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A Modern Direct2D Color Picker for Plain Win32

by Michael Chourdakis

C++, Direct2D, one function and you got a nice picker

Pure HTML5/CSS3/JS Modal Dialog MsgBox in .NET Style

by veen_rp

A small JavaScript module to create a modal dialog box or user input box in the familiar .NET style

An Improved WYSIWYG Print Dialog and Page Preview for Rich Text

by Howard 9448490

Windows Forms Print Dialog for rich text with accurate page preview and zooming

Android Alert Dialog Tutorial : Working with Time Picker, Date Picker and List Dialogs

by Andy Point

Android Alert Dialog Tutorial : Working with Time Picker, Date Picker and List Dialogs In this tutorial we will discuss how to use dialogs and alerts in Android Apps. A Dialog is a small popup shown to the user to get some additional information from the user or ask him to make some decision. Alert

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For Simplicity's Sake in Windows

by Member 16179004

Capture Enter key in edit control with no dialog box and no subclass.

Exploring Retro68 GCC-based SDK for 68K Macintosh Computers

by ToughDev

Retro68 GCC-based SDK for 68K Mac

TypeStatic - Utility for Saving Text

by Roger65

How to type text into a static control, change the font used and then save it into a bitmap

ColorPicker - a jQuery UI Widget

by Evoluteur

A web color picker which looks like the one in Microsoft Office 2010

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A Modern Direct2D Color Picker for Plain Win32

2 Jun 2020 by Michael Chourdakis

C++, Direct2D, one function and you got a nice picker

Pure HTML5/CSS3/JS Modal Dialog MsgBox in .NET Style

13 Oct 2017 by veen_rp

A small JavaScript module to create a modal dialog box or user input box in the familiar .NET style

web_application

web_development

An Improved WYSIWYG Print Dialog and Page Preview for Rich Text

13 Aug 2020 by Howard 9448490

Windows Forms Print Dialog for rich text with accurate page preview and zooming

Invoke File Property Dialog and Service Property Dialog

18 Jan 2011 by creizlein

Is there any way to programmatically call and host the default property dialog for a file and/or for a service ? So far I haven't found anything related but I'm pretty sure that there has to be a way; at least using some Win32 API calls.As answers start to appear i found that display the...

Android Alert Dialog Tutorial : Working with Time Picker, Date Picker and List Dialogs

18 Jul 2016 by Andy Point

Android Alert Dialog Tutorial : Working with Time Picker, Date Picker and List Dialogs In this tutorial we will discuss how to use dialogs and alerts in Android Apps. A Dialog is a small popup shown to the user to get some additional information from the user or ask him to make some decision. Alert

TypeStatic - Utility for Saving Text

21 Mar 2022 by Roger65

How to type text into a static control, change the font used and then save it into a bitmap

For Simplicity's Sake in Windows

26 Jan 2024 by Member 16179004

Capture Enter key in edit control with no dialog box and no subclass.

Disable close button in dialog

29 May 2010 by Nuri Ismail

Here is an example for you that will enable/disable the close button in runtime:BOOL bEnable = FALSE; // TRUE to enable and FALSE to disable//.....UINT nMenuf = bEnable ? (MF_BYCOMMAND) : (MF_BYCOMMAND | MF_GRAYED | MF_DISABLED);CMenu* pSysMenu =...

open dialog by condition

17 Jan 2012 by Jochen Arndt

This is usually done calling DoModal() of your dialog and using the return value:if (condition){ CMyDialog Dlg; if (Dlg.DoModal() == IDOK) { // OK pressed } else { // Dialog cancelled }}

Custom Message Box Using Thread That Closes Automatically

29 May 2013 by Surendra Adhikari SA

Implimenting a message box that closes automatically using thread.

How to create a CFileDialog-like interface on tab or property page

5 May 2010 by fdkhb

Hello, I am looking forward to create a property page like CFileDialog's interface(listing files and selecting folders), but not intend to use shell ctrl. There are some suggestion to handle it by subclasswindow method, but I don't know how to do it exactly. So hope for your help. Thank you!

