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**David L Morris** · 29 Jun 2008, 04:02 AM

Editbox navigation in a window

Hello Bob

Explore sub classing the edit fields in a window and trap the TAB, SHIFT and ENTER keys. When this is done, try the API call to GetNextDlgItem. This can be done but straight dialogs are much simpler for data entry.

David

**BOB MECHLER** · 29 Jun 2008, 06:55 AM

Subclassing and/or Superclassing the controls would then probably work.

I've written a Superclassed editbox based on Semen's fine example that when several are on screen I can use up/down arrows, tab, shift tab, enter all to move between fields.

Can an sdk dialogbox also be a mdi child? It seems from the api help that the dialogbox is more for this type of thing.

One thing I like about where the shown code goes is that I can open up several of the same windows and the text in the controls remains discreet. This would allow for an operator to have several accounts open using the same window with multiple instances and with proper care deal with them.

It was quite impressive to open 4 of the 'New Rectangles' windows and Tile them and they all run independently.

In a financial app this could lend itself to watching a real time feed, be processing the days transactions, running a report and maintaining a customer's account all at the same time. We already have people setting two or three monitors side by side just to multitask. With the larger monitors available it might be worth pursuing.

Bob Mechler

**Michael Mattias** · 29 Jun 2008, 08:20 AM

Add style WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT to the MDI child window. That will enable the tab keys as 'focus-shifters' without subclassing.

To enable arrows for same you will have to subclass.

**BOB MECHLER** · 29 Jun 2008, 04:37 PM

The following worked using subclass in a box to tab between controls in a mdi child window but what I normally use;
SetFocus GetNextDlgTabItem(getparent(phwnd),getfocus,0)
did not work and gave a gpf error. I'd rather use the SetFocus method so I don't have to determine the control id and then set the next jump.

Code:

FUNCTION EditProc(BYVAL phWnd AS DWORD, BYVAL pdMsg AS DWORD, BYVAL pWParam AS DWORD, BYVAL pLParam AS LONG) AS LONG
  SELECT CASE AS LONG pdMsg
    CASE %WM_KEYDOWN
      SELECT CASE pWParam
	CASE %VK_TAB
          SELECT CASE getdlgctrlid(phwnd)
            CASE 1002
              control set focus getparent(phwnd),1004
            CASE 1004
              control set focus getparent(phwnd),1002              
           END SELECT  
           EXIT FUNCTION
       END SELECT
    
   END SELECT
		mSC_OrgProc

END FUNCTION

I also couldn't figure out where to put the %WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT. I tried changing every CreateWindow to CreateWindowEx and had no luck.

Bob Mechler

**Michael Mattias** · 29 Jun 2008, 06:26 PM

I assume in your createWindowEx for the MDI children you set the ExStyle (param 1) to include WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT??? I don't know that you can add that style after creation.

But.... assuming you want to go the subclass route, you can avoid the hard-coded Ids on the tab keys using....

Code:

FUNCTION SubClassProc_FindEdit (BYVAL hWnd AS LONG, BYVAL wMSG AS LONG, BYVAL wPARAM AS LONG, BYVAL lParam AS LONG) AS LONG

 LOCAL  szPropertyName  AS ASCIIZ * 16
 LOCAL  hCtrl AS LONG

     ' make this static so we only have to look it up once
     STATIC oldwndProc AS LONG
     IF ISFALSE oldWndProc THEN
         szPropertyName = $PROP_OLD_WNDPROC
         OldWndProc =  Getprop (hWnd, szPropertyName)  ' we stored address as the handle value of property

     END IF

     SELECT CASE AS LONG wMSg
         ' we want the enter key, and want to make that into a "find next" action
         CASE %WM_GETDLGCODE
             FUNCTION =  %DLGC_WANTALLKEYS     ' With DLCG_WANTCHARS all regular keys work but no WM-CHAR message
             EXIT FUNCTION

        CASE  %WM_CHAR                      '"An application should return zero if it processes this message. "
            IF wParam = %VK_TAB THEN
                 ' standard TAB behavior
                   [b]SetFocus       GetnextDlgTabItem(GetParent(hWnd), hWnd, (GetKeyState(%VK_SHIFT) < 0))[/b]
' ****NOTE: Assumes GetKeyState() in your Win32API.INC is returning a LONG not a DWORD ******
                   FUNCTION = 0
                   EXIT FUNCTION
            END IF

       END SELECT
       ' if message nothandled (proc exited), call default handler
       FUNCTION = CallWindowProc (OldWndProc, hWnd, wMsg, wParam,lparam)

END FUNCTION

.. or maybe you'd just like to eschew the use of DDT commands ("control set focus") on non-DDT windows in an unsupported location (procedure other than that named in a DIALOG SHOW or CONTROL ADD statement).

MCM

**BOB MECHLER** · 29 Jun 2008, 08:46 PM

Code for the MDI Frame

Code:

  hwndFrame = CreateWindow (szFrameClass, "MDI Demonstration",_
                            %WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW OR %WS_CLIPCHILDREN,_
                            %CW_USEDEFAULT, %CW_USEDEFAULT,_
                            %CW_USEDEFAULT, %CW_USEDEFAULT,_
                            %NULL, hMenuInit, hCurrInstance, %NULL)

Code for the MDI Child

From your post Michael I'm assuming the %WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT was supposed to go in the following by changing from CreateWindow to CreateWindowEx

Code:

  STATIC hwndClient AS LONG

  LOCAL  clientCreate AS CLIENTCREATESTRUCT,_
         mdiCreate    AS MDICREATESTRUCT,_
         hwndChild    AS LONG,_
         szTitle      AS ASCIIZ*11


  SELECT CASE iMsg
    CASE %WM_CREATE            'Create the Client window (preregistered class)
      clientCreate.hWindowMenu  = hMenuInitWindow  'See PW95, 952
      clientCreate.idFirstChild = %IDM_FIRSTCHILD  '

      hwndClient = CreateWindow ("MDICLIENT", BYVAL %NULL,_
                                 %WS_CHILD OR %WS_CLIPCHILDREN OR %WS_VISIBLE,_
                                 0, 0, 0, 0, hwnd, 1, hInst,_
                                 VARPTR(clientCreate))

to

Code:

  STATIC hwndClient AS LONG

  LOCAL  clientCreate AS CLIENTCREATESTRUCT,_
         mdiCreate    AS MDICREATESTRUCT,_
         hwndChild    AS LONG,_
         szTitle      AS ASCIIZ*11


  SELECT CASE iMsg
    CASE %WM_CREATE            'Create the Client window (preregistered class)
      clientCreate.hWindowMenu  = hMenuInitWindow  'See PW95, 952
      clientCreate.idFirstChild = %IDM_FIRSTCHILD  '

      hwndClient = CreateWindowex (%WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT,"MDICLIENT", BYVAL %NULL,_
                                 %WS_CHILD OR %WS_CLIPCHILDREN OR %WS_VISIBLE,_
                                 0, 0, 0, 0, hwnd, 1, hInst,_
                                 VARPTR(clientCreate))

But it wouldn't compile saying in the VARPTR(clientCreate) that a variable was expected. Never could spot the error which is why I coded it the other way. Without the %WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT I guess the SetFocus GetNextDlgTabItem caused the GPF.

