How to set a MENU in MDI Child window?

[Antonio Linares]

Patrick,

It may be interesting to test it the other way round:

Create a MDICHILD window, change its parent to the desktop, set it a menu, and change back its parent. I am curious to know how Windows will behave

To avoid flickering, the window could be hiden and shown later on

[Patrick Mast]

Your solution looks fine. Why do you care about the coordinates ?

Because the position (together with Height and Width) are saved on closing, so when the MDICHILD opens again, it's openend on the same position on the screen as where it was last closed. Same goes for height and width.

I would suggest to change the "virtual" MDICHILD position when its maximized, but besides that, it seems ok

But than the user still can move the window out of the MDI Parent window. But this is not the problem

These are the 3 things I would like the "virtual" MDICHILD to do, just like the "real MDICHILD" :

1. User can not move MDICHILD outside of the MDIParent (It's 'captured' in the MDIParent window)
(That's OK with 'SetParent()')

2. Save MDICHILD's position together with its Height and Width
(This is what does not work)

3. Count with oWndParent:aWnd if there are MDICHILD's open
(Can we add the window manually to oWndParent:oWndClient:aWnd?)

Patrick

PS. I'm thinking.. Would it not be more simple to change MDI- and/or Window class so a real MDICHILD accepts its own menu?

PS2. This code shows the Cordination problems even more clear. The Top, Left, Width and Height vallues are shown in the Windows title bar:

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#include "fivewin.ch"

STATIC oWndParent

PROCEDURE Main

   LOCAL oMenu

   MENU oMenu
        MENUITEM "Menu"
        MENU
           MENUITEM "New Regular window" ;
              ACTION NewWindow2(.F.,"Regular window")
              
           MENUITEM "New regular MDI Child window" ;
              ACTION NewWindow1("Regular MDI Child window")
              
           MENUITEM "New MDI Child window via Setparent()" ;
              ACTION NewWindow2(.T.,"MDI Child window via Setparent()")
              
           SEPARATOR     
           
           MENUITEM "Show Len(oWndParent:oWndClient:aWnd)" ;
              ACTION MsgInfo( Len(oWndParent:oWndClient:aWnd) )
              
        ENDMENU     
   ENDMENU

   DEFINE WINDOW oWndParent ;
          MENU oMenu ;
          FROM 10,10 TO 50,99 ;
          TITLE "Test MDI Child with Setparent()" ;
          MDI

   ACTIVATE WINDOW oWndParent

RETURN

//-------------------------------------------------------------//

PROCEDURE NewWindow1(cTitle)

   LOCAL oWndChild

   DEFINE WINDOW oWndChild;
          MDICHILD;
          OF oWndParent
   
   ACTIVATE WINDOW oWndChild;
            ON MOVE ShowCoordinates(oWndChild,cTitle) ;
            ON RESIZE ShowCoordinates(oWndChild, cTitle) ;
            ON PAINT ShowCoordinates(oWndChild, cTitle)

RETURN NIL

//-------------------------------------------------------------//

PROCEDURE NewWindow2(lMDIChild,cTitle)

   LOCAL oWndChild,oMenu

   MENU oMenu
        MENUITEM "File"
        MENU
           MENUITEM "Show coordinates";
              ACTION MsgInfo( ShowCoordinates(oWndChild, cTitle) )
        ENDMENU     
   ENDMENU

   DEFINE WINDOW oWndChild;
          MENU oMenu
   
   ACTIVATE WINDOW oWndChild;
            ON MOVE ShowCoordinates(oWndChild, cTitle) ;
            ON RESIZE ShowCoordinates(oWndChild, cTitle) ;
            ON PAINT ShowCoordinates(oWndChild, cTitle)

   IF lMDIChild
      SetParent( oWndChild:hWnd, oWndParent:oWndClient:hWnd )
    //Aadd( oWndParent:oWndClient:aWnd, oWndChild )
   ENDIF

RETURN NIL

//-------------------------------------------------------------//

FUNCTION ShowCoordinates(oWndChild,cTitle)

