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How can I associate a set of toolbars/controlbars with a type of view and turn them on (or just the ones enabled) all at once when that type of view is active like in VS?

Thanks, Dave

Hi,

In your samples, rows and columns lines are not printed.
I would like to do it for CExtGridWnd and CExtReportGridWnd.
Can you tell me how to do that?

Thank you.

Dear Support,

On one of our dialogs ( CDialog, not ProfUIS themed dialog ) we have a CExtGridWnd control. Earlier it was CListCtrl with LVS_REPORT style. On this same dialog we also have some CEdit controls. What we’d like to achieve is to have both the grid and the editboxes have the same border, both in XP theme and in Classic theme. (When editbox have thin blue border - in XP theme -, so should the grid, when editbox have black 3D border - in Classic theme -, so should the grid.) This worked with CListCtrl, but not with CExtGridWnd. ( I know the reason, it is because in the different themes CEdit and CListCtrl is taken from different versions of ComCtl32.dll. But this knowledge won’t help me solve the problem. )

Could you please help us in this matter?
Thank you!

You didn’t see the grid because the container window had been created with a zero size. We coded a test project which implements what you are looking for. Take a look at the screenshots below. The first screenshot shows the grid with the XP theme and the second one with the Classic theme.

m_wndGrid.SetCustomPM( RUNTIME_CLASS( CExtPaintManagerNativeXP ) );

Thank you, it works great!

I am not sure if this would help you, but I am using CSimpleThinFrame class. It is defined in many of the Prof-UIS samples. You can wrap all of your own CWnd-derived objects by calling CSimpleThinFrame::CreateDynamicThinFrame( CWnd * pChildWnd )
I hope this helps.

These seem to only accept 2 digits per segment not the 3 required for a decimal ip address.
How do I correct this?

Thank you for reporting this issue. It seems this limitation is provided by the IP Address common control, which has so little width that is does not allow you to display all the digits. Here is the fix

bool CExtGridInplaceEditIPAddress::Create()
{
      ASSERT_VALID( this );
      ASSERT( m_hWnd == NULL );
      if( m_wndGrid.GetSafeHwnd() == NULL )
      {
            ASSERT( FALSE );
            delete this;
            return false;
      }
DWORD dwAreaFlags =
            CExtGridHitTestInfo::CellTypesToAreaFlags(
                  m_nColType,
                  m_nRowType
                  );
bool bFontMustBeDestroyed = false;
HFONT hCellFont =
            m_cell.OnQueryCellFont(
                  m_wndGrid,
                  m_nVisibleColNo,
                  m_nVisibleRowNo,
                  m_nColNo,
                  m_nRowNo,
                  m_nColType,
                  m_nRowType,
                  dwAreaFlags,
                  bFontMustBeDestroyed
                  );
HFONT hFont = hCellFont;
      if( hFont == NULL )
      {
            hFont = (HFONT)
                  m_wndGrid.OnSiwGetDefaultFont().GetSafeHandle();
            if( hFont == NULL )
                  hFont = (HFONT)
                        ::GetStockObject(DEFAULT_GUI_FONT);
            if( hFont == NULL )
            {
                  if( hFont == NULL )
                        hFont = (HFONT)
                              ::GetStockObject(SYSTEM_FONT);
                  if( hFont == NULL )
                  {
                        ASSERT( FALSE );
                        delete this;
                        return false;
                  }
            }
      }
LOGFONT lf;
      VERIFY( ::GetObject(hFont,sizeof(LOGFONT),&lf) );
      if(         bFontMustBeDestroyed 
            &&    hCellFont != NULL 
            )
            ::DeleteObject( hCellFont );
      if( ! m_font.CreateFontIndirect(&lf) )
      {
            ASSERT( FALSE );
            delete this;
            return false;
      }