There are only two CreateWindow functions that create the MDIFrame and all the MdiChild Windows. I tried placing the %WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT in either place and no luck.

The CLIENTCREATESTRUCT from the doc must be used to point to the first MDI child created from the WIn32api instructions.

Chris Boss had a mixed style MDI with DDT but it would not allowing tabbing either.

So you're telling me to put a style where it won't compile.

Bob Mechler

**BOB MECHLER** · 29 Jun 2008, 09:14 PM

Ok, I've stripped the subclassing out just to try and get the WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT rightly applied. The following is what I believe you are saying I should do and it doesn't compile. The only substantive change was to the MDIChild create CreateWindow to a CreateWindowEx with the extended style as param 1. It compiles as CreateWindow says it's expecting a variable with CreateWindowEx. The clientCreate as CLIENTCREATESTRUCT seems to be required when creating the MDI child windows but that is where it is complaining.

Hope by taking it a step at a time I can get the information that will it allow it to compile.

Code:

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'
'
' PROPERTY.BAS ------------------------------------ (c) Keith A. Waters 1998
'
' This program is a translation from C of the program MDIDEMO.C described and
' analysed in Chapter 18 of Charles Petzold's book, Programming Windows 95.
'

$COMPILE EXE "HWADEMO"                     'Compile to an executable
$DEBUG ERROR ON
$DIM ALL


$RESOURCE "MDIDEMO.PBR"           'Resource binary

$INCLUDE "WIN32API.INC"           'C:\PBDLL32\WINAPI\WIN32API.INC'

$INCLUDE "MDIDEMO.INC"


'      MACRO mSC_Set(phDlg, phCtl, pProc)
'      		SetWindowLong GetDlgItem(phDlg, phCtl), %GWL_USERDATA, _
'      				SetWindowLong(GetDlgItem(phDlg, phCtl), %GWL_WNDPROC, CODEPTR(pProc))
'      END MACRO
'      MACRO mSC_Kill(phCtl)
'      		SetWindowLong(GetDlgItem(hwnd, phCtl), %GWL_WNDPROC, _
'      				GetWindowLong(hwnd, %GWL_USERDATA))
'      END MACRO
'      MACRO mSC_OrgProc
'      		FUNCTION = CallWindowProc(GetWindowLong(phWnd, %GWL_USERDATA), phWnd, pdMsg, pWParam, pLParam)
'      END MACRO    
' Structure for storing data unique to each Hello child window
' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TYPE HELLODATA
  iColor  AS LONG
  clrText AS LONG
END TYPE

' Structure for storing data unique to each Rect child window
' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TYPE RECTDATA
  cxClient AS LONG
  cyClient AS LONG
END TYPE


' Global variables
' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GLOBAL szFrameClass     AS ASCIIZ*9,_
       szHelloClass     AS ASCIIZ*15,_
       szRectClass      AS ASCIIZ*13,_
       szDataClass      AS ASCIIZ*13,_
       hInst            AS LONG,_
       hMenuInit        AS LONG,_
       hMenuHello       AS LONG,_
       hMenuRect        AS LONG,_
       hMenuData        AS LONG,_
       hMenuInitWindow  AS LONG,_
       hMenuHelloWindow AS LONG,_
       hMenuRectWindow  AS LONG,_
       hMenuDataWindow  AS LONG


DECLARE FUNCTION IAssign (BYVAL iCont AS LONG, _
                          BYVAL value1 AS LONG, BYVAL value2 AS LONG) AS LONG

DECLARE FUNCTION RndInt (x AS LONG) AS LONG

' ---------------------------------------------------------------------
'FUNCTION WinMain (BYVAL hCurrInstance AS LONG,_
'                  BYVAL hPrevInstance AS LONG,_
'                  lpCmdLine           AS ASCIIZ PTR,_
'                  BYVAL iCmdShow      AS LONG) AS LONG
'
'   hCurrInstance AS LONG        instance handle - a number that uniquely
'                                  identifies program while it is running
'   hPrevInstance AS LONG        previous instance - obsolete under Windows 95
'   lpCmdLine     AS ASCIIZ PTR  command-line parameters used with program
'   iCmdShow      AS LONG        number indicating how window should be
'                                  initially displayed.  Takes values
'                                  %SW_SHOWNORMAL or %SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE.
'
'   This function is the entry point to the program.  If the function
'   succeeds, terminating when it receives a WM_QUIT message, it should
'   return the exit value contained in that message's wParam parameter.
'   If the function terminates before entering the message loop, it should
'   return zero.
'
FUNCTION WINMAIN (BYVAL hCurrInstance AS LONG,_
                  BYVAL hPrevInstance AS LONG,_
                  BYVAL lpCmdLine           AS ASCIIZ PTR,_
                  BYVAL iCmdShow      AS LONG) AS LONG

  LOCAL  msg         AS TAGMSG,_
         wClass      AS WNDCLASSEX,_
         hWndFrame   AS DWORD,_
         hWndClient  AS DWORD,_
         hAccel      AS LONG

' Initialize
' ~~~~~~~~~~
  hInst        = hCurrInstance

  szFrameClass = "MdiFrame"
  szHelloClass = "MdiHelloChild"
  szRectClass  = "MdiRectChild"
  'research
  szDataClass  = "MdiDataChild"


  IF 0 = hPrevInstance THEN                'If first instance

'   Register the frame window class
'   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    wClass.cbSize        = SIZEOF(wClass)
    wClass.style         = %CS_HREDRAW OR %CS_VREDRAW
    wClass.lpfnWndProc   = CODEPTR(FrameWndProc)
    wClass.cbClsExtra    = 0
    wClass.cbWndExtra    = 0
    wClass.hInstance     = hCurrInstance
    wClass.hIcon         = LoadIcon  (%NULL, BYVAL %IDI_APPLICATION)
    wClass.hCursor       = LoadCursor(%NULL, BYVAL %IDC_ARROW)
    wClass.hbrBackground = %COLOR_APPWORKSPACE + 1
    wClass.lpszMenuName  = %NULL
    wClass.lpszClassName = VARPTR(szFrameClass)
    wClass.hIConSm       = LoadIcon  (%NULL, BYVAL %IDI_APPLICATION)

