Non-button Controls on a Toolbar

[Borje Hagsten]

Don't know if this is it, but the following puts an option-like, round
checkbox on a toolbar and sets its text (the PBpad sample used here)
Actions are received in %WM_COMMAND, when LOWRD(wParam) = %IDOPT1

It can also be used for other controls, like combo lists, etc.
(see win32.hlp and "CreateWindow" for more info..

x = left position on toolbar.
y = top position on toolbar.
w = width
h = height
hToolbar = the toolbar's hWnd
hWndOpt = the control's hWnd
%IDOPT1 = (Id num, whatever you like, 300, 400, etc)

  hWndOpt = CreateWindowEx(0, "BUTTON", BYVAL %NULL, _
            %WS_CHILD OR %BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON OR %WS_VISIBLE, _
            x, y, w, h, hToolbar, %IDOPT1, hInst, BYVAL %Null)
 
  zText = "Option 1"
  SendMessage hWndOpt, %WM_SETTEXT, 0, VARPTR(zText)

Forgot to mention that you need at least two of these, because the
check state are automatically set to checked for the selected one and
unchecked for all other %BS_AUTORADIOBUTTON controls on the toolbar.

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[This message has been edited by Borje Hagsten (edited February 18, 2000).]

[Lance Edmonds]

Thanks for the help guys! Thanks for the example code Jules... I see where I went wrong now!

BTW, I dont want to use a rebar control, as it unnecessarily complicates things.

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Hey that sounds neat, I think I would be interested in seeing that example also Jules. The more examples the better I always say.

Regards,
Adam

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[Jules Marchildon]

If that is all you want to do, there are lots of MSDN examples.
I will send you Nancy Cluts example now.

Regards, Jules

[Steve Hutchesson]

Lance,

I lost the code for doing it on a dead HDD but from memory, I just
used the handle of the toolbar as the parent and placed the control
onto the toolbar surface. I dont remember ant real problems doing it
and I used a drop down combo box with the example.

[email protected]

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[Jules Marchildon]

Lance, I need to understand what you are doing. Do you want to
place your radio button to either side of a normal toolbar
buttons (similar to the combobox/toolbar example) or do you want
to replace one of the buttons with a radio button (or custom
child)?

Can your application use a Rebar container?

I would like to do something similar, I want to mimic the MDI spec for a Max'd window when the Min/Max button gets transferred
to the Menu client area, but instead I want to put it in the
toolbar client area instead. If I can do this, then I can finish
of my MDI solution for DDT users(a custom control include file).

Regards,
Jules

See OLMENU, unf. drawtext API error on some resolutions but it's been made using DrawFrameControl API.
This one can paint your options too.

A lot of work to determine were the user clicked.

So, no real controls..



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[Lance Edmonds]

Hi Folks,

Can anyone suggest a reference, URL or MSDN article (or anything!) on placing non-button (ie, non-standard) controls on a toolbar?

I'd prefer to place a pair of radio/option buttons, but I just can't get this working. Any advise welcome.

Thanks!

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PowerBASIC Support
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