UINT nDrawTextFlags =
            m_cell.OnQueryDrawTextFlags(
                  m_nVisibleColNo,
                  m_nVisibleRowNo,
                  m_nColNo,
                  m_nRowNo,
                  m_nColType,
                  m_nRowType,
                  dwAreaFlags,
                  0
                  );
      nDrawTextFlags;
bool bReadOnly = false;
bool bPassword = false;
COLORREF clrText = COLORREF(-1L);
COLORREF clrBack = COLORREF(-1L);
      m_cell.OnInplaceControlQueryStyle(
            m_wndGrid,
            this,
            m_nVisibleColNo,
            m_nVisibleRowNo,
            m_nColNo,
            m_nRowNo,
            m_nColType,
            m_nRowType,
            dwAreaFlags,
            bReadOnly,
            bPassword,
            clrBack,
            clrText
            );
COLORREF clrBackAll = m_cell.BackColorGet( CExtGridCell::__ECS_ALL );
COLORREF clrBackNormal = m_cell.BackColorGet( CExtGridCell::__ECS_NORMAL );
      if( clrBackAll != COLORREF(-1L) )
            clrBack = clrBackAll;
      else if( clrBackNormal != COLORREF(-1L) )
            clrBack = clrBackNormal;
      if( clrBack == COLORREF(-1L) )
            clrBack = m_wndGrid.OnSiwGetSysColor( COLOR_WINDOW );
      m_bInConstruction = true;

      { // BLOCK: client DC
            CClientDC dcMeasure( &m_wndGrid );
            CExtSafeString strMeasureText = _T("   000 . 000 . 000 . 000   ");
            CSize _sizeData = CExtPaintManager::stat_CalcTextDimension( dcMeasure, m_font, strMeasureText ).Size();
            CSize _sizeControl = m_rcInplaceControl.Size();
            _sizeData.cy += 2;
            if( _sizeControl.cx < _sizeData.cx )
                  m_rcInplaceControl.right = m_rcInplaceControl.left + _sizeData.cx;
            if( _sizeControl.cy < _sizeData.cy )
                  m_rcInplaceControl.bottom = m_rcInplaceControl.top + _sizeData.cy;
            CRect rcAlign = m_wndGrid.OnSwGetClientRect();
            if( m_rcInplaceControl.right > rcAlign.right )
                  m_rcInplaceControl.OffsetRect( rcAlign.right - m_rcInplaceControl.right, 0 );
            if( m_rcInplaceControl.left < rcAlign.left )
                  m_rcInplaceControl.OffsetRect( rcAlign.left - m_rcInplaceControl.left, 0 );
            if( m_rcInplaceControl.bottom > rcAlign.bottom )
                  m_rcInplaceControl.OffsetRect( 0, rcAlign.bottom - m_rcInplaceControl.bottom );
            if( m_rcInplaceControl.top < rcAlign.top )
                  m_rcInplaceControl.OffsetRect( 0, rcAlign.top - m_rcInplaceControl.top );
      } // BLOCK: client DC
      CExtGIE < CIPAddressCtrl >::Create(
            WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE,
            m_rcInplaceControl,
            &m_wndGrid,
            UINT( __EXT_MFC_IDC_STATIC )
            );          
      if( m_hWnd == NULL )
      {
            ASSERT( FALSE );
            delete this;
            return false;
      }
      SetFont( &m_font );
      CExtGridCellIPAddress * pCell = 
            DYNAMIC_DOWNCAST( CExtGridCellIPAddress, &m_cell );
      ASSERT( pCell != NULL );
      ASSERT_VALID( pCell );
DWORD dwCellStyle = m_cell.GetStyle();
      if(   (dwCellStyle&__EGCS_READ_ONLY) != 0 || bReadOnly )
            EnableWindow( FALSE );