    CALL RegisterClassEx (wClass)

'   Register the Hello child window class
'   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    wClass.cbSize        = SIZEOF(wClass)
    wClass.style         = %CS_HREDRAW OR %CS_VREDRAW
    wClass.lpfnWndProc   = CODEPTR(HelloWndProc)
    wClass.cbClsExtra    = 0
    wClass.cbWndExtra    = SIZEOF(hWndFrame)          'We will store pointer here
    wClass.hInstance     = hCurrInstance
    wClass.hIcon         = LoadIcon  (%NULL, BYVAL %IDI_APPLICATION)
    wClass.hCursor       = LoadCursor(%NULL, BYVAL %IDC_ARROW)
    wClass.hbrBackground = GetStockObject(%WHITE_BRUSH)
    wClass.lpszMenuName  = %NULL
    wClass.lpszClassName = VARPTR(szHelloClass)
    wClass.hIConSm       = LoadIcon  (%NULL, BYVAL %IDI_APPLICATION)

    CALL RegisterClassEx (wClass)

'   Register the Rect child window class
'   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    wClass.cbSize        = SIZEOF(wClass)
    wClass.style         = %CS_HREDRAW OR %CS_VREDRAW
    wClass.lpfnWndProc   = CODEPTR(RectWndProc)
    wClass.cbClsExtra    = 0
    wClass.cbWndExtra    = SIZEOF(hWndFrame)          'We will store pointer here
    wClass.hInstance     = hCurrInstance
    wClass.hIcon         = LoadIcon  (%NULL, BYVAL %IDI_APPLICATION)
    wClass.hCursor       = LoadCursor(%NULL, BYVAL %IDC_ARROW)
    wClass.hbrBackground = GetStockObject(%WHITE_BRUSH)
    wClass.lpszMenuName  = %NULL
    wClass.lpszClassName = VARPTR(szRectClass)
    wClass.hIConSm       = LoadIcon  (%NULL, BYVAL %IDI_APPLICATION)

    CALL RegisterClassEx (wClass)

'   Register the Data child window class
'   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    wClass.cbSize        = SIZEOF(wClass)
    wClass.style         = %CS_HREDRAW OR %CS_VREDRAW
    wClass.lpfnWndProc   = CODEPTR(DataWndProc)
    wClass.cbClsExtra    = 0
    wClass.cbWndExtra    = SIZEOF(hWndFrame)          'We will store pointer here
    wClass.hInstance     = hCurrInstance
    wClass.hIcon         = LoadIcon  (%NULL, BYVAL %IDI_APPLICATION)
    wClass.hCursor       = LoadCursor(%NULL, BYVAL %IDC_ARROW)
    wClass.hbrBackground = GetStockObject(%WHITE_BRUSH)
    wClass.lpszMenuName  = %NULL
    wClass.lpszClassName = VARPTR(szDataClass)
    wClass.hIConSm       = LoadIcon  (%NULL, BYVAL %IDI_APPLICATION)

    CALL RegisterClassEx (wClass)

  END IF


' Obtain handles to three possible menus
' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  hMenuInit  = LoadMenu (hInst, "MdiMenuInit")   'Menu for Frame window alone
  hMenuHello = LoadMenu (hInst, "MdiMenuHello")  'Menu for Hello child window
  hMenuRect  = LoadMenu (hInst, "MdiMenuRect")   'Menu for Rect child window
  hMenuData  = LoadMenu (hInst, "MdiMenuData")   'Menu for Data child window
' Obtain handles to the "Window" submenus
' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  hMenuInitWindow  = GetSubMenu (hMenuInit,   %INIT_MENU_POS) '..on Frame menu
  hMenuHelloWindow = GetSubMenu (hMenuHello, %HELLO_MENU_POS) '..on Hello menu
  hMenuRectWindow  = GetSubMenu (hMenuRect,   %RECT_MENU_POS) '..on Rect menu
  hMenuDataWindow  = GetSubMenu (hMenuData,   %DATA_MENU_POS) '..on Data menu
' Load accelerator table
' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  hAccel = LoadAccelerators (hInst, "MdiAccel")

' Create the Frame window
' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  hwndFrame = CreateWindow (szFrameClass, "MDI Demonstration",_
                            %WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW OR %WS_CLIPCHILDREN,_
                            %CW_USEDEFAULT, %CW_USEDEFAULT,_
                            %CW_USEDEFAULT, %CW_USEDEFAULT,_
                            %NULL, hMenuInit, hCurrInstance, %NULL)


  hwndClient = GetWindow (hwndFrame, %GW_CHILD)

' Display Frame window
' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  CALL ShowWindow (hwndFrame, iCmdShow)
  CALL UpdateWindow (hwndFrame)

' Main message loop of program
' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  WHILE GetMessage(msg, %NULL, 0, 0)
    IF TranslateMDISysAccel(hWndClient, msg) OR _
       TranslateAccelerator(hWndFrame, hAccel, msg) THEN
      'Skip
    ELSE
      CALL TranslateMessage (msg)              'translates some keyboard messages
      CALL DispatchMessage  (msg)              'sends a message to a window procedure
    END IF
  WEND

' Clean up and assign return value
' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  CALL DestroyMenu (hMenuHello)
  CALL DestroyMenu (hMenuRect)
  CALL DestroyMenu (hMenuData)

  FUNCTION = Msg.wParam

END FUNCTION


' ----------------------------------------------------------------------
'FUNCTION FrameWndProc (BYVAL hWnd    AS DWORD,_
'                       BYVAL iMsg    AS DWORD,_
'                       BYVAL wParam  AS DWORD,_
'                       BYVAL lParam  AS DWORD) EXPORT AS LONG
'
'   BYVAL hWnd    AS DWORD   handle of window to which message is directed
'   BYVAL iMsg    AS DWORD   message identifier, eg. %WM_LBUTTONDOWN
'   BYVAL wParam  AS DWORD   message parameter (meaning depends on message)
'   BYVAL lParam  AS DWORD   message parameter (meaning depends on message)
'
'   This function is the "window procedure" for program's Frame window.
'   The function is called by Windows (it is a "CALLBACK" function).
'   The function returns zero for all messages processed internally rather
'   than by the default window procedure, DefFrameProc.
'
FUNCTION FrameWndProc (BYVAL hWnd    AS DWORD,_
                       BYVAL iMsg    AS DWORD,_
                       BYVAL wParam  AS DWORD,_
                       BYVAL lParam  AS DWORD) EXPORT AS LONG

