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Re: Screen saver

Maximilien1-Feb-06 7:57

Maximilien

1-Feb-06 7:57

VisuallC wrote:
Thank you for answer But
I want to create program that create screen saver

That was EXACTLY what it was, a program that "create" a screensaver.

VisuallC wrote:
I konw to create screen saver whith Wizard or function C

I don't get it ... do you know or not know how to create/program a screensaver ?

VisuallC wrote:
But if I want to create program that get some picture's and create screen saver ?

You want what ? just an existing screensaver that can display pictures on the screen ? or program one that display pictures ?

Confused | :confused:

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MFC message handlers

Quincyboy1-Feb-06 6:48

Quincyboy

1-Feb-06 6:48

I need to click on a menu item and use a linked list to display it on the blank screen below in CChildView
I'm using a linked list to store the list of menu items but am unsure of how to implement it this way
This is for a school assignment and I'm really stuck.

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Re: MFC message handlers

David Crow1-Feb-06 7:48

David Crow

1-Feb-06 7:48

Quincyboy wrote:
I need to click on a menu item and have it displayed on screen

Have what displayed on the screen? if "it" refers to the menu item, it is already displayed on the screen else you would have been unable to click it. Confused | :confused:

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How to add MENUITEM to IDR_POPUP_MENU

inf0091-Feb-06 6:46

inf009

1-Feb-06 6:46

Hi,

I have an app that is running in the system tray. My .rc looks something like this:

IDR_POPUP_MENU MENU
BEGIN
POPUP "POPUP"
BEGIN
MENUITEM "Maximise", ID_MAXIMISE
MENUITEM SEPARATOR
MENUITEM "Exit", ID_APP_EXIT
END
END

So, whenever I right-click on the icon it shows me "Maximise", a separator and an "Exit". I want to dynamically add MENUITEM. I tried this:

CMenu menu;

if ( menu.LoadMenu( IDR_POPUP_MENU ) )
{
CMenu* pSysMenu = menu.GetSubMenu( FALSE );

if (pSysMenu != NULL)
{
CString strAboutMenu = "it works";
if (!strAboutMenu.IsEmpty())
{
pSysMenu->AppendMenu(MF_SEPARATOR);

// what should I put as second parameter???
//pSysMenu->AppendMenu( MF_STRING,NULL,strAboutMenu);
}

}
}

But as you can guess it didnt work. Please help.

Thanks

Re: How to add MENUITEM to IDR_POPUP_MENU

PJ Arends1-Feb-06 8:35

PJ Arends

1-Feb-06 8:35

The second parameter is the ID of your menu item. Only separators (MF_SEPARATOR flag) can have an ID of NULL. Your two existing menu items have the ID's of ID_MAXIMISE and ID_APP_EXIT. You have to create a new ID for "it works".

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Re: How to add MENUITEM to IDR_POPUP_MENU

inf0091-Feb-06 21:45

inf009

1-Feb-06 21:45

Thanks, I added the ID for the string. But the string or the separator still don't show up.

Re: How to add MENUITEM to IDR_POPUP_MENU

PJ Arends2-Feb-06 6:47

PJ Arends

2-Feb-06 6:47

You did not show where or how you are calling TrackPopupMenu() to show your menu. You have to call TrackPopupMenu using pSysMenu.

Window over Media Player full screen

leliup1-Feb-06 6:26

leliup

1-Feb-06 6:26

Hi ! I'm developing a LabWindows (National Instruments ANSI C developement tool) application that should be able to display an ALWAYS floating panel. The only problem is the 'full screen mode' of Windows Media Player. My window is always on the top, but not if I set fullscreen in the media player. I guess that the problem should be in the exclusive control of the display made by DirectX. Is there a way to force my window to stay over ?

Thanks !!

Re: Window over Media Player full screen

Stephen Hewitt1-Feb-06 12:30

Stephen Hewitt

1-Feb-06 12:30

It's an arms race - You want your window always on top and someone else wants their application always on top. It will end in tears.

Steve

Re: Window over Media Player full screen

Ryan Binns1-Feb-06 17:37

Ryan Binns

1-Feb-06 17:37

It's not DirectX exclusive mode, it's a matter of race conditions. Whoever moves to the top latest wins. So what's happening is that your window is being relegated down the order when Media Player opens the fullscreen window and makes it topmost. What you'll need to do is detect (somehow) when the fullscreen window is opened, and then use SetWindowPos() to set your z-order to topmost. That should do the trick.