      if(         (m_cell.GetStyleEx()&__EGCS_EX_UNDEFINED_ROLE) != 0 
            ||    m_cell.IsEmpty()
            )
            m_dwIPAddressPrevious = 0;
      else
            pCell->GetAddress( m_dwIPAddressPrevious );
      m_dwIPAddressInitial = m_dwIPAddressPrevious;
      SetAddress( m_dwIPAddressPrevious );
      SetWindowPos(
            &CWnd::wndTop,0,0,0,0,
            SWP_NOMOVE|SWP_NOSIZE
                  |SWP_NOACTIVATE
                  |SWP_FRAMECHANGED
                  |SWP_SHOWWINDOW
            );
      SetFocus();
      m_bInConstruction = false;
      g_pHookTarget = this;
      INT nIndexWnd = 0;
      for(  HWND hWnd = ::GetWindow( m_hWnd, GW_CHILD ); 
                  hWnd != NULL, nIndexWnd < 4; 
                  hWnd = ::GetWindow( hWnd, GW_HWNDNEXT ), nIndexWnd++ 
            )
      {
            m_hWndHooked[ nIndexWnd ] = hWnd;
            ASSERT( m_hWndHooked[ nIndexWnd ] != NULL );
            ASSERT( ::IsWindow(m_hWndHooked[ nIndexWnd ]) );
#if _MFC_VER >= 0x800
            m_pWNDPROC[ nIndexWnd ] = (WNDPROC)
                  ::SetWindowLongPtr(
                        m_hWndHooked[ nIndexWnd ],
                        __EXT_MFC_GWL_WNDPROC,
                        (DWORD_PTR)g_HookWndProc
                        );
#else
            m_pWNDPROC[ nIndexWnd ] = (WNDPROC)
                  ::SetWindowLong(
                        m_hWndHooked[ nIndexWnd ],
                        __EXT_MFC_GWL_WNDPROC,
                        (DWORD)g_HookWndProc
                        );
#endif
            ASSERT( m_pWNDPROC[ nIndexWnd ] != NULL );
      }
      return true;
}

I can reproduce the problem using the simple grids sample by making the following changes in CDemoGrid::_InitDemoTable_Colors():

change
static LPCTSTR g_arrHdrNames[] = {_T("Sample"),_T("Text"),_T("Background")};
static INT g_arrHdrExtents[] = { 250, 150, 150 };
to
static LPCTSTR g_arrHdrNames[] = {_T("Sample"),_T("Text"),_T("Background"),_T("IP Address")};
static INT g_arrHdrExtents[] = { 250, 150, 150, 70 };

add
CExtGridCellIPAddress * pCellIpAddress =
         STATIC_DOWNCAST(
             CExtGridCellIPAddress,
             GridCellGet(
                 3L,
                 nRowNo,
                 0,
                 0,
                 RUNTIME_CLASS(CExtGridCellIPAddress)
                 )
             );
     pCellIpAddress->TextSet( "0.0.0.0" );

between
pCellColor->ModifyStyle( __EGCS_BUTTON_DROPDOWN|__EGCS_CHK_CHECK );
and
} // for( LONG nRowNo = 0L; nRowNo < nRowCount; nRowNo++ )

now build & run. go to the color tab and edit one of the IpAddresses. It only allows me to type in 2 digit numbers for each segment.

Dear Support,

Following questions related to CExtToolBoxWnd:

1) How to disable/enable group items or child items?

2) How to change the group items background color? (m_clrBkLT and m_clrBkRB change only the children area color but not the background of the Title)

Thanks in advance

When I compiled the DLLs in VS 2008 I got 4 errors on line 180 of ExtLabel.cpp. The line reads:"if( strText.Find( _T(’\t’) ) != -1 )". The errors are:
Error    1    error C2017: illegal escape sequence    c:\Program Files\FOSS Software Inc\Prof-UIS\Src\ExtLabel.cpp    180    ProfUISDLL
Error    2    error C2065: ’L’’ : undeclared identifier    c:\Program Files\FOSS Software Inc\Prof-UIS\Src\ExtLabel.cpp    180    ProfUISDLL
Error    3    error C2146: syntax error : missing ’)’ before identifier ’t’’    c:\Program Files\FOSS Software Inc\Prof-UIS\Src\ExtLabel.cpp    180    ProfUISDLL
Error    4    error C2059: syntax error : ’)’    c:\Program Files\FOSS Software Inc\Prof-UIS\Src\ExtLabel.cpp    180    ProfUISDLL

Changing the single quotes to doubles quotes eliminates the errors.

if( strText.Find( _T("\t") ) != -1 )

Thank you for this information. We can provide you with the latest source code on your request.

