GREEDY )
	
		<<	( pane(HORIZONTAL, ABSOLUTE_VERT )
			<< item( IDOK, RELATIVE_HORZ, 70 )
			<< item( IDCANCEL, RELATIVE_HORZ, 30 )
			);
	
	UpdateLayout();

/*
	// Possibility 2
	CPane newItemPane=new Pane ( this, HORIZONTAL );

	newItemPane->addItem ( IDC_NEW_ITEM, GREEDY );
	newItemPane->addItem ( IDC_ADD_ITEM, NORESIZE );


	CPane bottomPane=new Pane ( this, HORIZONTAL );
	bottomPane->addItem ( paneNull, GREEDY );
	bottomPane->addItem ( IDOK, NORESIZE );
	bottomPane->addItem ( IDCANCEL, NORESIZE );

	CreateRoot( VERTICAL );

	m_RootPane->addItem ( IDC_NEW_ITEM_STATIC, NORESIZE );
	m_RootPane->addPane ( newItemPane, ABSOLUTE_VERT );
	m_RootPane->addItem ( IDC_ITEM_LIST_STATIC, NORESIZE );
	m_RootPane->addItem ( IDC_ITEM_LIST, GREEDY );
	m_RootPane->addPane ( bottomPane, ABSOLUTE_VERT );

	UpdateLayout();
/*

/*
	// Possibility 3
	UpdateLayout (
		
		paneVert()
			<< item ( IDC_NEW_ITEM_STATIC, NORESIZE )

			<< 	( pane(HORIZONTAL, ABSOLUTE_VERT )
				<< item( IDC_NEW_ITEM, GREEDY )
				<< item( IDC_ADD_ITEM, NORESIZE )
				)

			<< item ( IDC_ITEM_LIST_STATIC, NORESIZE )
			<< item ( IDC_ITEM_LIST, GREEDY )
		
			<<	( pane(HORIZONTAL, ABSOLUTE_VERT )
				<< item( paneNull, GREEDY )
				<< item( IDOK, NORESIZE )
				<< item( IDCANCEL, NORESIZE )
				);

	);
*/
	/************************/
	


	return TRUE;  // return TRUE unless you set the focus to a control
	              // EXCEPTION: OCX-Eigenschaftenseiten sollten FALSE zur�ckgeben
}





// Only horizontally sizable
////////////////////////////

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Dialogfeld CMyDialogHorz 


CMyDialogHorz::CMyDialogHorz(CWnd* pParent /*=NULL*/)
	: ETSLayoutDialog(CMyDialogHorz::IDD, pParent)
{
	//{{AFX_DATA_INIT(CMyDialogHorz)
		// HINWEIS: Der Klassen-Assistent f�gt hier Elementinitialisierung ein
	//}}AFX_DATA_INIT
}


void CMyDialogHorz::DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX)
{
	ETSLayoutDialog::DoDataExchange(pDX);
	//{{AFX_DATA_MAP(CMyDialogHorz)
		// HINWEIS: Der Klassen-Assistent f�gt hier DDX- und DDV-Aufrufe ein
	//}}AFX_DATA_MAP
}


BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CMyDialogHorz, ETSLayoutDialog)
	//{{AFX_MSG_MAP(CMyDialogHorz)
	//}}AFX_MSG_MAP
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Behandlungsroutinen f�r Nachrichten CMyDialogHorz 

BOOL CMyDialogHorz::OnInitDialog() 
{
	ETSLayoutDialog::OnInitDialog();
	
	/* DialogMgr: Add this: */
	// See article for comments

	// define the Layout
	CPane newItemPane = pane( HORIZONTAL, ABSOLUTE_VERT )
		<< item( IDC_NEW_ITEM, GREEDY )
		<< item( IDC_ADD_ITEM, NORESIZE );


	CPane bottomPane = pane ( HORIZONTAL, ABSOLUTE_VERT )
		<< itemGrowing(HORIZONTAL)
		<< item( IDOK, NORESIZE )
		<< item( IDCANCEL, NORESIZE );

	CreateRoot( VERTICAL )
		<< item( IDC_NEW_ITEM_STATIC, NORESIZE )
		<< newItemPane
		<< item( IDC_ITEM_LIST_STATIC, NORESIZE )
	
		// This line is the difference to CMyDialog !!!
		<< item( IDC_ITEM_LIST, ABSOLUTE_VERT )

		<< bottomPane;

	UpdateLayout ();
	/************************/
	
	return TRUE;  // return TRUE unless you set the focus to a control
	              // EXCEPTION: OCX-Eigenschaftenseiten sollten FALSE zur�ckgeben
}





// Only vertically sizable
////////////////////////////

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Dialogfeld CMyDialogVert 


CMyDialogVert::CMyDialogVert(CWnd* pParent /*=NULL*/)
	: ETSLayoutDialog(CMyDialogVert::IDD, pParent)
{
	//{{AFX_DATA_INIT(CMyDialogVert)
		// HINWEIS: Der Klassen-Assistent f�gt hier Elementinitialisierung ein
	//}}AFX_DATA_INIT
}


void CMyDialogVert::DoDataExchange(CDataExchange* pDX)
{
	ETSLayoutDialog::DoDataExchange(pDX);
	//{{AFX_DATA_MAP(CMyDialogVert)
		// HINWEIS: Der Klassen-Assistent f�gt hier DDX- und DDV-Aufrufe ein
	//}}AFX_DATA_MAP
}


BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CMyDialogVert, ETSLayoutDialog)
	//{{AFX_MSG_MAP(CMyDialogVert)
	//}}AFX_MSG_MAP
END_MESSAGE_MAP()

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Behandlungsroutinen f�r Nachrichten CMyDialogVert 

BOOL CMyDialogVert::OnInitDialog() 
{
	ETSLayoutDialog::OnInitDialog();
	
	/* DialogMgr: Add this: */
	// See article for comments

	// define the Layout
	CPane newItemPane = pane( HORIZONTAL, ABSOLUTE_VERT )

		// This line is different from CMyDialog !!!
		<< item( IDC_NEW_ITEM, ABSOLUTE_HORZ )
		<< item( IDC_ADD_ITEM, NORESIZE );


	CPane bottomPane = pane ( HORIZONTAL, ABSOLUTE_VERT )
	
		// This line is different from CMyDialog !!!
		<< item( paneNull, ALIGN_FILL_HORZ | ABSOLUTE_HORZ)
		<< item( IDOK, NORESIZE )
		<< item( IDCANCEL, NORESIZE );

	CreateRoot( VERTICAL )
		<< item( IDC_NEW_ITEM_STATIC, NORESIZE )
		<< newItemPane
		<< item( IDC_ITEM_LIST_STATIC, NORESIZE )
	
		// This line is the difference to CMyDialog !!!
		<< item( IDC_ITEM_LIST, ABSOLUTE_HORZ )

		<< bottomPane;

	UpdateLayout ();
	/************************/
	
	return TRUE;  // return TRUE unless you set the focus to a control
	              // EXCEPTION: OCX-Eigenschaftenseiten sollten FALSE zur�ckgeben
}

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