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MFC: Drawing within the client area of CMDIFrameWnd

Member 3846413-Nov-02 20:45

13-Nov-02 20:45

Hi.

How can I acces for painting the client area of the main frame window (derived from CMDIFrameWnd) in multi-doc application?

Thanks in advance...
Juntek

Re: MFC: Drawing within the client area of CMDIFrameWnd

udayGovekar13-Nov-02 21:52

udayGovekar

13-Nov-02 21:52

you have WM_PAINT message, that you can use to paint the client area

Re: MFC: Drawing within the client area of CMDIFrameWnd

Member 3846413-Nov-02 22:06

Member 38464

13-Nov-02 22:06

I've checked it already and it seems to not work, I'm afraid...

thanks

Re: MFC: Drawing within the client area of CMDIFrameWnd

udayGovekar13-Nov-02 22:16

udayGovekar

13-Nov-02 22:16

use this in ur mainframe.cpp file, this is not a member function
long FAR PASCAL NewMDIClientProc(HWND hWnd,WORD wMesg,WORD wParam,LONG lParam)
{
switch (wMesg)
{
case WM_SIZE:
{
}
case WM_PAINT:
{
}
}
}

change cursor

Dennis L13-Nov-02 20:25

Dennis L

13-Nov-02 20:25

I used the SetCursor() function to change the cursor when the mouse pointer is on a button or on a notified picture,that I've been told, but there's something I'm doing wrong. Can anyone send me an example on how to do it???...Please in Win32 application..

Re: change cursor

C^hris L^osinger13-Nov-02 20:29

C^hris L^osinger

13-Nov-02 20:29

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

BOOL CISSimpleViewerDlg::OnSetCursor(CWnd* pWnd, UINT nHitTest, UINT message) 
{
	if (pWnd==(CWnd *)this) 
	{
		if (nHitTest==HTCLIENT) 
		{
			if ((message==WM_MOUSEMOVE) || (message==WM_LBUTTONDOWN) || (message==WM_LBUTTONUP)) 
			{
            if (m_bNeedGrabber)
            {
               if (m_hDIB!=NULL)
               {
                  if (m_bMouseInImage)
                  {
                     if (m_bBtnDown)
                     {
                        // dragging the image
                        SetCursor(AfxGetApp()->LoadCursor(IDC_CLOSEDHAND));
                     }                                                 
                     else
                     {
                        // just moving over the image
                        SetCursor(AfxGetApp()->LoadCursor(IDC_OPENHAND));
                     }
                     return TRUE;
                  }
               }
            }
         }
      }
   }


	return CDialog::OnSetCursor(pWnd, nHitTest, message);
}

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Re: change cursor

Dennis L13-Nov-02 20:56

Dennis L

13-Nov-02 20:56

Thank you for sending me that example, but i wanna do that in a Win32 application too... Could you please send another one in Win32???

Re: change cursor

C^hris L^osinger13-Nov-02 20:58

C^hris L^osinger

13-Nov-02 20:58

sorry - i don't do Win32. Frown | :(

-c

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Re: change cursor

Dennis L13-Nov-02 21:10

Dennis L

13-Nov-02 21:10

Thank you anyway!

Re: change cursor

Anonymous13-Nov-02 23:37

Anonymous

13-Nov-02 23:37

I have been trying to do that for a while now too and I just figured it out, almost...I subclassed the windows/buttons where I want the cursor to be a different image and I process the WM_MOUSEMOVE message setting the cursor like so:

WM_MOUSEMOVE:

SetCursor(hCursor);

The only problem with this is that when I click on the button it changes into the arrow for a fraction of a second then back to a hand...that's the best I can do for now. If you do find something better than this (Win32 of course) please let me know I am also very curious...Email georgiek50@yahoo.com.

Re: change cursor

Paul M Watt14-Nov-02 6:31

Paul M Watt

14-Nov-02 6:31

Anonymous wrote:
WM_MOUSEMOVE:

SetCursor(hCursor);

The only problem with this is that when I click on the button it changes into the arrow for a fraction of a second then back to a hand...that's the best I can do for now.

Call SetCursor(hCursor) in the WM_SETCUROSR message instead and that will alleviate this problem. WM_SETCURSOR gets called before every single mousemessage, whether it is mouse move, button click or whatever.

