C / C++ / MFC

Creating a maximixed dialog

25-Oct-02 19:23

ASSERT(0 && "I have to improve this code");

monrobot1325-Oct-02 9:24

monrobot13

25-Oct-02 9:24

I have a dialog based app that I want to start maximized but it just doesn't want to happen. I'm using the following code:

BOOL CToolTabsDlg::PreCreateWindow(CREATESTRUCT& cs) 
{
	cs.style &= WS_MAXIMIZE;
		
	return CDialog::PreCreateWindow(cs);
}

Does this not work on dialogs or am I doing something completely wrong?

Something I just tried was putting a breakpoint on the cs.style statement just to see if the value changed and my program didn't even break. Obviously I'm doing something wrong but I'm not sure what it is.

Any help would be much appreciated.

- monrobot13

Ravi Bhavnani25-Oct-02 9:53

Ravi Bhavnani

25-Oct-02 9:53

Add this to your OnInitDialog():

PostMessage (WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_MAXIMIZE);

/ravi

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monrobot1325-Oct-02 12:52

monrobot13

25-Oct-02 12:52

Thanks Ravi!

Is there a reason why the PreCreateWindow function wouldn't work? I'm wondering.

- monrobot13

includeh1025-Oct-02 21:47

includeh10

25-Oct-02 21:47

use ::IsWindow(m_hWnd) to see if the window is OK in PreCreateWindow()

includeh10

Didaa25-Oct-02 21:32

Didaa

25-Oct-02 21:32

Don't do it in precreate window.

write the following code in OnInitDialog function

BOOL MyDialog::OnInitInstance()
{
//Some code generated by the framework

ShowWindow(SW_MAXIMIZE);
return TRUE;
}

This will work.

Resize Dialog Box via Code :: MFC

Gary R. Wheeler26-Oct-02 3:34

Gary R. Wheeler

26-Oct-02 3:34

monrobot13 wrote:

cs.style &= WS_MAXIMIZE;

should be

cs.style |= WS_MAXIMIZE;

at the very least. "&=" removes the WS_MAXIMIZE bit.

Software Zen: delete this;

valikac25-Oct-02 9:21

valikac

25-Oct-02 9:21

Hi.

I would like to know is it possible and how to internally (program) resize a dialog box. For example:

---------------------
| |
|edit box |
|button |
| |
---------------------

Given a dialog box with that looks like the one above, I would like to programmably resize it.

--------------------
| |
|edit box |
|button |
| |
| |
| |
| |
--------------------

In other words, I would like to expand and contracts the dialog frame.

Thanks,
Kuphryn

Re: Resize Dialog Box via Code :: MFC

monrobot1325-Oct-02 9:29

monrobot13

25-Oct-02 9:29

Have a look at this article, it explains exactly how to do it.

http://www.codeproject.com/dialog/dlgboxtricks.asp[^]

- monrobot13

Re: Resize Dialog Box via Code :: MFC

valikac25-Oct-02 9:32

valikac

25-Oct-02 9:32

Nice! Thanks.

Kuphryn

speed: loading bitmap

Anonymous25-Oct-02 8:21

25-Oct-02 8:21

I've tried to load a bitmap sequence using VB.NET and .NET framework. Here's the spec:

(a) class Bitmap("filepath")
(b) 7kB per bitmap (or frame)
(c) 588 bitmaps in sequence - Therefore, preloading the entire sequence is impossible (will consume over 250MB RAM!!)
(d) 15 frames per second

The basic process is as follows:
(a) preload a certain number of bitmap
(b1) start a thread to start rendering pre-loaded bitmap to screen
(b2) at the same time, start another thread to continue loading the rest of the sequence into memory (bitmaps)

However, even at a low 15 frames per second, the buffer is emptied too fast and frames loading (b2) is not able to keep in pace with frames rendering (b1)... But on the other hand, pre-load the entire sequence is just impossible!!? I wonder how they do this in Windows Media Player or Adobe Premier. Premier was able to render my bitmap sequence without any jitter on the same machine!? So, can I conclude that "class Bitmap" constructor from .NET framework is not very efficient in loading bitmap? Should I try CBitmap and build a MFC app to test it out? Or should I build a DirectDraw SDI...?

