Win32 Common Controls
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Is it possible to use Win32 Common Controls (such as a status bar, toolbar, etc) without MFC?
I''ve been trying to do it, but I''m having trouble getting my project to include AFXCMN.H. It keeps saying that I can''t include Windows.h with MFC. But I''m not using MFC!
AFXCMN is an MFC header file for MFC common controls, that''s why it thinks you''re trying to use MFC!
The fact that AFXCMN.H is in the MFC\ folder of the MSVC installation, and the fact that it contains C++ classes like CStatusBarCtrl rather than function definitions should be quite a strong hint of this!
Many of the simpler common controls can indeed be used without MFC. Internet explorer updates also contain many other common controls you can use in your code without using MFC.
If you have MSDN from MS Visual C++, look in the following location in the help:
MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0 ->
Platform SDK ->
User Interface Services ->
Shell and Common Controls ->
Common Controls
That contains all the documentation you require to use common controls without MFC!.
The same documentation is available on the http://msdn.microsoft.com site. If you''re an MSDN subscriber, the location will differ slightly.
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Simon O''''Connor
Creative Asylum Ltd
www.creative-asylum.com
The fact that AFXCMN.H is in the MFC\ folder of the MSVC installation, and the fact that it contains C++ classes like CStatusBarCtrl rather than function definitions should be quite a strong hint of this!
Many of the simpler common controls can indeed be used without MFC. Internet explorer updates also contain many other common controls you can use in your code without using MFC.
If you have MSDN from MS Visual C++, look in the following location in the help:
MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0 ->
Platform SDK ->
User Interface Services ->
Shell and Common Controls ->
Common Controls
That contains all the documentation you require to use common controls without MFC!.
The same documentation is available on the http://msdn.microsoft.com site. If you''re an MSDN subscriber, the location will differ slightly.
--
Simon O''''Connor
Creative Asylum Ltd
www.creative-asylum.com
i was wondering about something similar. i use mfc, and i can use all the common controls just fine in a frame window, or any other window with a client area. i wanted to know if there was a way to use them in a dialog box. i can get a toolbar to show up but not to have any buttons on it, even though there is buttons on it in the resource editor. and i cant get a status bar to show up at all.
Try under the tutorial section at www.winprog.org.
www.winprog.org/tutorial
Also, like S1CA said, you can just check under MSDN.
The reason why the toolbar, statusbar, menu, etc are empty is because you haven''t added anything to them yet.
Unlike visual basic, the resource editor just has a picture of buttons to make it look like a toolbar.
Here is an example of a toolbar without MFC.
Remember to resize your toolbar. IE:
SendMessage(g_hToolBar,TB_AUTOSIZE,0,0); // resize the toolbar
Finally, remember to #include <commctrl.h> and commctrl.lib
www.winprog.org/tutorial
Also, like S1CA said, you can just check under MSDN.
The reason why the toolbar, statusbar, menu, etc are empty is because you haven''t added anything to them yet.
Unlike visual basic, the resource editor just has a picture of buttons to make it look like a toolbar.
Here is an example of a toolbar without MFC.
static TBBUTTON array[3]; // the amount of buttons on a toolbarstatic HWND g_hToolBar; // the toolbar handlearray[0].iBitmap=0; // the bitmap number array[0].idCommand=ID_ONE; // the command ID array[0].fsState=TBSTATE_ENABLED; // the button state array[0].fsStyle= TBSTYLE_BUTTON; // the button style array[0].dwData=0L; // application data array[0].iString=0; // index of the button string array[1].iBitmap=1; // the bitmap number array[1].idCommand=ID_TWO; // the command ID array[1].fsState=TBSTATE_ENABLED; // the button state array[1].fsStyle= TBSTYLE_BUTTON; // the button style array[1].dwData=0L; // application data array[1].iString=0; array[2].iBitmap=2; // the bitmap number array[2].idCommand=ID_THREE; // the command ID array[2].fsState=TBSTATE_ENABLED; // the button state array[2].fsStyle= TBSTYLE_BUTTON; // the button style array[2].dwData=0L; // application data array[2].iString=0; // index of the button stringg_hToolBar = CreateToolbarEx(hWnd, // the toolbar parent handle WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE, // the style ID_TOOLBAR, // the window name 3, // the number of bitmaps hInst, // the window instance handle IDB_BITMAP1, // the bitmap ID array, // the toolbar info ID 3, // the number of buttons 16, // height of the button 16, // width of the button 16, // height of the bitmap 16, // width of the bitmap sizeof(TBBUTTON)); // size of the toolbar // struct specifying control classes to register INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX iccex; /* INITIALIZE COMMON CONTROLS */ iccex.dwICC = ICC_WIN95_CLASSES; iccex.dwSize = sizeof(INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX); InitCommonControlsEx(&iccex); Remember to resize your toolbar. IE:
SendMessage(g_hToolBar,TB_AUTOSIZE,0,0); // resize the toolbar
Finally, remember to #include <commctrl.h> and commctrl.lib
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