  STATIC hwndClient AS LONG

  LOCAL  clientCreate AS CLIENTCREATESTRUCT,_
         mdiCreate    AS MDICREATESTRUCT,_
         hwndChild    AS LONG,_
         szTitle      AS ASCIIZ*11


  SELECT CASE iMsg
    CASE %WM_CREATE            'Create the Client window (preregistered class)
      clientCreate.hWindowMenu  = hMenuInitWindow  'See PW95, 952
      clientCreate.idFirstChild = %IDM_FIRSTCHILD  '

      hwndClient = CreateWindowEx (%WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT,"MDICLIENT", BYVAL %NULL,_
                                 %WS_CHILD OR %WS_CLIPCHILDREN OR %WS_VISIBLE,_
                                 0, 0, 0, 0, hwnd, 1, hInst,_
                                 VARPTR(clientCreate))       '<----------------Compile fails here
      FUNCTION = 0

    CASE %WM_COMMAND
      SELECT CASE wParam
        CASE %IDM_NEWHELLO                 'Create a Hello child window
          szTitle = "Hello"

          mdiCreate.szClass = VARPTR(szHelloClass)
          mdiCreate.szTitle = VARPTR(szTitle)
          mdiCreate.hOwner  = hInst
          mdiCreate.x       = %CW_USEDEFAULT
          mdiCreate.y       = %CW_USEDEFAULT
          mdiCreate.cx      = %CW_USEDEFAULT
          mdiCreate.cy      = %CW_USEDEFAULT
          mdiCreate.style   = 0
          mdiCreate.lParam  = 0

          hwndChild = SendMessage (hwndClient, %WM_MDICREATE, 0,_
                                               VARPTR(mdiCreate))
          FUNCTION = 0

        CASE %IDM_NEWRECT                  'Create a Rect child window
          szTitle = "Rectangles"
          mdiCreate.szClass = VARPTR(szRectClass)
          mdiCreate.szTitle = VARPTR(szTitle)
          mdiCreate.hOwner  = hInst
          mdiCreate.x       = %CW_USEDEFAULT
          mdiCreate.y       = %CW_USEDEFAULT
          mdiCreate.cx      = %CW_USEDEFAULT
          mdiCreate.cy      = %CW_USEDEFAULT
          mdiCreate.style   = 0
          mdiCreate.lParam  = 0

          hwndChild = SendMessage (hwndClient, %WM_MDICREATE, 0,_
                                               VARPTR(mdiCreate))
          FUNCTION = 0

        CASE %IDM_NEWDATA                  'Create a Rect child window
          szTitle = "Data Entry"
          mdiCreate.szClass = VARPTR(szDataClass)
          mdiCreate.szTitle = VARPTR(szTitle)
          mdiCreate.hOwner  = hInst
          mdiCreate.x       = %CW_USEDEFAULT
          mdiCreate.y       = %CW_USEDEFAULT
          mdiCreate.cx      = %CW_USEDEFAULT
          mdiCreate.cy      = %CW_USEDEFAULT
          mdiCreate.style   = 0
          mdiCreate.lParam  = 0

          hwndChild = SendMessage (hwndClient, %WM_MDICREATE, 0,_
                                               VARPTR(mdiCreate))
          FUNCTION = 0

        CASE %IDM_CLOSE                    'Close the active window
          hwndChild = SendMessage (hwndClient, %WM_MDIGETACTIVE, 0, 0)

          IF SendMessage(hwndChild, %WM_QUERYENDSESSION, 0, 0) THEN
            CALL SendMessage (hwndClient, %WM_MDIDESTROY, hwndChild, 0)
          END IF

          FUNCTION = 0

        CASE %IDM_EXIT                     'Exit the program
          CALL SendMessage (hwnd, %WM_CLOSE, 0, 0)
          FUNCTION = 0

        CASE %IDM_TILE                     'Messages for arranging windows
          CALL SendMessage (hwndClient, %WM_MDITILE, 0, 0)
          FUNCTION = 0

        CASE %IDM_CASCADE
          CALL SendMessage (hwndClient, %WM_MDICASCADE, 0, 0)
          FUNCTION = 0

        CASE %IDM_ARRANGE
          CALL SendMessage (hwndClient, %WM_MDIICONARRANGE, 0, 0)
          FUNCTION = 0

        CASE %IDM_CLOSEALL                 'Attempt to close all children
          CALL EnumChildWindows (hwndClient, CODEPTR(CloseEnumProc), 0)
          FUNCTION = 0

        CASE ELSE                          'Pass to active child...
          hwndChild = SendMessage (hwndClient, %WM_MDIGETACTIVE, 0, 0)

          IF IsWindow (hwndChild) THEN
            CALL SendMessage (hwndChild, %WM_COMMAND, wParam, lParam)
          END IF

          FUNCTION = DefFrameProc (hwnd, hwndClient, iMsg, wParam, lParam)

      END SELECT

    CASE %WM_QUERYENDSESSION, %WM_CLOSE    'Attempt to close all children
      CALL SendMessage (hwnd, %WM_COMMAND, %IDM_CLOSEALL, 0)

      IF %NULL <> GetWindow (hwndClient, %GW_CHILD) THEN
        FUNCTION = 0
      ELSE
        FUNCTION = DefFrameProc (hwnd, hwndClient, iMsg, wParam, lParam)
      END IF

    CASE %WM_DESTROY
      CALL PostQuitMessage (0)
      FUNCTION = 0

    CASE ELSE
      FUNCTION = DefFrameProc (hwnd, hwndClient, iMsg, wParam, lParam)

  END SELECT

END FUNCTION

' --------------------------------------------------------------------
FUNCTION CloseEnumProc (BYVAL hwnd AS DWORD, BYVAL lParam AS DWORD) AS LONG

  IF GetWindow (hwnd, %GW_OWNER) THEN         'Check for icon title
    'Do nothing

  ELSE
    CALL SendMessage (GetParent(hwnd), %WM_MDIRESTORE, hwnd, 0)

    IF 0 <> SendMessage(hwnd, %WM_QUERYENDSESSION, 0, 0) THEN
      CALL SendMessage (GetParent(hwnd), %WM_MDIDESTROY, hwnd, 0)
    END IF

