RE: Re: Reserving screen space on main frame

That sounds like you've modified the WTL frame class? If that's the case
then just add UpdateLayout() to your frame class deriving from the WTL frame
class and it will be called via the CRTP.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiously_Recurring_Template_Pattern

Regards,
Richard.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> tbandrowsky
> Sent: 18 June 2009 23:39
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [wtl] Re: Reserving screen space on main frame
> 
> Now I've noticed that UpdateLayout is not actually a virtual method.
> So, what I did was something like this:
> 
> 	void UpdateLayout(BOOL bResizeBars = TRUE)
> 	{
> 		RECT rect = { 0 };
> 		GetClientRect(&rect);
> 
> 		UpdateBarsPosition(rect, bResizeBars);
> 		UpdateCustomFrameControlsPosition(rect);
> 
> snip
> 
> 	}
> 
> 	virtual void UpdateCustomFrameControlsPosition(RECT& rect)
> 	{
> 		;
> 	}
> 
> Then I on hope to override it in my derived frame.
> 
> >
> >
> > You can see how the WTL frame class does it by looking at its
> implementation
> > of Updatelayout().
> > UpdateLayout() calls UpdateBarsPostion() to position the tool and
> status
> > bars then moves the client window to occupy the remaining space.
> >
> > All you need to do is provide an implementation of UpdateLayout() in
> your
> > frame class which moves the client and widget to the positions
> appropriate
> > for your layout.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Richard.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> > > tbandrowsky
> > > Sent: 18 June 2009 20:20
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: [wtl] Reserving screen space on main frame
> > >
> > > Hello.  I am writing a WTL application and for whatever maddening
> > > reasons I have decided to not use the existing menu/toolbar
> structure
> > > and have my own navigation and toolbar in place instead.  I
> understand
> > > how to not have items on the main window, by monkeying with
> OnCreate in
> > > MainFrm.h, but, what I would like to do is have my u/i in MainFrm
> > > reserve some space for its my custom widget, which it would draw,
> but
> > > then still have the view move correspondingly.
> > >
> > > I suppose I could brute force it by handling WM_SIZE, etc, but I
> notice
> > > that the existing frame seems to always have the view the right
> size,
> > > taking into consideration the other decorations.  What do I need to
> do
> > > to have my widget play with MainFrame in the right way.  What I'd
> > > really like to do, ultimately, is have mymainframe and menu be a
> single
> > > class so I can reuse the navigation for other projects and have a
> ready
> > > to go frame.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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