In v2.81 history you say "Improved the CExtGridCellComboBox so now when the user is typing a letter in the combo box grid cell, the first item in the combo list whose text begins with this letter will be selected." This works, however if the user types a letter that is not the beginning letter of an item in the combo, such as space, the letter is displayed in the combo. In the standard combo, nothing happens when typing an unused letter.

That fixed it, thanks

Hi!

There seems to be a problem when calling SetButtons(NULL) on a Ribbon. If there are animation clients active, ProfUIS will crash in
CExtToolControlBar::_GetButtonPtr(). This is because CExtToolControlBar::AnimationSite_OnProgressShutdownTimer() calls _UpdateHoverButton which in turn performs a check on all buttons inside _HitTestImpl(). Now let’s look at the code in _RemoveAllButtonsImpl:

    for( INT nBtnIdx = 0; nBtnIdx < m_buttons.GetSize(); nBtnIdx++ )
    {
        CExtBarButton * pTBB = m_buttons[nBtnIdx];
        ASSERT( pTBB != NULL );
        AnimationSite_ClientRemove( pTBB );
        delete pTBB;
    } // for( INT nBtnIdx = 0; nBtnIdx < m_buttons.GetSize(); nBtnIdx++ )

As you can see AnimationSite_ClientRemove may already crash for the 2nd iteration because the m_buttons[0] button was already deleted and the table still contains a bogus pointer. I guess doing the iteration twice (removing all animation clients in the 1st iteration) is the safest solution here.

Hi,
I new install Windows Vista Ultimate (Traditional Chinese), Visual Studio 2005 Pro Edition and Prof-UIS V2.80 or V2.81. And then load my project wtih Pro-UIS static link. When I click the rebuild all button, Visual Studio 2005 will be crash. Would you give me any comment to fix this problem ?

Hello,

how to enable a tooltip on standard toolbar button.

Thank you.
Darius

You should specify both status tip and tooltip text for your toolbar buttons. Both text strings should be specified in one line and separated with \n character, e.g.

Status tip text\nTool tip text

Text is specified and appiers on status bar. But it doesn’t appear as tooltip. (Tooltips for menu working fine)..

Darius

Is there a way to reduce the size of the text displayed in the tab (CExtTabPageContainerWnd) so that all tab can still be displayed if the user resizes the hosting pane (derived form CExtControlBar) ?

thanks, it worked !

Dear Tech Support,
Is it possible to add status bar text for menu items that have been added dynamically with ItemInsertCommand.
If this is not possible and I have to use the command manager to do so. How can I implement the following problem?
I want to display a part of a directory Structure in the MainFrame menu. To do so I have an ID section of about 100 Ids (51000 - 51099). How can I register these on Create with the CMD manager since I never know how many Ids will be used? General: Any example about adding / removing menuitems that are not resource based (UpdateFromMenu / UpdateFromToolBar) functions cannot be used.
Regards
Adrian

I’m using CExtPropertyGridCtrl in my project. One of properties is check box. I need to disable some properties (make them read-only) when checkbox is unchecked (react to clicks on this checkbox). How can I do this?

