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how to move button when the dialog is resized?

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  • M Maximilien

    antonio343 wrote:

    But not run

    Crash or not moving the controls in the good position ? When doing something like that, moving controls around, I play dumb and use the dialog client area rectangle (GetClientRect). Play around with the values to move to the bottom of the rect returned by GetClientRect; Note: be careful with the coordinate being in either relative to the client or window .

    Watched code never compiles.

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    antonio343
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    Not moving the controls in the good position. I dont know how to use this function. Maybe on this way:

    void CEjemplo::OnSize(UINT nType, int cx, int cy)
    {
    CDialogEx::OnSize(nType, cx, cy);
    CRect myRect;
    GetClientRect(&myRect);

        if (GetDlgItem(IDC\_EDIT1))
        {
             m\_Edit.MoveWindow(5,5,cx-55,cy-55); //puedes jugar con estos valores
              m\_Button1.MoveWindow(myRect.right, myRect.bottom,
      myRect.Width(), myRect.Height());
    
        }
    

    }

    But I dont want to change the size, only the position. I'd like to move at the right botton corner.

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    • A antonio343

      Not moving the controls in the good position. I dont know how to use this function. Maybe on this way:

      void CEjemplo::OnSize(UINT nType, int cx, int cy)
      {
      CDialogEx::OnSize(nType, cx, cy);
      CRect myRect;
      GetClientRect(&myRect);

          if (GetDlgItem(IDC\_EDIT1))
          {
               m\_Edit.MoveWindow(5,5,cx-55,cy-55); //puedes jugar con estos valores
                m\_Button1.MoveWindow(myRect.right, myRect.bottom,
        myRect.Width(), myRect.Height());
      
          }
      

      }

      But I dont want to change the size, only the position. I'd like to move at the right botton corner.

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      Maximilien
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      use SetWindowPos (with the SWP_NOSIZE option, check the documentation ) function instead of MoveWindow. M.

      Watched code never compiles.

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      • M Maximilien

        use SetWindowPos (with the SWP_NOSIZE option, check the documentation ) function instead of MoveWindow. M.

        Watched code never compiles.

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        antonio343
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        #5

        I've tried with this:

        void CEjemplo::OnSize(UINT nType, int cx, int cy)
        {
        CDialogEx::OnSize(nType, cx, cy);
        CRect myRect;
        const CWnd &p=wndBottom;
        GetClientRect(&myRect);

            if (GetDlgItem(IDC\_EDIT1))
            {
                GetDlgItem(IDC\_EDIT1)->MoveWindow(5,5,cx-50,cy-80);  //puedes jugar con estos valores
                m\_Button1.SetWindowPos(&p,5,5,cx-50,cy-75,SWP\_NOSIZE);
            }
        

        }

        But when I run the application it crash X|

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        • A antonio343

          I've tried with this:

          void CEjemplo::OnSize(UINT nType, int cx, int cy)
          {
          CDialogEx::OnSize(nType, cx, cy);
          CRect myRect;
          const CWnd &p=wndBottom;
          GetClientRect(&myRect);

              if (GetDlgItem(IDC\_EDIT1))
              {
                  GetDlgItem(IDC\_EDIT1)->MoveWindow(5,5,cx-50,cy-80);  //puedes jugar con estos valores
                  m\_Button1.SetWindowPos(&p,5,5,cx-50,cy-75,SWP\_NOSIZE);
              }
          

          }

          But when I run the application it crash X|

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          David Crow
          wrote on last edited by
          #6

          antonio343 wrote:

          But when I run the application it crash

          Exception thrown? Assertion fired? Have you stepped into the code to see what is actually going on?