Ryan

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Re: Window over Media Player full screen

Owner drawn1-Feb-06 17:49

Owner drawn

1-Feb-06 17:49

AFAIK It's not because of DirectX.

Have you ever tried two always on top windows. The one that calls SetWindowPos(...) with HWND_TOPMOST last will get displayed on top of the other always on top window. Thus this group acts as a different group when pressing Alt+Tab. Hence this could be the problem.

You can set up a hook to monitor what's coming up...

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Re: Window over Media Player full screen

leliup1-Feb-06 22:14

leliup

1-Feb-06 22:14

Thank you very much !!
I tried to do as you said, but it didn't work. Maybe because the event EVENT_LOST_FOCUS, which LabWindows Rutime engine generates, doesn't work with the full screen of Media Player.
But, using the function SetWindowPos(...) with HWND_TOPMOST, inside a timer, solves the problem.
Thank you again ! Wink | ;)

Re: Window over Media Player full screen

Owner drawn2-Feb-06 17:30

Owner drawn

2-Feb-06 17:30

leliup wrote:
using the function SetWindowPos(...) with HWND_TOPMOST, inside a timer, solves the problem

Is that a good idea...

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VS 2003 issue

Prakash Nadar1-Feb-06 5:54

Prakash Nadar

1-Feb-06 5:54

How do i added an event handler or implement a virtual function of the baseclass in 2003 like it was there in VS.6 Class Browser?

-Prakash

Re: VS 2003 issue

RChin1-Feb-06 6:18

RChin

1-Feb-06 6:18

Events, messages and overridable functions can be setup via the 'properties' slide-bar. Just select the class you want to edit, open the properties dialog window, then choose from the buttons at the top.

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Re: VS 2003 issue

Prakash Nadar1-Feb-06 6:26

Prakash Nadar

1-Feb-06 6:26

Thanks, i figured that just a moment back, just when i got your mail.

I have justed started with VS.2003 and the IDE UI has changed a lot since VS.6. well i spend almost 2 hrs to figure this out, hope developing on 2003 IDE is lot more fun.

I thought in VS2003, they have removed this option, I was so pissed, I shouted at my GF and now she is angry.

I guess I should give her a call now Blush | :O

-Prakash

Re: VS 2003 issue

RChin1-Feb-06 6:32

RChin

1-Feb-06 6:32

We moved over from VS6 just over a year now. Like you, it took a while to get used to the interface, but I love it now. The only thing that irritates me now is the Intelli-sense. It sucks! I should get myself a copy of Visual Assist X, then I would be complete! Big Grin | :-D

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VAssistX

toxcct1-Feb-06 6:39

toxcct

1-Feb-06 6:39

does Visual Assist X install for VS2005 now ?
or maybe they plan to create a now version for that...?

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Re: VAssistX

RChin1-Feb-06 6:50

RChin

1-Feb-06 6:50

Well, they (WholeTomato)[^] claim it does, but I can't verify that. My department will be slowly moving us over to VS2005 in the next few months. From the feedback I've been reading here, it seems that I might not need VAssistX with VS2005 due to vastly improved intellisense features.
Fingers crossed Hmmm | :|

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Re: VAssistX

toxcct1-Feb-06 6:52

toxcct

1-Feb-06 6:52

RChin wrote:
From the feedback I've been reading here, it seems that I might not need VAssistX with VS2005 due to vastly improved intellisense features

i think we've not read the same threads buddy !

what i've seen there about VS2005' intellisense is that it has been highly improved, but not for C++... Cry | :((

moreover, visual assist was really powerful on both VC6 and VS2003, ,so i hope that it can still improve productivity, even on VS2005 Wink | ;)

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Re: VAssistX

RChin1-Feb-06 7:14

RChin

1-Feb-06 7:14

toxcct wrote:
about VS2005' intellisense is that it has been highly improved, but not for C++...

Urgghh! NOooooooo!!!!!! WTF | :WTF:

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Re: VAssistX

toxcct1-Feb-06 7:15

toxcct

1-Feb-06 7:15

what i heard... Frown | :(

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Re: VS 2003 issue

Prakash Nadar1-Feb-06 16:51

Prakash Nadar

1-Feb-06 16:51

you know what, Intelli-sence is a good feature, but it greatly reduces the ability to think or remember and it is a big problem when u move to some other platform or programming lang where these features are not there.

Yes reading the documentation is a tedious job, but you know what, everytime i look at the document to read something about the api or search for an api, I learn something new. Smile | :)