Re: Reserving screen space on main frame

That's magnificent.  Thank you!

--- In [email protected], "Richard Crossley" <rdc@...> wrote:
>
> 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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