          "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

          "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

          "Show me a community that obeys the Ten Commandments and I'll show you a less crowded prison system." - Anonymous

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          • A antonio343

            I've tried with this:

            void CEjemplo::OnSize(UINT nType, int cx, int cy)
            {
            CDialogEx::OnSize(nType, cx, cy);
            CRect myRect;
            const CWnd &p=wndBottom;
            GetClientRect(&myRect);

                if (GetDlgItem(IDC\_EDIT1))
                {
                    GetDlgItem(IDC\_EDIT1)->MoveWindow(5,5,cx-50,cy-80);  //puedes jugar con estos valores
                    m\_Button1.SetWindowPos(&p,5,5,cx-50,cy-75,SWP\_NOSIZE);
                }
            

            }

            But when I run the application it crash X|

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            TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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            antonio343 wrote:

            m_Button1.SetWindowPos(&p,5,5,cx-50,cy-75,SWP_NOSIZE)

            change this to read:

            m_Button1.SetWindowPos(&wndTop, cx - m_Button1.Width - 5, cy - m_Button1.Height - 5, 0, 0, SWP_NOSIZE);

            If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
            You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

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            • A antonio343

              Hi, I have a modeless dialog with a edit control, and two button. I show the dialog maximized, I got maximized the edit control with

              void CEjemplo::OnSize(UINT nType, int cx, int cy)
              {
              CDialogEx::OnSize(nType, cx, cy);

              	if (GetDlgItem(IDC\_EDIT1))
              	{
              		  GetDlgItem(IDC\_EDIT1)->MoveWindow(5,5,cx-1,cy-1); 
              	}
              

              }

              But I dont know how to move the button at the botton of the dialog. Now, when I maximized the dialog the button dont move itself and it is at back of edit control I tried to do

              if (GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT1))
              {
              GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT1)->MoveWindow(5,5,cx-1,cy-1);
              GetDlgItem(IDC_button1)->MoveWindow(5,5,cx-1,cy-1);

                  }
              

              But not run.

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              David Crow
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              #8

              antonio343 wrote:

              Now, when I maximized the dialog the button dont move itself...

              See if the Extras section of this article is of any help. I've updated the code in a newer project but the premise is the same.

              "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

              "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

              "Show me a community that obeys the Ten Commandments and I'll show you a less crowded prison system." - Anonymous

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              • D David Crow

                antonio343 wrote:

                But when I run the application it crash

                Exception thrown? Assertion fired? Have you stepped into the code to see what is actually going on?

                "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                "Show me a community that obeys the Ten Commandments and I'll show you a less crowded prison system." - Anonymous

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                antonio343
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                I'm sorry , the error wasn't due to the setwindowspos. I solved the error. It run well, but I need know the coordinates of the right bottom corner.

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                • A antonio343

                  I'm sorry , the error wasn't due to the setwindowspos. I solved the error. It run well, but I need know the coordinates of the right bottom corner.

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                  David Crow
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                  antonio343 wrote:

                  It run well, but I need know the coordinates of the right bottom corner.

                  Relative to what?

                  "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                  "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                  "Show me a community that obeys the Ten Commandments and I'll show you a less crowded prison system." - Anonymous

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                  • D David Crow

                    antonio343 wrote:

                    Now, when I maximized the dialog the button dont move itself...

                    See if the Extras section of this article is of any help. I've updated the code in a newer project but the premise is the same.

                    "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                    "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                    "Show me a community that obeys the Ten Commandments and I'll show you a less crowded prison system." - Anonymous

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                    TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
                    wrote on last edited by
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                    +5. Good bit of code.

