Re: Non-modal dialog in CSplitterWindow???

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I want a dialog that does not float, but sits on the left side of the
frame window. One should be able to make it thinner (resize it
horizontally), so a splitter bar would be perfect. The dialog should be
able to scroll vertically, though.

Here is my (ugly) workaround: I use a CScrollView instead of the dialog.
This view has empty OnUpdate-handlers, so it won't mess with the tool
bar. Any OnCommands from the tool bar are routed by hand to the view.

I believe that this is quite unsophisticated. There should be a better
way to do this in MFC. I will have a look at the CDialogBar class. Is it
possible to create a dialog bar with any dialog template? Even
containing edits and such? Can I make a CDialogBar scrollable?

Wanting the dialog resizable and scrollable are two strong reasons to prefer CFormView in a splitter pane. (Note that CFormView inherits from CScrollView: The scrolling will be automatic.)

For the toolbar OnUpdate issue you have your choice between the recommended ugly workaround and your own ugly workaround :(

The toolbar is a child of the mainframe and is created/resized by it, so I don't think that solution is ugly at all. :)

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Scott McPhillips [VC++ MVP]

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