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Specific docking to the frame

Now my bars located on frame thanks to nDockBarID = AFX_IDW_DOCKBAR_LEFT 

    ForcesBar* m_forcesBar[3];

    for (int i=0; i<3; i++)
{
    m_forcesBar[i]->SetBarStyle(m_forcesBar[i]->GetBarStyle() | 
        CBRS_TOOLTIPS | CBRS_FLYBY | CBRS_SIZE_DYNAMIC);
    m_forcesBar[i]->EnableDocking(CBRS_ALIGN_ANY);
}

pMainFrame->EnableDocking(CBRS_ALIGN_ANY);

pMainFrame->DockControlBar(m_forcesBar[0], AFX_IDW_DOCKBAR_LEFT); 
pMainFrame->DockControlBar(m_forcesBar[1], AFX_IDW_DOCKBAR_LEFT); 
pMainFrame->DockControlBar(m_forcesBar[2], AFX_IDW_DOCKBAR_LEFT);

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While I want to receive such bar combination:

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I think that it will be good to use lpRect in

void DockControlBar(
   CControlBar* pBar,
   UINT nDockBarID = 0,
   LPCRECT lpRect = NULL 
);

but unfortunately it does not work. Can you give code example for making such specific doking (secon picture).

(In project I use CSizingControlBar http://www.datamekanix.com/sizecbar/manual.html)

Solution

  • I tested it and using rectangle works fine. One difference is that in my test app I have declared m_forcesBar in MainFrm.h as

    ForcesBar m_forcesBar[3];

    Avoiding allocation on the heap and remembering memory release.

    The code I used (snippet from OnCreate):

        EnableDocking(CBRS_ALIGN_ANY);

m_wndToolBar1.EnableDocking(CBRS_ALIGN_ANY);
m_wndToolBar2.EnableDocking(CBRS_ALIGN_ANY);

DockControlBar(&m_wndToolBar1);
DockControlBar(&m_wndToolBar2);

CRect rectWnd;
GetClientRect(rectWnd);
ClientToScreen(rectWnd);

for(int iIndx = 0; iIndx < 3; iIndx++)
{
    if (!m_forcesBar[iIndx].Create(_T(""), this, 120 + iIndx))
    {
        TRACE0("Failed to create mybar\n");
        return -1;      // fail to create
    }

    m_forcesBar[iIndx].SetBarStyle(m_forcesBar[iIndx].GetBarStyle() |
        CBRS_TOOLTIPS | CBRS_FLYBY | CBRS_SIZE_DYNAMIC);


    m_forcesBar[iIndx].EnableDocking(CBRS_ALIGN_LEFT);



    DockControlBar(&m_forcesBar[iIndx], AFX_IDW_DOCKBAR_LEFT, rectWnd);


}

    That is it.