How do I get data from a toolbar to a dialog?
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How do I get user input from a toolbar embedded in a CMDIFrameWnd, to a control in a Cdialog called by a CView? Ideally, I would like to open the dialog modal, then take the mouse out of the dialog to click on a button in the toolbar, thereby updating a control in the dialog according to which button was clicked on the toolbar. I presume I need to make the dialog modeless, then somehow disable all other windows except the toolbar. Is that the best way, and if so can you please point me to ways to do that? Otherwise, can I somehow activate the toolbar from the modal dialog when the mouse gets over the toolbar, or gets clicked in the toolbar? Thanks, Chris.
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How do I get user input from a toolbar embedded in a CMDIFrameWnd, to a control in a Cdialog called by a CView? Ideally, I would like to open the dialog modal, then take the mouse out of the dialog to click on a button in the toolbar, thereby updating a control in the dialog according to which button was clicked on the toolbar. I presume I need to make the dialog modeless, then somehow disable all other windows except the toolbar. Is that the best way, and if so can you please point me to ways to do that? Otherwise, can I somehow activate the toolbar from the modal dialog when the mouse gets over the toolbar, or gets clicked in the toolbar? Thanks, Chris.
Hi Chris, U can get the parent window from dialog and convert into appropriate class and get tool bar -> get the status . or else declare a pointer in the mainframe class to ur dialog . send notification any changes in the Tool bar event.
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Hi Chris, U can get the parent window from dialog and convert into appropriate class and get tool bar -> get the status . or else declare a pointer in the mainframe class to ur dialog . send notification any changes in the Tool bar event.
Thankyou Kiran But I remain confused! Currently, ny dialog is modal, so as I understand it, when it is open, the toolbar will not get any messages. I am happy to make the dialog modeless, but if I do, how do I fake modal behaviour? I can see how to disable the parent window, but I want the toolbar to be able to get mouse clicks so I can use it to enter data into the dialog. Thanks, Chris.