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Conference 7.286::visualc

Title:Microsoft Visual C/C++
Moderator:PLUGH::needle
Created:Tue Mar 16 1993
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1121
Total number of notes:4385

1115.0. "How to Create GUI That looks like MSDEV Environment Using VC++1.52" by IBIS3::TALLURI () Thu May 01 1997 10:53

    How to create a GUI that looks similar to MSDEV environment using
    V++ C1.52
    
    The specs are like this:  Create a Frame with a view in it.  Put a
    vertical Splitter  On to the left load a list of "thumb Nails" with a
    scrollbar.  On to the right create 'N' number of windows to hold images
    corresponding  to the thumb nails on the left. 
    
    This requirement has both of qualities of SDI and MDI. The reasons are: 
    
    1.There is only one Frame (SDI)  2 There is only One View. (SDI)  3
    There are multiple windows to hold different images. (MDI)  4 Each
    image will be a data entity. (MDI) 
    
    As a whole this looks like a MSDEV Studio environment where we see a
    tree control  on to the left and a whole bunch of source windows on to
    the right. 
    
    I absolutely don't have any clue on how to create such an application 
    using MFC 1.52 
    
    Any help will be greatly appreciated. 
    
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1115.1Atleast is it possible using VC++ 4.2 ?IBIS3::TALLURIMon May 05 1997 17:291
    
1115.2CSplitterWndMOLAR::SCAERIts just a jump to the left...Tue May 06 1997 15:385
    
    You can use a CSplitterWnd to join together 3 views in the same way
    that Developer Studio does it.
    
    .................beth scaer
1115.3StingRay does the job already...TAEC::BALLADELLISurfing with the AlienMon May 12 1997 17:5612
It is not easy to do a UI that looks like the MS Dev (ie Docking views).
Try and you'll see why.....not impossible but fairly difficult.

Instead of re-inventing the wheel, we're bought a product called Objective
Toolkit from StingRay Software.

It does the docking views, and a lot more......their demo looks so much like
the MS Dev that I wonder if they didn't implement the UI for Microsoft in the
first place....

Regards,
Micky