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This article was contributed by MB.
Environment: VC5/6 win95/98
I’m looking for Visual C++ 5.0 style menu bar,
but most of products require MSIE4 or a new comctrl32.dll(don’t encourage me do update) .
So I’ve made a class called CMenuBar which don’t use any common controls.
To use CMenuBar in a MFC application, you have to perform the following steps.
1. #include “MenuBar.h” in either StdAfx.h or MainFrm.h
2. Add CMenuBar m_wndMenuBar; to CMainFrame class
3. Add a following code to CMainFrame::OnCreate
if (!m_wndMenuBar.CreateEx(this, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | CBRS_TOP
| CBRS_GRIPPER | CBRS_SIZE_DYNAMIC | CBRS_RAISEDBORDER) ||
!m_wndMenuBar.LoadMenuBar(IDR_MAINFRAME))
{
TRACE0(“Failed to create menubar\n”);
return -1; // failed to create
}
4. Add a following code to CMainFrame::OnCreate after CStatusBar::Create and before
CToolBar::EnableDocking and any other CMainFrame::EnableDocking.
m_wndMenuBar.EnableDockingEx(CBRS_ALIGN_ANY);
EnableDocking(CBRS_ALIGN_ANY);
DockControlBar(&m_wndMenuBar);
5. Overide PreTranslateMessage in CMainFrame with a following code
BOOL CMainFrame::PreTranslateMessage(MSG* pMsg)
{
if (m_wndMenuBar.TranslateFrameMessage(pMsg))
return TRUE;return CFrameWnd::PreTranslateMessage(pMsg);
}
Update History :
July 01, 1999
First submitted to CodeGuru.
July 11, 1999
Posted on CodeGuru site.
Fatal hanged up problem fixed.
(I guess CMenuBar::SizeMenuBar had entered endless loop).
Support a MDI application.
Crash in debug mode fixed by Mark Gentry.Thanks!
Gripper graphics changed a little.
Rewrite most of codes.
Use the latest CSubclassWnd.
October 06, 1999 version 2.08
Cope with MFC6.(gripper graphics is changed.)
Cope with CReBar easily.
Insist own dock line by CMenuBar::EnableDockingEx.
November 13, 1999 version 2.10
CMenuDockBar fixed
December 02, 1999 version 2.12
Support OLE menu
Known Problems :
Can't determine a direction of popupmenu as MSIE5 can't.
(please check out _ComputeMenuTrackPoint)
OLE menu support is not enough, but I can't add 5000 lines for perfect support.
Special Thanks to :
Paul DiLascia an MSJ columnist
This article is based on his *PixieLib*.
