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CResizableDialog

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A CDialog derived class to implement resizable dialogs with MFC
#if !defined(AFX_RESIZABLEDIALOG_H__INCLUDED_)
#define AFX_RESIZABLEDIALOG_H__INCLUDED_

#if _MSC_VER > 1000
#pragma once
#endif // _MSC_VER > 1000

// ResizableDialog.h : header file
//
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// Copyright (C) 2000 by Paolo Messina
// (ppescher@yahoo.com)
//
// Free for non-commercial and commercial use,
// provided that the original author's name
// and copyright is quoted somewhere in the
// final executable and in the program's help
// or documentation.
// You may change the code to your needs,
// provided that credits to the original
// author are given in the modified files.
// Also a copy of your enhancements would
// be nice, but it's not required. Please,
// consider to share your work on CodeProject.
//  
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#include <afxtempl.h>

// useful compatibility constants (the only one required is NOANCHOR)

#if !defined(__SIZE_ANCHORS_)
#define __SIZE_ANCHORS_

const CSize
	NOANCHOR(-1,-1),
	TOP_LEFT(0,0), TOP_CENTER(50,0), TOP_RIGHT(100,0),
	MIDDLE_LEFT(0,50), MIDDLE_CENTER(50,50), MIDDLE_RIGHT(100,50),
	BOTTOM_LEFT(0,100), BOTTOM_CENTER(50,100), BOTTOM_RIGHT(100,100);

#endif // !defined(__SIZE_ANCHORS_)

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CResizableDialog window

class CResizableDialog : public CDialog
{

// Construction
public:
	CResizableDialog();
	CResizableDialog(UINT nIDTemplate, CWnd* pParentWnd = NULL);
	CResizableDialog(LPCTSTR lpszTemplateName, CWnd* pParentWnd = NULL);

// Attributes
private:
	// flags
	BOOL m_bShowGrip;
	BOOL m_bUseMaxTrack;
	BOOL m_bUseMinTrack;
	BOOL m_bUseMaxRect;
	BOOL m_bEnableSaveRestore;

	// internal status
	CString m_sSection;			// section name and
	CString m_sEntry;			// entry for save/restore

	BOOL m_bInitDone;			// if all internal vars initialized

	SIZE m_szGripSize;			// set at construction time

	CRect m_rcGripRect;			// current pos of grip

	POINT m_ptMinTrackSize;		// min tracking size
	POINT m_ptMaxTrackSize;		// max tracking size
	POINT m_ptMaxPos;			// maximized position
	POINT m_ptMaxSize;			// maximized size

	class Layout
	{
	public:
		HWND hwnd;

		BOOL adj_hscroll;
		BOOL need_refresh;

		// upper-left corner
		CSize tl_type;
		CSize tl_margin;
		
		// bottom-right corner
		CSize br_type;
		CSize br_margin;
	
	public:
		Layout()
			: hwnd(NULL), adj_hscroll(FALSE), need_refresh(FALSE),
			tl_type(0,0), tl_margin(0,0),
			br_type(0,0), br_margin(0,0)
		{
		};

		Layout(HWND hw, SIZE tl_t, SIZE tl_m, 
			SIZE br_t, SIZE br_m, BOOL hscroll, BOOL refresh)
		{
			hwnd = hw;

			adj_hscroll = hscroll;
			need_refresh = refresh;

			tl_type = tl_t;
			tl_margin = tl_m;
			
			br_type = br_t;
			br_margin = br_m;
		};
	};

	CArray<Layout, Layout&> m_arrLayout;	// list of repositionable controls

// Operations
public:

// Overrides
	// ClassWizard generated virtual function overrides
	//{{AFX_VIRTUAL(CResizableDialog)
	//}}AFX_VIRTUAL

// Implementation
public:
	virtual ~CResizableDialog();

// used internally
private:
	void Construct();
	void LoadWindowRect();
	void SaveWindowRect();
	void ArrangeLayout();
	void UpdateGripPos();

// callable from derived classes
//protected:
public:
	void AddAnchor(HWND wnd, CSize tl_type,
		CSize br_type = NOANCHOR);	// add anchors to a control
	void AddAnchor(UINT ctrl_ID, CSize tl_type,
		CSize br_type = NOANCHOR)	// add anchors to a control
	{
		AddAnchor(::GetDlgItem(*this, ctrl_ID), tl_type, br_type);
	};
	void ShowSizeGrip(BOOL bShow);				// show or hide the size grip
	void SetMaximizedRect(const CRect& rc);		// set window rect when maximized
	void ResetMaximizedRect();					// reset to default maximized rect
	void SetMinTrackSize(const CSize& size);	// set minimum tracking size
	void ResetMinTrackSize();					// reset to default minimum tracking size
	void SetMaxTrackSize(const CSize& size);	// set maximum tracking size
	void ResetMaxTrackSize();					// reset to default maximum tracking size
	void EnableSaveRestore(LPCTSTR pszSection, LPCTSTR pszEntry);	// section and entry in app's profile

// Generated message map functions
protected:
	//{{AFX_MSG(CResizableDialog)
	virtual BOOL OnInitDialog();
	afx_msg UINT OnNcHitTest(CPoint point);
	afx_msg void OnGetMinMaxInfo(MINMAXINFO FAR* lpMMI);
	afx_msg void OnSize(UINT nType, int cx, int cy);
	afx_msg void OnDestroy();
	afx_msg void OnPaint();
	//}}AFX_MSG
	DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()
};

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

//{{AFX_INSERT_LOCATION}}
// Microsoft Visual C++ will insert additional declarations immediately before the previous line.

#endif // !defined(AFX_RESIZABLEDIALOG_H__INCLUDED_)

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Written By
Technical Lead RoboTech srl
Italy Italy
Paolo began programming at the age of 9 with a glorious Olivetti M24 (i8086) and GW-BASIC, then he played a bit with Turbo C, Turbo Pascal and Assembly (using the MS-DOS Debug). Quick BASIC and Visual Basic shortly followed, until he learned C++ in College. He tought himself MFC and Windows programming, along with some DHTML and Javascript.

Always attracted by low-level programming and Assembly, he started to appreciate the joys of templates and STL while working for his Master Thesis. For seven months he was playing with airplanes and automatic control at the Unversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he first met QNX and embedded systems.

In his job experience he learned Java to develop user interfaces and graphical editors, and re-discovered the Eclipse IDE that he had used in its early versions with the QNX SDK. He also deepened his knowledge of Linux and embedded systems, microcontrollers firmware and embedded voice recognition, while also practicing electronics design.

He graduated in Computer Engineering (Ingegneria informatica) at the University of Pisa, Italy, in December 2003. Currently working for an electronics and robotics company (www.robotechsrl.com).

He lives in Pisa and in Follonica (GR), Italy.

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