  END IF

  FUNCTION = 1

END FUNCTION

' --------------------------------------------------------------------
'FUNCTION HelloWndProc (BYVAL hwnd   AS DWORD, BYVAL iMsg   AS DWORD, _
'                       BYVAL wParam AS DWORD, BYVAL lParam AS DWORD) EXPORT AS LONG
'
'    This function is the window procedure for the child window that displays
'    "Hello world".
'
FUNCTION HelloWndProc (BYVAL hwnd   AS DWORD, BYVAL iMsg   AS DWORD, _
                       BYVAL wParam AS DWORD, BYVAL lParam AS DWORD) EXPORT AS LONG

  STATIC hwndClient     AS LONG,_
         hwndFrame      AS LONG,_
         clrTextArray() AS LONG

  LOCAL  hdc         AS LONG,_
         hMenu       AS LONG,_
         lpHelloData AS HELLODATA PTR,_
         ps          AS PAINTSTRUCT,_
         rrect        AS RECT

  DIM clrTextArray(0: 4)

  SELECT CASE iMsg
    CASE %WM_CREATE
      clrTextArray(0) = RGB(0,   0,   0)
      clrTextArray(1) = RGB(255, 0,   0)
      clrTextArray(2) = RGB(0,   255, 0)
      clrTextArray(3) = RGB(0,   0,   255)
      clrTextArray(4) = RGB(255, 255, 255)

'     Allocate memory for window private data
'     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      lpHelloData = HeapAlloc (GetProcessHeap(), %HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY,_
                                                 SIZEOF (@lpHelloData))
      @lpHelloData.iColor  = %IDM_BLACK
      @lpHelloData.clrText = RGB (0, 0, 0)
      CALL SetWindowLong (hwnd, 0, lpHelloData)

'     Save some window handles
'     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      hwndClient = GetParent (hwnd)
      hwndFrame  = GetParent (hwndClient)

      FUNCTION = 0

    CASE %WM_COMMAND
      SELECT CASE wParam
        CASE %IDM_BLACK, %IDM_RED, %IDM_GREEN, %IDM_BLUE, %IDM_WHITE  'Change the text color
          lpHelloData = GetWindowLong (hwnd, 0)

          hMenu = GetMenu (hwndFrame)

          CALL CheckMenuItem (hMenu, @lpHelloData.iColor, %MF_UNCHECKED)
          @lpHelloData.iColor = wParam
          CALL CheckMenuItem (hMenu, @lpHelloData.iColor, %MF_CHECKED)

          @lpHelloData.clrText = clrTextArray(wParam - %IDM_BLACK)

          CALL InvalidateRect (hwnd, BYVAL %NULL, %FALSE)

      END SELECT

      FUNCTION = 0

    CASE %WM_PAINT                          'Paint the window
      hdc = BeginPaint (hwnd, ps)

      lpHelloData = GetWindowLong (hwnd, 0)
      CALL SetTextColor (hdc, @lpHelloData.clrText)

      CALL GetClientRect (hwnd, rrect)

      CALL DrawText (hdc, "Hello, World!", -1, rrect,_
                     %DT_SINGLELINE OR %DT_CENTER OR %DT_VCENTER)

      CALL EndPaint (hwnd, ps)

      FUNCTION = 0

    CASE %WM_MDIACTIVATE
'     Set the Hello menu if gaining focus
'     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      IF lParam = hwnd THEN
        CALL SendMessage (hwndClient, %WM_MDISETMENU,_
                                      hMenuHello, hMenuHelloWindow)
      END IF

'     Check or uncheck menu item
'     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      lpHelloData = GetWindowLong (hwnd, 0)
      CALL CheckMenuItem (hMenuHello, @lpHelloData.iColor,_
               IAssign(lParam = hwnd, %MF_CHECKED, %MF_UNCHECKED))

'     Set the Init menu if losing focus
'     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      IF lParam <> hwnd THEN
        CALL SendMessage (hwndClient, %WM_MDISETMENU, hMenuInit,_
                                                      hMenuInitWindow)
      END IF

      CALL DrawMenuBar (hwndFrame)

      FUNCTION = 0

    CASE %WM_QUERYENDSESSION, %WM_CLOSE
      IF %IDOK <> MessageBox (hwnd, "OK to close window?", "Hello",_
                                    %MB_ICONQUESTION OR %MB_OKCANCEL) THEN
        FUNCTION = 0
      ELSE
        FUNCTION = DefMDIChildProc (hwnd, iMsg, wParam, lParam)
      END IF

    CASE %WM_DESTROY
      lpHelloData = GetWindowLong (hwnd, 0)
      CALL HeapFree (GetProcessHeap(), 0, lpHelloData)

      FUNCTION = 0

    CASE ELSE
      FUNCTION = DefMDIChildProc (hwnd, iMsg, wParam, lParam)

  END SELECT

END FUNCTION

' -------------------------------------------------------------------
'FUNCTION RectWndProc (BYVAL hwnd   AS DWORD, BYVAL iMsg   AS DWORD,_
'                      BYVAL wParam AS DWORD, BYVAL lParam AS DWORD) EXPORT AS LONG
'
'    This function is the window procedure for the child window that displays
'    random rectangles.
'
FUNCTION RectWndProc (BYVAL hwnd   AS DWORD, BYVAL iMsg   AS DWORD,_
                      BYVAL wParam AS DWORD, BYVAL lParam AS DWORD) EXPORT AS LONG

  STATIC hwndClient AS LONG,_
         hwndFrame  AS LONG

  LOCAL  hBrush     AS LONG,_
         hdc        AS LONG,_
         lpRectData AS RECTDATA PTR,_
         ps         AS PAINTSTRUCT,_
         xLeft      AS LONG,_
         xRight     AS LONG,_
         yTop       AS LONG,_
         yBottom    AS LONG,_
         nRed       AS LONG,_
         nGreen     AS LONG,_
         nBlue      AS LONG

  SELECT CASE iMsg
    CASE %WM_CREATE
'     Allocate memory for window private data
'     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      lpRectData = HeapAlloc (GetProcessHeap(), %HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY,_
                                                SIZEOF(@lpRectData))

      CALL SetWindowLong (hwnd, 0, lpRectData)

'     Start the timer going
'     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      CALL SetTimer (hwnd, 1, 2, %NULL)

'     Save some window handles
'     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      hwndClient = GetParent (hwnd)
      hwndFrame  = GetParent (hwndClient)

      FUNCTION = 0

    CASE %WM_SIZE                     'If not minimized, save the window size
      IF wParam <> %SIZE_MINIMIZED THEN
        lpRectData = GetWindowLong (hwnd, 0)

        @lpRectData.cxClient = LOWRD (lParam)
        @lpRectData.cyClient = HIWRD (lParam)
      END IF