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Re: change cursor

Rickard Andersson²⁰14-Nov-02 0:07

Rickard Andersson²⁰

14-Nov-02 0:07

Chris Losinger wrote:
i don't do Win32

WTF | :WTF:

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You scare me! Don't do that.... Smile | :)

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Re: change cursor

Paul M Watt14-Nov-02 6:38

Paul M Watt

14-Nov-02 6:38

In your message window proc:

case WM_SETCURSOR:
{
    if (HTCLIENT == lParam)
    { 
        ::SetCursor(hCursor);
        return TRUE;
    }
}

This code will set the cursor when the cursor is in the client area of your window. It will still turn into the sizing arrows if your window contains the WS_THICKFRAME style for resizing. By returning true after you set the cursor, it prevents the default handler from setting the cursor to the arrow. If you would like to change any of the cursor for some other portion of the window, not just the client, you can see a list of HitTest codes in the WM_NCHITTEST message.

Good Luck

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16-bit PCX loader

ISIS5513-Nov-02 17:35

ISIS55

13-Nov-02 17:35

I've been working on a game using bitmap files, and now I'd like to change it to a smaller format in order to save a lot of disk space. Gif's and such won't do as it needs to be 16/24-bit images.

So I was thinking PCX. Now I just need to make a file loader. Problem is - I don't know anything about the PCX format. So, could anyone refer me to some reading material or source code?

Is there any other graphics format that would be better?

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Re: 16-bit PCX loader

C^hris L^osinger13-Nov-02 20:26

C^hris L^osinger

13-Nov-02 20:26

PCX is a nightmare. don't bother.

BMP has a 16-bit flavor and you can find the specs in MSDN.

-c

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How to create directories using visual c++

Anonymous13-Nov-02 17:11

Anonymous

13-Nov-02 17:11

Hi,

Wonder anyone can answer my Question. I need to create a directory with many sub-directories using c commands. Which command to use and if possible where to find to source code. THKS.....

Re: How to create directories using visual c++

Chris Richardson13-Nov-02 18:02

Chris Richardson

13-Nov-02 18:02

CreateDirectory - Win32
mkdir (or maybe it's _mkdir) - Standard "C"

Take a look in the MSDN.

Chris Richardson

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Re: How to create directories using visual c++

Anonymous14-Nov-02 2:25

Anonymous

14-Nov-02 2:25

Hi,

Thks for the tip...

Thks and regards.

Re: How to create directories using visual c++

Dave Bryant13-Nov-02 18:08

Dave Bryant

13-Nov-02 18:08

MakeSureDirectoryPathExists() - Win32 only, but this is recursive

Dave

Re: How to create directories using visual c++

Michael Dunn13-Nov-02 18:35

Michael Dunn

13-Nov-02 18:35

There is no API that works on all OSes, however SHCreateDirectoryEx() works on Me and 2K+ if that restriction is acceptable to you.

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service?

imran_rafique13-Nov-02 16:48

imran_rafique

13-Nov-02 16:48

i have created a service that interactes with desktop
only then when i select a service in a service window and right click on it and after clicking the properties i select the logon tab.
after that i have to click check box that contain following text?
---------------------------------------
allow service to interacts with desktop
---------------------------------------
is there any way to do it in my program i am having exe of service and source code in csharp it solution does not exist in dot net but its solution is here in vc++?

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Re: service?

Stephane Rodriguez.13-Nov-02 18:59

Stephane Rodriguez.

13-Nov-02 18:59

Haven't I answered you already. From what I remember I have given the symbol to use and the WIN32 API method to call. You haven't followed my answer by an acknowledgement of whether it did anything good for you. Which is already a BAD thing, let aside you didn't even thank.

Now this renewed post looks like an insult to me. Dead | X|

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Re: service?

imran_rafique14-Nov-02 16:28

imran_rafique

14-Nov-02 16:28

first of let me say that
i am very sorry for that.
a bundle of thanks for your previous help .

yes you told me the win32 api i know that.

[DllImport("advapi32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Auto)]
public extern static IntPtr CreateService(IntPtr databaseHandle, string serviceName, string displayName, int access, int serviceType, int startType, int errorControl, string binaryPath, string loadOrderGroup, IntPtr pTagId, string dependencies, string servicesStartName, string password);

MY service has been created in csharp may i have to
re-create it in vc++ to do this ?
or it is possible with the existing service?
i am very much confused about this win32 api?
there are a number of perameters although i study the msdn?
but i am confused where i have to call it in my code existing code or i have to creat it again in vc++?

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Scripting within an application

vijayaramaraju13-Nov-02 16:12

vijayaramaraju

13-Nov-02 16:12

Hi,

I've to make an application that allows the user to write his own script(VB Script) and the application has execute that script does anybody has an idea of how to go about it. any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks & Regds,
Vijay.

Re: Scripting within an application

Christian Graus13-Nov-02 16:16

Christian Graus

13-Nov-02 16:16

Does it have to be vbscript ? Python provides an excellent interface for allowing users to enter their own script and running it within the app.

Does the script interact with the app, or just run on the machine ?

Christian

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