                    If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
                    You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

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                    • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                      antonio343 wrote:

                      m_Button1.SetWindowPos(&p,5,5,cx-50,cy-75,SWP_NOSIZE)

                      change this to read:

                      m_Button1.SetWindowPos(&wndTop, cx - m_Button1.Width - 5, cy - m_Button1.Height - 5, 0, 0, SWP_NOSIZE);

                      If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
                      You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

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                      antonio343
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                      #12

                      I cant change this, becouse CButton don't have some member "width" and "Height"

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                      • A antonio343

                        Hi, I have a modeless dialog with a edit control, and two button. I show the dialog maximized, I got maximized the edit control with

                        void CEjemplo::OnSize(UINT nType, int cx, int cy)
                        {
                        CDialogEx::OnSize(nType, cx, cy);

                        	if (GetDlgItem(IDC\_EDIT1))
                        	{
                        		  GetDlgItem(IDC\_EDIT1)->MoveWindow(5,5,cx-1,cy-1); 
                        	}
                        

                        }

                        But I dont know how to move the button at the botton of the dialog. Now, when I maximized the dialog the button dont move itself and it is at back of edit control I tried to do

                        if (GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT1))
                        {
                        GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT1)->MoveWindow(5,5,cx-1,cy-1);
                        GetDlgItem(IDC_button1)->MoveWindow(5,5,cx-1,cy-1);

                            }
                        

                        But not run.

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                        Chuck OToole
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                        The first two arguments to MoveWindow are the new X and Y coordinates of the upper left of the window. You are putting all your things at [5,5], on top of one another. No wonder it doesn't seem to work.

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                        • A antonio343

                          I cant change this, becouse CButton don't have some member "width" and "Height"

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                          Chuck OToole
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #14

                          A CButton is a Window, WIndows have Rect (GetWindowRect() function). Rect gives you height and width. So it's not a straightforward as posted but easily obtainable.

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                          • A antonio343

                            I cant change this, becouse CButton don't have some member "width" and "Height"

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                            TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
                            wrote on last edited by
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                            Sorry, the other poster is right. Use

                            CRect rect;
                            m_Button1.GetWindowRect(&rect)
                            rect.Width()
                            rect.Height()

                            If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
                            You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

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                            • A antonio343

                              Not moving the controls in the good position. I dont know how to use this function. Maybe on this way:

                              void CEjemplo::OnSize(UINT nType, int cx, int cy)
                              {
                              CDialogEx::OnSize(nType, cx, cy);
                              CRect myRect;
                              GetClientRect(&myRect);

                                  if (GetDlgItem(IDC\_EDIT1))
                                  {
                                       m\_Edit.MoveWindow(5,5,cx-55,cy-55); //puedes jugar con estos valores
                                        m\_Button1.MoveWindow(myRect.right, myRect.bottom,
                                myRect.Width(), myRect.Height());
                              
                                  }
                              

                              }

                              But I dont want to change the size, only the position. I'd like to move at the right botton corner.

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                              Chuck OToole
                              wrote on last edited by
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                              Assuming the coordinate system is correct (Client View, Control View, Screen View), which is a big assumption at this point, the line

                              m_Button1.MoveWindow(myRect.right, myRect.bottom,

                              seems to want to put the left edge of the button at the right edge of the main window, therefore, it's not visible since it's off the right side of the main window. Similarly for the y coordinate, you're putting the top of the button starting at the bottom of the window, therefore it's outside the viewing area

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                              • A antonio343

                                Hi, I have a modeless dialog with a edit control, and two button. I show the dialog maximized, I got maximized the edit control with

                                void CEjemplo::OnSize(UINT nType, int cx, int cy)
                                {
                                CDialogEx::OnSize(nType, cx, cy);

                                	if (GetDlgItem(IDC\_EDIT1))
                                	{
                                		  GetDlgItem(IDC\_EDIT1)->MoveWindow(5,5,cx-1,cy-1); 
                                	}
                                

                                }

                                But I dont know how to move the button at the botton of the dialog. Now, when I maximized the dialog the button dont move itself and it is at back of edit control I tried to do

                                if (GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT1))
                                {
                                GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT1)->MoveWindow(5,5,cx-1,cy-1);
                                GetDlgItem(IDC_button1)->MoveWindow(5,5,cx-1,cy-1);

                                    }
                                

                                But not run.

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                                Rolf Kristensen
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                                Easy dialog control resizer[^]

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