Article for new tool

29 Sep 2010 by Sandeep Mewara

Post the same here: CP Article writing Forum[^].Moderators keep a continous watch over there - uyou would get back exact needed reply very soon. :thumbsup:

.NET OpenFileDialog Limit

8 Dec 2010 by ARopo

I found this thread, it suggests using the windows API GetOpenFileName, which you can change the size of unlike the .NET version.http://www.dotnet247.com/247reference/msgs/17/86277.aspx[^]

Invoke File Property Dialog and Service Property Dialog

18 Jan 2011 by Nish Nishant

One easy way to show file/folder properties is via ShellExecute. See:A newbie's elementary guide to spawning processes[^]Scroll down a bit to see how this is done.Not sure what you mean by property dialog for a service though.

Invoke File Property Dialog and Service Property Dialog

18 Jan 2011 by Nuri Ismail

In addition to Nish's answer here[^] is a C# example of using ShellExecute to display a file property dialog. :)

Problem with numerical data in edit box

15 Jun 2011 by barneyman

wrap the text in _T(), you're working with wide strings, and giving Format a narrowm_dbFeeAmt.Format(_T("%.2f"), FeeAmt); // Errorm_dbPkUpAmt.Format(_T("%.2f"), PickupAmt); // Error(nods to SA)The _T() macro is extremely useful, it substitutes as appropriate, for the string...

Change the shape of Dialog box

1 Mar 2012 by Richard MacCutchan

The short answer is "No", as the standard for a dialog box is set in the Windows class used to create it. However, you could possibly use a standard Window of your own design and modify its shape by Window Skinning[^] to achieve what you want.

Hosting Windows Forms User Control in MFC Dialogs

7 May 2013 by Aydin Homay

This tip/trick discusses about hosting a Windows Form user control in an MFC dialog box and View windows.

Android - To Do\Shopping List

13 Jun 2013 by Deepali Dhingra

This tip explains how to create a to do or Shopping List app with listview, sqlite, dialog and customadapter

Can not obtain dialog's background bitmap from treeview's subclass procedure

4 Apr 2014 by KarstenK

you must transform with the right HWNDHWND hParent = GetParent(hwnd);ClientToScreen( hwnd, &ptTreeUL );ClientToScreen( hwnd, &ptTreeLR );//dont write such code ;-)ReleaseDC( GetParent(hwnd), pDC );tip: create the bitmap globally once to improve performance

C++ window Dialog error

11 Jun 2015 by Richard Deeming

This thread on StackOverflow seems to have the answer:http://stackoverflow.com/a/19174721/124386[^]Create an include file called resource.h and add this line to it:#define IDD_ABOUT 100Then include it at the top of your .cpp and .rc files:#include "resource.h" // add this...

How do I resolve the the cannot resolve method findViewById(int) error

11 Jun 2015 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

You need to first call the getView() function to get the view of the fragment and then you can call the findViewById(). Like this, private EditText city = (EditText) getView().findViewById(R.id.cityDialog);Now it should work. Or you can use the getActivity() for the fragment...

How to press the button in case if the number entered in edit control box is even

13 Jun 2018 by Patrice T

Quote: yes i want to click the button from code. if variable entered in edit control box is even then button get clicked. This is a bad idea ! Imagine the user want to enter the even number 123456. As the user type the number, you have: 1 => odd 12 => even 123 => odd 1234 => even 12345 => odd...

How do I create dialog without menu bar

23 Jan 2019 by Michael Haephrati

If you go over all Windows styles[^], and Extended Windows Styles[^], you should find the answer. Also you can remove the close button using the following code (assuming you get a handle to hwnd): HMENU hMenu = GetSystemMenu( hWnd, 0 ); int nNbItems = GetMenuItemCount(hMenu); ...

C# form1 and form2 - listboxes, dialog

12 Mar 2020 by phil.o

You could give Form2 a constructor accepting an enumeration of integers as parameter, which you would use to populate the second listbox: public Form2() { InitializeComponent(); } public Form2(IEnumerable values) : this() { ...

C# form1 and form2 - listboxes, dialog

12 Mar 2020 by Maciej Los

In addition to @phil.o solution, i'd suggest to read these very interesting tips/articles: Transferring information between two forms, Part 1: Parent to Child[^] Transferring information between two forms, Part 2: Child to Parent[^] Transferring...

