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Hi,

We are using tabbed toolbar in our project.  We know a tab has only one toolbar inside it. But we need two or more toolbars inside a tab (one below the other). The demonstration figure is below.

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How can we manage to do this?

Thanks.

Thanks for the code. Could you please send a sample project that shows how to use it?

Here it is:
http://www.prof-uis.com/download/forums/MultiRowTabbedToolBar.zip

Here it is:

class CYourTabbedBar : public CExtTabbedToolControlBar
{
public:
    class LocalToolBar : public CExtTabbedToolControlBar::LocalNoReflectedToolBar
    {
    public:
        virtual bool OnQueryMultiRowLayout() const
        {
            ASSERT_VALID( this );
            return true;
        }
    };
    virtual CExtToolControlBar * CExtTabbedToolControlBar::OnBarCreateObject()
    {
        ASSERT_VALID( this );
        CExtToolControlBar * pToolBar = NULL;
        try
        {
            pToolBar = new LocalToolBar;
        } // try
        catch( CException * pException )
        {
            ASSERT( FALSE );
            pException->Delete();
            pToolBar = NULL;
        } // catch( CException * pException )
        return pToolBar;
    }
    virtual int OnCalcMaxToolBarWidth()
    {
        ASSERT_VALID( this );
        ASSERT( GetSafeHwnd() != NULL );
        CExtTabPageContainerWnd * pWndTabPageContainer =
            GetTabPageContainer();
        ASSERT_VALID( pWndTabPageContainer );
        ASSERT( pWndTabPageContainer->GetSafeHwnd() != NULL );
        int nMaxWidth = 0;
        INT nTabIndex, nTabCount = BarGetCount();
        for( nTabIndex = 0; nTabIndex < nTabCount; nTabIndex ++ )
        {
            CExtToolControlBar * pToolBar =
                BarGetAt( nTabIndex );
            ASSERT_VALID( pToolBar );
            CRect rcClient, rcWnd;
            pToolBar->GetClientRect( &rcClient );
            pToolBar->GetWindowRect( &rcWnd );
            CSize sizeNC = rcWnd.Size() - rcClient.Size();
            int nMaxInBarWidth = 0;
            int nBtnIdx, nCountOfButtons = pToolBar->GetButtonsCount();
            for( nBtnIdx = 0; nBtnIdx < nCountOfButtons; nBtnIdx++ )
            {
                CExtBarButton * pTBB =
                    pToolBar->GetButton( nBtnIdx );
                ASSERT_VALID( pTBB );
                if(        pTBB->IsSeparator()
                    ||    pTBB->IsKindOf(
                            RUNTIME_CLASS(
                                CExtBarContentExpandButton
                                )
                            )
                    )
                    continue;
                CSize sizeBtn = pTBB->Rect().Size();
                nMaxInBarWidth = max( nMaxInBarWidth, sizeBtn.cx );
            }
            nMaxInBarWidth *= 2;
            nMaxInBarWidth += sizeNC.cx + 2;
            nMaxWidth = max( nMaxWidth, nMaxInBarWidth );
        }
        return nMaxWidth;
    }
    int OnCalcMaxToolBarHeight()
    {
        ASSERT_VALID( this );
        ASSERT( GetSafeHwnd() != NULL );
        CExtTabPageContainerWnd * pWndTabPageContainer =
            GetTabPageContainer();
        ASSERT_VALID( pWndTabPageContainer );
        ASSERT( pWndTabPageContainer->GetSafeHwnd() != NULL );
        int nMaxHeight = 0;
        INT nTabIndex, nTabCount = BarGetCount();
        for( nTabIndex = 0; nTabIndex < nTabCount; nTabIndex ++ )
        {
            CExtToolControlBar * pToolBar =
                BarGetAt( nTabIndex );
            ASSERT_VALID( pToolBar );
            CRect rcClient, rcWnd;
            pToolBar->GetClientRect( &rcClient );
            pToolBar->GetWindowRect( &rcWnd );
            CSize sizeNC = rcWnd.Size() - rcClient.Size();
            int nMaxInBarHeight = 0;
            int nBtnIdx, nCountOfButtons = pToolBar->GetButtonsCount();
            for( nBtnIdx = 0; nBtnIdx < nCountOfButtons; nBtnIdx++ )
            {
                CExtBarButton * pTBB =
                    pToolBar->GetButton( nBtnIdx );
                ASSERT_VALID( pTBB );
                if(        pTBB->IsSeparator()
                    ||    pTBB->IsKindOf(
                            RUNTIME_CLASS(
                                CExtBarContentExpandButton
                                )
                            )
                    )
                    continue;
                CSize sizeBtn = pTBB->Rect().Size();
                nMaxInBarHeight = max( nMaxInBarHeight, sizeBtn.cy );
            }
            nMaxInBarHeight *= 2;
            nMaxInBarHeight += sizeNC.cy + 2;
            nMaxHeight = max( nMaxHeight, nMaxInBarHeight );
        }
        return nMaxHeight;
    }
};

Hi,

Unfortunately it’s not possible. We’ve already tried to use ribbon bar and decided to use a tabbed toolbar. Tabbed toolbar is easier to use, it’s dockable horizontally and vertically, etc. So we are sticking with the tabbed toolbar. Could you provide a solution for the tabbed toolbar. Thanks.

What do you think about switching to a ribbon bar? It supports a layout of buttons organized into 3 rows.