What can I do? I was considering using Quicktime player (downloaded Quicktime SDK and got the sample working). But this option requires that we go thru the proper licencing process... so screw that...

Thanx!

devvvy25-Oct-02 8:23

devvvy

25-Oct-02 8:23

forgot my email... my email is:

norman_lm_fung@hotmail.com

thanks!

norm

Paul M Watt25-Oct-02 8:44

Paul M Watt

25-Oct-02 8:44

You can preload the images if you would like, even though you have 250 MB loaded into the heap, it will simply be paged, so you will not really be using 250 MB of ram. When the system needs the memory page that contains the next set of images, it will swap the page into memory.

The media players use a compressed form of the images and therefore preload all of the data (images) into memory, then render the frame when it is time to be displayed or at least pre-render it in a cache waiting to be displayed.

What I would suggest for you, if this is a possibility, is to convert your images to an AVI then use one of the media players to display the AVI.

Good Luck

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Anonymous25-Oct-02 12:55

25-Oct-02 12:55

any idea where to get free avi player control? free for commercial distribution?

i am aware of CAnimateCtrl (VC6) and MCIWnd class (prolly also for VC6 only). Will u recommend....? And if I want to go with VB.NET, then is there any free control available?

mapping and unmapping a resource

Paul M Watt25-Oct-02 21:19

Paul M Watt

25-Oct-02 21:19

You could just use the standard windows animation control. There are only about 6-10 functions that are required to use it. That is probably the control that is wrapped in the CAnimateCtrl of MFC.

Otherwise if you need advanced features you could look into the media player or even DirectShow.

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Light a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life!

Template confusion

Todd Smith25-Oct-02 8:09

Todd Smith

25-Oct-02 8:09

Browsing through the zlib code I'm confused by the template code shown below. How or when would you make use of it? Can you give an example?

class ozstream
{
    public:
        ozstream() : m_fp(0), m_os(0) {
        }

// snip...

        ostream& os() {
            if (m_os == 0) m_os = new ostrstream;
            return *m_os;
        }

        void os_flush() {
            if (m_os && m_os->pcount()>0) {
                ostrstream* oss = new ostrstream;
                oss->fill(m_os->fill());
                oss->flags(m_os->flags());
                oss->precision(m_os->precision());
                oss->width(m_os->width());
                ::gzwrite(m_fp, m_os->str(), m_os->pcount());
                delete[] m_os->str(); delete m_os; m_os = oss;
            }
        }

};

/*
 * Ascii write with the << operator;
 */
template <class T>
inline ostream& operator<<(ozstream& zs, const T& x) {
    zs.os_flush();
    return zs.os() << x;
}

Todd Smith

Re: Template confusion

Navin25-Oct-02 10:30

Navin

25-Oct-02 10:30

It looks like it is simply overloading the << operator for arbitrary template types. Looking at the code, this means the << operator should work for any type T that the ostream operator << overloads.

So you should be able to do something like this:

<br />
ozstream :bob:;<br />
int i;<br />
char ch;<br />
double d;<br />
<br />
:bob: << i;<br />
:bob: << ch;<br />
:bob: << d;<br />

and it will Do The Right Thing. If you try to use << on a weird type that cannot be passed to an ostream, it will give you an error.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Tom Wright25-Oct-02 7:36

Tom Wright

25-Oct-02 7:36

I know that I need to use WNetAddConnection2 to map a network resource but when I use WNetCancelConnection, and then try to map again I get an error 1312. I noticed that I can use WNetUseConnection to make my mapping but how do I disconnect a mapped resource on my pc? Thanks

Tom Wright
Programmer
tawright915@yahoo.com

flexgrid

Anthony988725-Oct-02 7:05

Anthony9887

25-Oct-02 7:05

I'm trying to figure a way to print the flexgrid. Is there away?

Thanks

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