      FUNCTION = DefMDIChildProc (hwnd, iMsg, wParam, lParam)

    CASE %WM_TIMER                    'Display a random rectangle
      lpRectData = GetWindowLong (hwnd, 0)

      xLeft   = RndInt(@lpRectData.cxClient)
      xRight  = RndInt(@lpRectData.cxClient)
      yTop    = RndInt(@lpRectData.cyClient)
      yBottom = RndInt(@lpRectData.cyClient)
      nRed    = RndInt(255)
      nGreen  = RndInt(255)
      nBlue   = RndInt(255)

      hdc    = GetDC (hwnd)
      hBrush = CreateSolidBrush (RGB(nRed, nGreen, nBlue))
      CALL SelectObject (hdc, hBrush)

      CALL Rectangle (hdc, MIN(xLeft, xRight), MIN(yTop, yBottom),_
                           MAX(xLeft, xRight), MAX(yTop, yBottom))

      CALL ReleaseDC (hwnd, hdc)
      CALL DeleteObject (hBrush)

      FUNCTION = 0

    CASE %WM_PAINT                       'Clear the window
      CALL InvalidateRect (hwnd, BYVAL %NULL, %TRUE)
      hdc = BeginPaint (hwnd, ps)
      CALL EndPaint (hwnd, ps)

      FUNCTION = 0

    CASE %WM_MDIACTIVATE                 'Set the appropriate menu
      IF lParam = hwnd THEN
        CALL SendMessage (hwndClient, %WM_MDISETMENU, hMenuRect,_
                                                      hMenuRectWindow)
      ELSE
        CALL SendMessage (hwndClient, %WM_MDISETMENU, hMenuInit,_
                                                      hMenuInitWindow)
      END IF

      CALL DrawMenuBar (hwndFrame)

      FUNCTION = 0

    CASE %WM_DESTROY
      lpRectData = GetWindowLong (hwnd, 0)
      CALL HeapFree (GetProcessHeap(), 0, lpRectData)
      CALL KillTimer (hwnd, 1)

      FUNCTION = 0

    CASE ELSE
      FUNCTION = DefMDIChildProc (hwnd, iMsg, wParam, lParam)

  END SELECT

END FUNCTION


' ----------------------------------------------------------------------
'FUNCTION IAssign (BYVAL iCont AS LONG, _
'                  BYVAL value1 AS LONG, BYVAL value2 AS LONG) AS LONG
'    iCont  AS LONG      conditional variable or expression
'    value1 AS LONG      return value
'    value2 AS LONG      alternate return value
'
'    Returns value1 if iCont is true (non-zero), otherwise returns value2.
'    The function allows simulation of a C statement of the form (eg.),
'
'      iVal = iAttr & EZ_ATTR_ITALIC    ?   1 : 0 ;
'
'    with
'
'      iVal = IAssign (iAttr AND %EZ_ATTR_ITALIC, 1, 0)
'
'FUNCTION EditProc(BYVAL phWnd AS DWORD, BYVAL pdMsg AS DWORD, BYVAL pWParam AS DWORD, BYVAL pLParam AS LONG) AS LONG
'		SELECT CASE AS LONG pdMsg
'		  CASE %WM_KEYDOWN
'		  SELECT CASE pWParam
'		    CASE %VK_TAB
'          'SetFocus GetNextDlgTabItem(, phWnd, 0)
'          SELECT CASE getdlgctrlid(phwnd)
'            CASE 1002
'              control set focus getparent(phwnd),1004
'            CASE 1004
'              control set focus getparent(phwnd),1002              
'            'SetFocus GetNextDlgTabItem(getparent(phwnd),getfocus(),0)
'          END SELECT  
'          EXIT FUNCTION
'		  END SELECT
'    
'    END SELECT
'		mSC_OrgProc
'
'END FUNCTION
'FUNCTION SubClassProc_FindEdit (BYVAL hWnd AS LONG, BYVAL wMSG AS LONG, BYVAL wPARAM AS LONG, BYVAL lParam AS LONG) AS LONG
'  LOCAL  szPropertyName  AS ASCIIZ * 16
'  LOCAL  hCtrl AS LONG     
'  ' make this static so we only have to look it up once     
'  STATIC oldwndProc AS LONG
'  IF ISFALSE oldWndProc THEN
'    's'zPropertyName = $PROP_OLD_WNDPROC
'    OldWndProc = Getprop(hWnd, szPropertyName) 'we stored address as the handle value of property
'  END IF
'  
'  SELECT CASE AS LONG wMsg
'    ' we want the enter key, and want to make that into a "find next" action
'    CASE %WM_GETDLGCODE
'      FUNCTION = %DLGC_WANTALLKEYS '' With DLCG_WANTCHARS all regular keys work but no WM-CHAR message  
'      EXIT FUNCTION
'    CASE %WM_CHAR
'      IF wParam = %VK_TAB THEN
'        'standard behaviour
'        SetFocus GetNextDlgTabItem(GetParent(hwnd),hwnd,(GetKeyState(%VK_SHIFT) < 0))
'        ' ****NOTE: Assumes GetKeyState() in your Win32API.INC is returning a LONG not a DWORD ******
'        FUNCTION = 0
'        EXIT FUNCTION
'      END IF
'      
'    END SELECT
'    ' if message not handled (proc exited), call default handler
'    'mSC_OrgProc
'    FUNCTION= CallWindowProc(OldWndProc,hWnd,wMsg,wParam,lParam)    
'END FUNCTION
FUNCTION DataWndProc (BYVAL hwnd   AS DWORD, BYVAL iMsg   AS DWORD,_
                      BYVAL wParam AS DWORD, BYVAL lParam AS DWORD) EXPORT AS LONG
  STATIC hwndClient     AS LONG,_
         hwndFrame      AS LONG,_
         clrTextArray() AS LONG

  LOCAL  hdc         AS LONG,_
         hMenu       AS LONG,_
         lpHelloData AS HELLODATA PTR,_
         ps          AS PAINTSTRUCT,_
         rrect       AS RECT,_
         hLblName1   AS LONG,_
         hTxtName1   AS LONG,_
         hLblName2   AS LONG,_
         hTxtName2   AS LONG,_
         txt         AS ASCIIZ * %MAX_PATH,_
         stxt        AS STRING,_
         szClassName AS ASCIIZ * %MAX_PATH,_
         hFont       AS LONG,_
         hRetV       AS LONG

  DIM clrTextArray(0: 4)

  SELECT CASE iMsg
    CASE %WM_CREATE

'     Save some window handles
'     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      hwndClient = GetParent (hwnd)
      hwndFrame  = GetParent (hwndClient)