Restrict Dialog Box to be within Application Boundaries

5 May 2010 by CPallini

You may find this DavidCrow's article [^] helpful. :)

Exception in MFC dialog message handler

13 May 2010 by Sauro Viti

Just replace:m_txtImageCtrl.SetWindowText( _T("0/0" ));with:if (::IsWindow(m_txtImageCtrl.m_hWnd)) m_txtImageCtrl.SetWindowText( _T( "0/0" ));

Problem displaying modal child dialogs

18 May 2010 by Jeson.DJ

My project is a MFC project based on dialogs. The class name of my parent dialog is CdialogchangDlg and my child dialogs are CPicture2 and CPicture3. I can access my child dialogs. Now I want to go to another child dialog from one child dialog, I use buttons to do this.The code is:void...

Problem displaying modal child dialogs

18 May 2010 by Chris Meech

You are just filling the stack up with CPicture2 and CPicture3 dialogs. Eventually you will run out of resources. I would recommend that instead of switching from child to child, have the parent create modeless dialogs instead. :)

Disable close button in dialog

7 Dec 2018 by vivek.chauhan2009

Hi,how to disabled close button in a simple dialog?ThanksVivek chauhan

Customize CColorDialog

6 Sep 2010 by Richard MacCutchan

You should add the color.dlg resource to your project's resource file and add or modify the controls to meet your own requirements. Then add a callback function to handle messages raised by the new controls. The dialog operates much the same as a user defined dialog but with the additional...

how to update a dialog and/or CEdit box from a thread?

22 Oct 2010 by Nish Nishant

Use PostMessage to send a user defined message to the main thread/dialog, and in the handler for that, update the UI.

shortcut icon display on desktop

28 Oct 2010 by JF2015

Your icon file "res\icon.ico" should have the standard resolutions (16x16, 32x32) that may be needed for the Windows desktop. You can add them to your icon file by using one of the free icon editors from the internet.

Task bar icon dissapeared, missing or not shown

5 Nov 2010 by ARopo

Have you tried, for testing purposes, doing the initialisation after on Init Dialog, e.g. on a button press or a timer tick. I suspect the problem is to do with it being in onInitDialog.If it works in thuis scienario , you could consider disabling the dialog in OnInitDialog, then doing your...

How to bind a grid or parsed XML data to a custom Windows Installer User Interface Dialog Box?

23 Nov 2010 by Versile

Add an InstallerClass to your main project, then Custom Actions of your Setup file will call it. On the properties of the InstallerClass you can execute AfterInstall, BeforeInstall, etc. You can pop up a form here (though this is bad form and SEPERATE from your installation, i.e. very difficult...

.NET OpenFileDialog Limit

8 Dec 2010 by User 7429338

A good alternative could be to put all file names in a text file, and then accept that text file as your program's input.

.NET OpenFileDialog Limit

9 Dec 2010 by Prerak Patel

You should allow user to pick the directory. Then you list all the files and let them select as many files, there will not be any problem.I am talking the same way as ftp clients are designed.http://screenshots.en.softonic.com/en/scrn/40000/40069/3_fireftp1.jpg[^]

Trouble using Win32 OpenFile dialog box in OpenCV

29 Jan 2011 by weylspinor

Dear Colleagues,I'm attempting to use a dialog box to select the filename of an AVI file that I want to use in OpenCV. The OpenCV function is called: cvCaptureFromAVI. To create the Open File dialog box, I am using the Windows function:GetOpenFileNameI suspect that the trouble I am...

[Solved] For some reason my savefiledialog is instantly returning false

22 Apr 2011 by DannyStaten

Ok I figured out what is happening. The button that executes the show modal actions is inside a wpf popup control. I modified the popup to StaysOpen="false". So the popup hides the moment it loses focus (when the modal shows up) and thus the context that called the modal is killed so it just...

[Solved] For some reason my savefiledialog is instantly returning false

22 Apr 2011 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

A side note: Don't write return "", use string.Empty (or null if you wish). Avoid immediate constants (such as "") in all cases.—SA

How to acces a Main form method from Dialog form without creating an instance?

27 May 2011 by Not Active

I think if you researched patterns like MVC or MVVM you would get a solution. Anything that required access or manipulation of a UI element should, of course, be in the form or dialog. Anything else can be moved to an external class so it can be used in any situation. Use databinding to...