   LOCAL aStart, cPos, aClntArea
   
   aClntArea:=GetClientRect(oWndParent:hWnd)
   oWndChild:Normal()
   aStart:={aClntArea[ 1],aClntArea[ 2]}
   ClientToScreen(oWndParent:hWnd,aStart)
   oWndChild:CoorsUpdate()

   cPos:=LTrim(Str(oWndChild:nTop    ,4,0))+","+;
         LTrim(Str(oWndChild:nLeft   ,4,0))+","+;
         LTrim(Str(oWndChild:nBottom ,4,0))+","+;
         LTrim(Str(oWndChild:nRight  ,4,0))
         
   oWndChild:SetText( cTitle + " [ " + cPos + " ]" )

RETURN cTitle + " [ " + cPos + " ]"

//-------------------------------------------------------------//

[Patrick Mast]

Patrick,

It may be interesting to test it the other way round:

Create a MDICHILD window, change its parent to the desktop, set it a menu, and change back its parent. I am curious to know how Windows will behave

To avoid flickering, the window could be hiden and shown later on

Hmm, interesting idea
But it did not work.

This is what I tried:

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PROCEDURE NewWindow1(cTitle)

   LOCAL oWndChild,oMenu
   
   MENU oMenu
        MENUITEM "File"
        MENU
           MENUITEM "Show coordinates";
              ACTION MsgInfo( ShowCoordinates(oWndChild, cTitle) )
        ENDMENU     
   ENDMENU
   

   DEFINE WINDOW oWndChild;
          MDICHILD;
          OF oWndParent
   
   ACTIVATE WINDOW oWndChild;
            ON MOVE ShowCoordinates(oWndChild,cTitle) ;
            ON RESIZE ShowCoordinates(oWndChild, cTitle) ;
            ON PAINT ShowCoordinates(oWndChild, cTitle)
            
   SetParent( oWndChild:hWnd )
   
   oWndChild:SetMenu( oMenu )
   
   SetParent( oWndChild:hWnd, oWndParent:oWndClient:hWnd )

RETURN NIL

Patrick

[Antonio Linares]

Patrick,

>
2. Save MDICHILD's position together with its Height and Width
(This is what does not work)
>

Have you tried to combine ScreenToClient() and ClientToScreen() ? Based on the (right) used hWnd, you may get the correct coordinates.

>
3. Count with oWndParent:aWnd if there are MDICHILD's open
(Can we add the window manually to oWndParent:oWndClient:aWnd?)
>

Yes, you can manually add to :aWnd

>
PS. I'm thinking.. Would it not be more simple to change MDI- and/or Window class so a real MDICHILD accepts its own menu?
>

We can't because the MDI global behavior is built-in in Windows. It has certain limitations (same as it provides some extra functionalities) and one of them is that a MDICHILD can't have its own pulldown menu (well, it can, but its shown on the main MDIFRAME window).

But your solution is fine

[Patrick Mast]

>
2. Save MDICHILD's position together with its Height and Width
(This is what does not work)
>

Have you tried to combine ScreenToClient() and ClientToScreen() ? Based on the (right) used hWnd, you may get the correct coordinates.

Sorry I don't understand, can you give me a sample?

Or better, can you try in my sample?

Thanks!

Patrick

[Antonio Linares]

Patrick,

This way you get the right coordinates for the "virtual" MDICHILD window:

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   local aPos := { oWndChild:nTop, oWndChild:nLeft }
   
   ScreenToClient( oWndParent:oWndClient:hWnd, aPos )

   oWndChild:SetText( cTitle + " [ " + Str( aPos[ 1 ] ) + ", " + ;
                      Str( aPos[ 2 ] ) + ", " + Str( aPos[ 1 ] + oWndChild:nHeight ) + ;
                      ", " + Str( aPos[ 2 ] + oWndChild:nWidth ) + " ]" ) 

[Patrick Mast]

Patrick,

This way you get the right coordinates for the "virtual" MDICHILD window:

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   local aPos := { oWndChild:nTop, oWndChild:nLeft }
   
   ScreenToClient( oWndParent:oWndClient:hWnd, aPos )

   oWndChild:SetText( cTitle + " [ " + Str( aPos[ 1 ] ) + ", " + ;
                      Str( aPos[ 2 ] ) + ", " + Str( aPos[ 1 ] + oWndChild:nHeight ) + ;
                      ", " + Str( aPos[ 2 ] + oWndChild:nWidth ) + " ]" ) 

Wow, works perfect!!

Thanks!!!

Patrick