      'Create controls for this window

      szClassName = "Static"
      hLblName1   = CreateWindowEx(0,szClassName,"Name of Client",%WS_CHILD OR %WS_VISIBLE,20,40,125,15,hwnd,1001,hInst,BYVAL 0&)
      hFont = GetStockObject(%ANSI_FIXED_FONT)
      SendMessage hLblName1, %WM_SETFONT, hFont, 0

      szClassName = "Edit"
      hTxtName1   = CreateWindowEx(%WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE or %WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT,szClassName,"",%ES_LEFT OR _
                     %WS_CHILD OR %WS_VISIBLE OR %WS_TABSTOP,170,40,155,18,hwnd,1002,hInst,BYVAL 0&)                     
      hFont = GetStockObject(%ANSI_FIXED_FONT)
      SendMessage hTxtName1, %WM_SETFONT, hFont, 0
'      mSC_Set(hwnd,1002,EditProc)


      szClassName = "Static"
      hLblName2   = CreateWindowEx(0,szClassName,"Address",%WS_CHILD OR %WS_VISIBLE,20,60,125,15,hwnd,1003,hInst,BYVAL 0&)
      hFont = GetStockObject(%ANSI_FIXED_FONT)
      SendMessage hLblName2, %WM_SETFONT, hFont, 0

      szClassName = "Edit"
      hTxtName2   = CreateWindowEx(%WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE or %WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT,szClassName,"",%ES_LEFT OR _
      %WS_CHILD OR %WS_VISIBLE OR %WS_TABSTOP,170,60,155,18,hwnd,1004,hInst,BYVAL 0&)
      hFont = GetStockObject(%ANSI_FIXED_FONT)
      SendMessage hTxtName2, %WM_SETFONT, hFont, 0
'      mSC_Set(hwnd,1004,EditProc)

      

      FUNCTION = 0

    CASE %WM_CTLCOLORBTN, %WM_CTLCOLOREDIT, %WM_CTLCOLORLISTBOX, %WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC
      IF lParam = GetDlgItem(hwnd,1001) THEN
        SetBkColor wParam,RGB(204,143,230)
        FUNCTION = GetStockObject(%NULL_BRUSH)
        EXIT FUNCTION
      END IF
      IF lParam = GetDlgItem(hwnd,1002) THEN
        SetTextColor wParam,%BLUE
        FUNCTION = GetStockObject(%WHITE_BRUSH)
        EXIT FUNCTION
      END IF
      IF lParam = GetDlgItem(hwnd,1003) THEN
        SetBkColor wParam,RGB(204,143,230)
        FUNCTION = GetStockObject(%NULL_BRUSH)
        EXIT FUNCTION
      END IF
      IF lParam = GetDlgItem(hwnd,1004) THEN
        SetTextColor wParam,%BLUE
        FUNCTION = GetStockObject(%WHITE_BRUSH)
        EXIT FUNCTION
      END IF

    CASE %WM_COMMAND  
      SELECT CASE GetDlgCtrlId(lParam)         
        
        CASE 1002
          SELECT CASE HIWRD(wParam)
            CASE %EN_SETFOCUS
              SetWindowText hwnd,"Hello there!"
            CASE %EN_KILLFOCUS
              SetWindowText hwnd,"Goodbye"  
          END SELECT
      END SELECT

    CASE %WM_MDIACTIVATE
'     Set the Hello menu if gaining focus
'     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      IF lParam = hwnd THEN
        CALL SendMessage (hwndClient, %WM_MDISETMENU,_
                                      hMenuData, hMenuDataWindow)
      END IF

'     Check or uncheck menu item
'     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
'      lpHelloData = GetWindowLong (hwnd, 0)
'      CALL CheckMenuItem (hMenuHello, @lpHelloData.iColor,_
'               IAssign(lParam = hwnd, %MF_CHECKED, %MF_UNCHECKED))

'     Set the Init menu if losing focus
'     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      IF lParam <> hwnd THEN
        CALL SendMessage (hwndClient, %WM_MDISETMENU, hMenuInit,_
                                                      hMenuInitWindow)
      END IF

      CALL DrawMenuBar (hwndFrame)

      FUNCTION = 0

    CASE %WM_QUERYENDSESSION, %WM_CLOSE
      GetWindowText GetDlgItem(hwnd,1002),Txt,%MAX_PATH
      sTxt = TRIM$(Txt)
      IF %IDOK <> MessageBox (hwnd, "OK to close Data window? " + TRIM$(stxt) , "Hello",_
                                    %MB_ICONQUESTION OR %MB_OKCANCEL) THEN
        FUNCTION = 0
      ELSE
        FUNCTION = DefMDIChildProc (hwnd, iMsg, wParam, lParam)
      END IF

    CASE %WM_DESTROY
'      lpHelloData = GetWindowLong (hwnd, 0)
'      CALL HeapFree (GetProcessHeap(), 0, lpHelloData)
'      msC_Kill(1002)
'      msC_Kill(1004)
      FUNCTION = 0

    CASE ELSE
      FUNCTION = DefMDIChildProc (hwnd, iMsg, wParam, lParam)

  END SELECT
END FUNCTION
FUNCTION IAssign (BYVAL iCont AS LONG, _
                  BYVAL value1 AS LONG, BYVAL value2 AS LONG) AS LONG

  IF iCont THEN
    FUNCTION = value1
  ELSE
    FUNCTION = value2
  END IF
END FUNCTION

' ---------------------------------------------------------------------
FUNCTION RndInt (x AS LONG) AS LONG

  RndInt = INT(RND * x) + 1
END FUNCTION

**BOB MECHLER** · 29 Jun 2008, 09:21 PM

This variation would compile when I removed the VARPTR around clientCreate
but it would not tab between fields in the child window.

Code:

      clientCreate.hWindowMenu  = hMenuInitWindow  'See PW95, 952
      clientCreate.idFirstChild = %IDM_FIRSTCHILD  '

      hwndClient = CreateWindowEx (%WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT, _
                          "MDICLIENT", BYVAL %NULL,_
                           %WS_CHILD OR %WS_CLIPCHILDREN OR %WS_VISIBLE,_
                            0, 0, 0, 0, hwnd, 1, hInst,_
                            clientCreate)       '<----Compiles but doesn't tab

**BOB MECHLER** · 29 Jun 2008, 09:41 PM

Deleted by Bob Mechler.
Point was already made earlier.