Displaying local variable values in dialog box

6 Jun 2011 by Resmi Anna

suppose you have l_DailogData in your MyProjectDoc.cpp. suppose Its type is CString.Now what you have to do is1.Add a member variable to your CresultDlg class, CString m_DailogData2.write a member function of your CresultDlg class void SetData(CString str) { m_DailogData = str;...

Problem with numerical data in edit box

15 Jun 2011 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

You use immediate string constant in the form of literal "%.2f". For C++ this is an array or string of char, but your Format function require wchar_t.So, prefix the string literal by 'L' to fix it: use L"%.2f".—SA

Is it possible to select what data is displayed in a combo box by the data selected in another combo box?

30 Jun 2011 by Albert Holguin

All you have to do is reload the dependent combobox every time the user selects something on the first.Topics to research:Load CComboBox Dynamically[^]Capture user selection in CComboBox[^]A couple of different approaches you can take on the dependent box:- Leave it blank until...

open dialog by condition

17 Jan 2012 by CPallini

In a glance, you need a modal dialog. I think there's a plethora of tutorials[^] on the web.

open dialog by condition

17 Jan 2012 by Albert Holguin

This is trivial... If you only need to display information, use a AfxMessageBox() (it's easy to use), if you need a dialog, then make a dialog derived from the CDialog MFC class and use the CDialog::DoModal() method to bring up the dialog (this is if you want to make it modal, to make it...

Quote backslash in C# with open file dialog

26 Jan 2012 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

In the data fields like the text box or a file dialog, all path names are read as is, with not backslash escaping or other foolishness. Such escaping is only needed in source code string literals, due to C, C++ or C# syntax.However, in the past I saw a lot of really brain-damage C and C++...

DialogBoxIndirect creates dialog bigger than asked

8 Feb 2012 by Eugen Podsypalnikov

Please try to set the same (or another special) fontat the WM_INITDIALOG part of ActivateWlsMsgDialog :)

Read-write file through Dialog box

23 Feb 2012 by SandipG

Please read this[^] article. I hope it helps.

MFC CDailog which should not be shown

12 Apr 2012 by Diego2la

Hi!I create Cdialog which contain different handlers. On this Cdialog I create CSizingControlBar: resizable control bar(who can dragged outside Dailog) So, can I use Cdialog only as event handler and not to call .doModal() for him? In other words, I whant not to show Cdialog but his...

MFC CDailog which should not be shown

12 Apr 2012 by TRK3

I'm not sure that what you are asking is the best way to do what you want. I'd think if you don't actually want to show the CDialog, then you'd create the CSizingControlBar in some other parent window and use the handler there. In any case, to answer your question:If you don't want to...

[c#] color dialog, how to save 16 colors?

18 Dec 2012 by Jibesh

use the same Instance second time. do not create new instance each time you display the color dialog.If you want to clear the selection, call the selection method of ColorDialog.

Postback not fired for Base Admin Confirm dialog in Gridview

11 Dec 2013 by bbirajdar

I have a Gridview and I am using the Base Admin Bootstrap HTML 5 theme from here Base Admin Bootstrap theme[^]My Gridview code is as follows:

How to display success message after an email is sent on the jquery-ui dialog having an enquire form?

27 Feb 2014 by Member 3027893

I want the existing EnquireNow.cshtml View to be rendered on a JQuery-UI dialog on click of a link named 'Enquire Now' on my ProductDetails page.Following is the snapshot of the ProductDetailspage.$(function () { $('#dialogbox').dialog({ ...

Can't reposition page (child dialog box) to fit tab control's display area

12 Nov 2014 by barneyman

from some distant memory of this, try doing the adjustRect and child movewindow AFTER the insertion ... the tab control changes size ISTRBTW, you'll have to do an adjustRect, movewindow for all children after each insert (or once after a block insert), because the tabControl header resizes...

How do I display 0x00?

27 May 2015 by KarstenK

You must use the right formatter options and format it as a string. Like thattext.Format("0x%2X", theByte);Read the documentation

How to prevent button from creating dialog box on repeated clicks.