I’ve created custom cell from checkbox cell (it contains my dialog’s callback function’s address + dialog’s "this") and overrided OnClick() function. The problem is that it seems OnClick is called at some copy of cell so it has uninitialized callback address. Why is it cloned? I’m creating it this way (important parts only):


CCellCheckBox *myCk;
myCk = (CCellCheckBox*)iCreate(RUNTIME_CLASS(CCellCheckBox),m_cat);
myCk->SetCallback(&EnableItems,this);
myCk->SetAutoTextMode(true);


CExtGridCell* iCreate(CRuntimeClass *rtc,CExtPropertyItem* parent)
{
CExtGridCell* val;
i.pv = new CExtPropertyValue(dName,NULL,NULL,false,false);
val = i.pv->ValueActiveGetByRTC(rtc);
parent->ItemInsert(i.pv);
return val;
}

Anyway isn’t there some smarter way how to notice parent that some cell was clicked? I mean some notification message. I’m creating own cell class just to catch click and send it to dialog which is hosting the grid.
Thank you!

Thank you, now I’ve got it working :)


BTW: I would suggest you to make built-in support for easier disabling of items, it is quite big code which must be written :)

If you create a custom cell class derived from any of the CExtGridCell*** classes, and you add a new member variable to this new class, then you should also override its Assign method. This method is called when the cell is "cloned", as mentioned by Support. Example follows.
In .h file:

class CCellCheckBox : public CExtGridCellCheckBox
{
public:
	DECLARE_SERIAL( CCellCheckBox );
	IMPLEMENT_ExtGridCell_Clone( CCellCheckBox, CExtGridCellCheckBox );
	CCellCheckBox( CExtGridDataProvider * pDP = NULL );
	virtual void Assign( const CExtGridCell & other );
...
private:
	bool m_bNewMember;
};

...
#include "SomeFile.h"
 
IMPLEMENT_SERIAL( CCellCheckBox, CExtGridCellCheckBox, VERSIONABLE_SCHEMA|1 );
 
#ifdef _DEBUG
#define new DEBUG_NEW
#undef THIS_FILE
static char THIS_FILE[] = __FILE__;
#endif
...
CCellCheckBox::CCellCheckBox( CExtGridDataProvider * pDP /* = NULL */ )
	: CExtGridCellCheckBox( pDP )
	, m_bNewMember(false)
{
}
...
void CCellCheckBox::Assign( const CExtGridCell & other )
{
	ASSERT_VALID( this );
	CExtGridCellCheckBox::Assign( other );
	CCellCheckBox *pCell = DYNAMIC_DOWNCAST(CCellCheckBox, (&other));
	if ( pCell != NULL )
		m_bNewMember = pCell->m_bNewMember;
}
...

Hello,

how properly handle CExtCheckBox button on toolbar. I created it as described in example with combo box, but after button is checked and mouse pointer is removed from button- sometimes button unchecks.

Thank you in advance.
Darius

Dear Tech Support
I create dynamic popup menus using OnExtMenuPrepare(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) and then pMenu->ItemInsertCommand(…
In my void CMainFrame::OnScriptMenuItems(UINT nID) function I need to get the menu text. Is there a way to get that menu text by using the nID?
Regards,
Adrian

Std::map – that’s how I did it so far. I see, there is no way to read it back from the menu item using the nID.

Adrian

given an HTREEITEM and a column. How can I do it?

There isn’t an equivalent to CExtGridWnd::GridCellRectsGet in CExtTreeGridWnd that accepts HTREEITEM rather than row.

I need it to invalidate a progress cell rect for repainting in a tree.

Thanks, Dave

You should use CExtGridWnd::GridCellRectsGet() for all grid windows (CExtGridWnd, CExtTreeGridWnd and CExtReportGridWnd). You can convert a HTREEITEM handle into a plain zero-based row index by using CExtTreeGridWnd::ItemGetByVisibleRowIndex(). Please note this method returns a negative value if it failed to compute a row index in a tree row (one of row’s parent items is collapsed).

Hello!
Could you tell me please, is it possible to use CExtPropertyGrid control without caption cell (left cell)? So that only value cell (right cell) will be in the grid.
I guess I should overwrite CExtPropertyItem::OnGridRowInitialized method?

My windows Application shakes violently in JPN locale after Prof-UIS integration. It works fine in English locale though.

Unfortunately we have not received it. Would you send it again and a copy to profuis at gmail.com?

I have sent you guys a separate email