**BOB MECHLER** · 29 Jun 2008, 09:54 PM

Edwin Knoppert's code seems to work based on using CREATEWINDOWEX and %WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT when creating the child control. I added a second textbox and it worked fine. I guess I'll shelve dear old Petzold's example and go with Edwin's.

Still would like to know what was wrong with my last version of Petzold's with child window and textboxes!

Bob Mechler

**BOB MECHLER** · 29 Jun 2008, 09:59 PM

Edwin is creating a dialog in the MDI child. I thought that might be a possibility although it seems unnecessary. What do I know, I just started looking at MDI yesterday.

Bob Mechler

**Michael Mattias** · 30 Jun 2008, 08:04 AM

I think I may have steered you wrong.

WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT works just fine in my apps, but those windows are created with CreateWindowEx, not with WM_MDICREATE.

Looking over the MDI doc this AM, I can't see how you can create an MDI child with that style. In my one remaining MDI application I subclass all the controls to get the standard keyboard interface.

You could try adding the style in the WM_CREATE message of each MDI child window with:

Code:

LastExStyle = SetWindowLong (hWnd, %gwl_exstyle, %WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT)

Unfortunately testing for the success of this call will be a bit tricky because the value of LastExStyle will have been zero. From the SDK:

If the previous value of the specified 32-bit integer is zero, and the function succeeds, the return value is zero, but the function does not clear the last error information. This makes it difficult to determine success or failure. To deal with this, you should clear the last error information by calling SetLastError(0) before calling SetWindowLong. Then, function failure will be indicated by a return value of zero and a GetLastError result that is nonzero.

or..

Code:

SetLastError    %NULL
iret          = SetWindowLong (hWnd, %GWL_exstyle, %WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT)
LE            = GetLastError ()

IF (ISFALSE iret) AND (ISTRUE LE) THEN 
   it failed. 
END IF

MCM

**Michael Mattias** · 30 Jun 2008, 08:14 AM

Snce I may have sent you off on a wild goose chase, I did a little extra research and found this:

Creating a Child Window
To create an MDI child window, an application can either call the CreateMDIWindow function or send an WM_MDICREATE message to the MDI client window. (The application can use the CreateWindowEx function with the WS_EX_MDICHILD style to create MDI child windows.)

So, sure looks like you could try CreateWindowEx using an ExStyle of (WS_EX_MDICHILD OR WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT) to create your child windows.

(Or I guess any of the WS_EX_xxx styles).

MCM

**BOB MECHLER** · 30 Jun 2008, 09:25 AM

deleted by Bob Mechler

**Dave Biggs** · 30 Jun 2008, 09:34 AM

Subclassing is probably the best way to go but these mods to the original code seem to work..

Code:

 
        CASE %IDM_NEWDATA                  'Create a Rect child window
'..         
          hwndChild = SendMessage (hwndClient, %WM_MDICREATE, 0,_
                                               VARPTR(mdiCreate))
          SetWindowLong (hWndChild, %GWL_EXSTYLE, GetWindowLong(hWnd, %GWL_EXSTYLE) OR %WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT)

as long as you also modify the message loop something like..

Code:

  LOCAL hwndChild AS LONG 
'..
' Main message loop of program
' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  WHILE GetMessage(msg, %NULL, 0, 0)
    IF TranslateMDISysAccel(hWndClient, msg) OR _
       TranslateAccelerator(hWndFrame, hAccel, msg) THEN
      'Skip
    ELSE 
      hwndChild = GetWindow (hwndClient, %GW_CHILD)
      IF ISFALSE hWndChild OR ISFALSE(IsDialogMessage(hWndChild, Msg)) THEN              '
        CALL TranslateMessage (msg)              'translates some keyboard messages
        CALL DispatchMessage  (msg)              'sends a message to a window procedure
      END IF
    END IF
  WEND

**BOB MECHLER** · 30 Jun 2008, 12:45 PM

Code:

          hwndChild = SendMessage (hwndClient, %WM_MDICREATE, 0,_
                                               VARPTR(mdiCreate)) 
          '~~~~~~~~~~~
          SetWindowLong (hwndChild,%GWL_EXSTYLE, GetWindowLong(hWnd,%GWL_EXSTYLE) OR %WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT)
          '~~~~~~~~~~~

and

Code:

'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
' Main message loop of program
' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  WHILE GetMessage(msg, %NULL, 0, 0)
    IF TranslateMDISysAccel(hWndClient, msg) OR _
       TranslateAccelerator(hWndFrame, hAccel, msg) THEN
      'Skip
    ELSE 
    '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      hwndChild = GetWindow (hwndClient, %GW_CHILD)
      IF ISFALSE hWndChild OR ISFALSE(IsDialogMessage(hWndChild, Msg)) THEN
    '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
        CALL TranslateMessage (msg)              'translates some keyboard messages
        CALL DispatchMessage  (msg)              'sends a message to a window procedure
    '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      END IF
    '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
    END IF
  WEND

On my system still GPF's
Subclassing works fine though.

Bob Mechler

**Michael Mattias** · 30 Jun 2008, 01:40 PM

Code:

 ELSE 
      hwndChild = GetWindow (hwndClient, %GW_CHILD)
      IF ISFALSE hWndChild OR ISFALSE(IsDialogMessage(hWndChild, Msg)) THEN

???

That won't send messages to the MDI client window when GetWindow DOES find the first (in th Z-order) MDI child. (They'll go in the bit bucket).

**Dave Biggs** · 30 Jun 2008, 09:13 PM

Bob

On my system still GPF's

Pasting into the code posted in message #1 works OK on my systems - WinXP Pro and Home.
Compiled with PB/Win 8.04.

MCM

That won't send messages to the MDI client window when GetWindow DOES find the first (in th Z-order) MDI child. (They'll go in the bit bucket).

That's right. We don't want the messages sent to the MDI Client when there is a Child window.
It seems that the Client 'eats' them - at least they don't get to the Child window which is the one
that has the %WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT style (where we want to navigate using the TAB key).

(See the remarks in the SDK docs for IsDialogMessage).

I tried this route after reading Lance's post here..
http://www.powerbasic.com/support/fo...ML/005904.html and it seems to work

Mind you I don't totally have my head around this so that's why I said,
"modify the message loop something like.."

**Michael Mattias** · 1 Jul 2008, 08:05 AM

>We don't want the messages sent to the MDI Client when there is a Child window

We don't?

Um, what if the message is FOR the MDI client? eg, WM_MDIGETACTIVE? (which is probably what you want above anyway instead of GetWindow(%GW_CHILD). Or WM_MDISETMENU?

(The use of IsDialogMessage() is imaginative, but above code never tests that for the MDI client)

MCM

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