9 Mar 2017 by Jochen Arndt

You are creating a modeless dialog. In this case you must track the state of that dialog. Your existing code can be used as starting point:void CMy3D_Med_ViewerDlg::OnBnClickedShowDicomTag(){ m_DCMTagDlg.Create(IDD_DICOM_Tags, this); m_DCMTagDlg.ShowWindow(SW_SHOW); ...

Extending Content/Message Dialog Class in UWP to Avoid Crash

31 Mar 2017 by P_Dash

Showing multiple dialogs concurrently in UWP

Windows-Phone-8

How do I create dialog without menu bar

23 Jan 2019 by Chopin2001

I don't know how to remove menubar from dialog that inherit CDockablePane, create by CreateEx function in mainframe of MDI(MFC). My Dialog's problem is have a menubar that have a 'X' icon for close. I want to remove that. Thanks. What I have tried: m_wndOptionBar.CreateEx(NULL, NULL, this,...

How to press the button in case if the number entered in edit control box is even

12 Jun 2018 by CPallini

Get the integer, say n, from the edit box. Check is n is even, namely: bool is_even = (n % 2 == 0); Call the button code (I would put it in a separate method say DoMyWonderfulAction and then call it appropriately both from code and the button). Please note, there are several ways to...

SDI(single document interface) MFC VC++ 2015

3 Oct 2018 by KarstenK

You need some common data, possible is it as member in a permanent class object (like the app or document) or as global object. You can this achieve via some PostMessage architecture and send the data as parameters, or as global model object which is accessable via pointers to both dialogs.

how to change the group box's background color?

30 Dec 2009 by lyp2060

hi, guys how to change the background color of group box in dialog of MFC?there are several group boxes in my dialog, i want to change some of them to different color, how to do this?thanks

how to change the group box's background color?

30 Dec 2009 by lyp2060

hi ,Pallini I used that method but nothing happens HBRUSH CTempDetDlg::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor) { HBRUSH hbr = CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor); // TODO: Change any attributes of the DC here if(pWnd->GetDlgCtrlID()==IDC_STA1) ...

How to fecth value from one dialog box to another

27 Jan 2010 by Christian Graus

You can use a function pointer to call a method back in your positioner, to tell it to update the values exposed by this child dialog, or you can use a timer. I assume the second dialog is modeless, otherwise there would be no problem, you'd just access properties you exposed.

Modeless Dialog Class Registration Via Win32

31 Jan 2010 by voisdnull

Hello all,so I created a modeless dialog to display some results that update periodically (via resource script). I know that I can get the handle of the dialog by FindWindow("#32772","Results"). But, I want to make the class name to my modeless dialog box unique. I tried adding CLASS...

Modeless Dialog Class Registration Via Win32

1 Feb 2010 by Richard MacCutchan

See this MSDN Documentation[^] on creating custom dialog boxes.

help on Progress Dialog Box in VB.NET

11 Feb 2010 by Abelk

Hi to all, I have been developing a project lately using VB.NET ... and some processes take time to finish and I want to display a progress dialog box or something to display a process is going on ...... and unfortunately I have no idea how to do it .... any one with ideas, comments,...

help on Progress Dialog Box in VB.NET

11 Feb 2010 by William Winner

It sounds like you're wanting a basic answer...not how to do multi-threading. It sounds like all you're asking how to do is show a ProgressBar. I could be wrong though. To do that, you add a StatusStrip to your form. Then, you can add a ToolStripStatusLabel or ToolStripStatusBar.You can...

regarding dialog bar in mfc

17 Mar 2010 by dharshinicpriya

hello everyone.. I have just started learning vc++ and mfc. Im creating a simple project with Dialogbar. my question is how to set background color for the dialogbar. Plz help me out of this. thanks in advance.

regarding dialog bar in mfc

17 Mar 2010 by Eugen Podsypalnikov

You could implement a reaction on WM_ERASEBKGND for your bar :) :...BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CYourBar, CYouBarBase) ON_WM_ERASEBKGND()...END_MESSAGE_MAP() BOOL CYourBar::OnEraseBkgnd(CDC* pDC){ CRect cClientRect; GetClientRect(cClientRect); pDC->FillSolidRect(cClientRect,...

Multithreading-- Writing using 2nd thread

18 Mar 2010 by sksksksksksksks

In a dialog based application,I m having 2 threads one for reading a block from file1 and another for writing the block read from file1 into file2.The fopen()for *fp and *fpout for reading and writing file respectively defined in InitDialog().The 2nd thread is not writing anything but file...

Multithreading-- Writing using 2nd thread

18 Mar 2010 by Christian Graus

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Multithreading-- Writing using 2nd thread

21 Mar 2010 by Avi Berger

If you have one thread for reading from an input file and a second thread for writing to an output file, it seems to me that having the thread that handles the file be the one that is responsible for opening and closing it makes sense. Since you are splitting the handling of the output file...

Help Creating a Custom Class Modeless Dialog Box

10 Apr 2010 by voisdnull

I'm trying to create a custom class name for my modeless dialog box.The following shows a snippet from my .rc file and the code to createthe dialog. Everything works fine until I get a NULL handle returnedwith CreateDialog (which I understand to be a wrapper forCreateWindowEx). The...

Help Creating a Custom Class Modeless Dialog Box

10 Apr 2010 by voisdnull

I figured it out. This is how I did it: HWND hwndDlg = NULL; WNDCLASSEX wcx; wcx.cbSize = sizeof(wcx); if(!GetClassInfoEx(hInst,"#32770",&wcx)) ErrorExit(TEXT("GetClassInfoEx")); wcx.lpszClassName =...

sending message between two dialog

19 Apr 2010 by Richard MacCutchan

The first part is fairly simple as you should populate your listbox in the OnInitDialog() method. The second part will require obtaining the listbox handle and getting the current selection from it. However I do not think that using dialogs in this way is good design and would suggest you put...

sending message between two dialog

19 Apr 2010 by @Intersect☺™

Let me understand ur prob:Dlg1 has 2 CommandButton as cmd1->which create Dlg2 with a pre populated Listboxcmd2->which will pass the Selected Value from Dlg2 to Dlg1 (this is where ur stucked, am I ri8?)Could you plz post ur cmd2 function, it will enable me to solve ur prob.I am...

Restrict Dialog Box to be within Application Boundaries

4 May 2010 by K ARUN KUMAR

Got the solution with OnMoving(..) event handling..Here is the linkhttp://www.codeproject.com/Messages/3461670/Re-How-To-Restrict-Dialog-Box-in-an-SDI-to-be-With.aspx

Change dialog window background color

15 May 2010 by vivek.chauhan2009

Hi all, I want WM_CTLCOLOR message send to dialog window with help of SendMessage. Please help me out, which parameter should I use with SendMessage(hWnd,WM_CTLCOLOR,----,----); I am just trying to change background color in window.ThanksVivek chauhan

How to create a CFileDialog-like interface on tab or property page

5 May 2010 by Eugen Podsypalnikov

Please see CMFCShellTreeCtrl and CMFCShellListCtrl in the VS2008 MFC set :)(Since VS2010 is it also possibleto "mount" them directly in the resource view)

Update dialog with data from serial port, without flickering

9 May 2010 by LittleYellowBird

I don't know if this helps but when I want to update a dialog box with 'real time' data I normally setup a timer to read and display the latest value. I'm not sure if that's is what you are asking, so I hope that helps. :)

Update dialog with data from serial port, without flickering

10 May 2010 by harinathcau

Hi Alison,I have added timer to update Edit box. The following code i have in the timer function.void CSerialCommView::OnTimer(UINT_PTR nIDEvent){// TODO: Add your message handler code here and/or call default CMainFrame *pFrame = (CMainFrame*)AfxGetMainWnd(); CEdit*...

Exception in MFC dialog message handler

13 May 2010 by Radhakrishnan G.

Yes,I have too many controls to be subclassed with in the dialog,Is any other way than checking the handle.Now I used a boolean for this, it is set to true after CDialog::OnInitDialog()

Update dialog with data from serial port, without flickering

16 May 2010 by krmed

Instead of calling Invalidate() after you set the text, try this:CMainFrame *pFrame = (CMainFrame*)AfxGetMainWnd();CEdit* DispBox=(CEdit*)pFrame->m_wndDlgBar.GetDlgItem(IDC_DISPLAY_BOX);DispBox->SetWindowTextW(mystr);DispBox->UpdateWindow();That will cause only the edit control to...

Trapping Enter key messages in a MFC dialog

19 May 2010 by Hellraiser123

HI, I have a MFC dialog which is a parent window. This dialog contains several child windows which are dialogs themseleves having other child controls like button, edit box etc. My problem is that I need to change the default behaviour of the Enter key such that, no matter which child...

Change parent of modal dialog

1 Jun 2010 by Radhakrishnan G.

Is there any possibility of changing the parent of a modal dialog?I created a dialog from an application by calling DoModal() from a posted user message, But unexpectedly the parent of that dialog is not the main window of that application. Parent window is another application's...

Change parent of modal dialog

1 Jun 2010 by Anthony Mushrow

I suppose you could use this:SetParent[^]It should do exactly what you want.

Border on a window (like in Kaspersky Sandbox)

8 Jun 2010 by Itsuki Kuo

I want to know, how to put a border on a window (such as Kaspersky Sandbox) have? Does anyone know how to get this effect?I can draw and show window in XP. But Vista and Win7 have the Aero effect.So, how can I show the same effects when I use Windows 7?Thank you very much.

Border on a window (like in Kaspersky Sandbox)

10 Jun 2010 by alij_juma

Hello,Try setting your form border style to none and use a container that has a border you can manipulate e.g. panel. Dock the container to fill the window 'borderless' window.Add your controls including a close, min and max button and code them appropriately.You should have your...

EndDialog fails with GetlastError code 1420

17 Jun 2010 by zwhate

I have written a program, it can run on Windows SP2 and SP3, but today it can not work correctly on one colleague's computer. I have tried other person's computer, where it always work well. So I use MessageBox to debug the program. When I use EndDialog to close a modal dialog, it failed and...

EndDialog fails with GetlastError code 1420

19 Jun 2010 by Jayant Dash

yeah u must call EndDialog in side the window procedure. Or else you can post a message to window procedure to exit your dialogOther wise you can use SendMessage to exit the windowpublic const int WM_COMMAND = 0x0112;public const int WM_CLOSE = 0xF060;SendMessage(pWnd, WM_COMMAND,...

Nice effect for an "About" dialog

18 Jul 2010 by 4288

Hi all, I have written a MFC application in Visual C++ and I'd like to add something like a fancy effect (a rotating 3D logo or something like that, I already have a logo to insert into) in the about window.For once, I am not asking for help solving a big programming trouble.. but I am...

Nice effect for an "About" dialog

18 Jul 2010 by 4288

A shaped window with scrolling text sounds good and not too bad to implement (I suppose)Thank you for the idea, I think I'll proceed this way

TIP: Handling WPF DialogResult with simplicity

7 Sep 2010 by Member 2722225

what about this one :if (new frm().ShowDialog().Equals(true)) { //do something }

Customize CColorDialog

6 Sep 2010 by symreds

Hi everyone,I must modify the Windows default CColorDialog. I want to put a combobox instead of "define custom colors" pushbutton. I found some explanations, but I did not understand how to use the color.dlg template and CHOOSECOLOR structure.Someone could help me?Thanks

Customize CColorDialog

7 Sep 2010 by symreds

I know what's a pointer, but I doubt this is the right way to use:CHOOSECOLOR *lpcc = new CHOOSECOLOR;ChooseColor(lpcc);Anyway, the callback function is also for MFC?

Windows Desktop tool

14 Sep 2010 by Eli Huang

How to make a tool always on the Desktop but the windows isn't TopMost like Windows7's Desktop tools. When we press the key of "Win+D" or press the Desktop button of "Show Desktop",the tool also on the Desktop.my project created by VC.anybody help me!thank you !

Windows Desktop tool

14 Sep 2010 by E.F. Nijboer

One way would be to simply use the desktop window as your window and make desktop window the parent of your controls.Simply create a form and put all the control on a panel. Then use the handle from GetDesktopWindow to set the parent of that panel. Maybe some adjustments to place it...

Article for new tool

28 Sep 2010 by NaveenSoftwares

HP - Exstream(Commonly known as Dialogue)is a new tool developed by HP and is widely used by many MNC IT companies. There are no articles for this tool in almost in entire WWW.But there are many enquiries and doubts which are asked related to this tool in every company. Further new joiners...