You can insert any icon you like into your resource file, but don't try to open or edit it inside Visual Studio because it will screw it up. The icon editor only supports up to 256 colour icons. The icon will still work correctly in your application if you don't edit it inside Visual Studio. Ryan "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

I think you can build/compile two or more projects simultaneously, atleast with visual stuidio 2005. you might have to change setting from tools->options->projects and solutions->build and run. -Saurabh

Yes, you need to purchase the Visual Studio .NET 2003 Upgrade. Microsoft has an offer right now for 29 bucks you can upgrade from 2002. http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/howtobuy/upgrade/vstudio03/default.aspx I think you can either choose to upgrade the existing directory or install it to a new directory. The two versions will run side by side with no problems.

To build an MDI application with two views 1. Build an MDI application by using MFC AppWizard. AppWizard will create a skeleton MDI application with a single view. 2. Add a new class derived from the CView class. 3. Add debug and nondebug versions of the GetDocument function. Use the GetDocument functions from your existing view class as a model. 4. Include the header file for the document class in the source file of the new view class. 5. Place the command handlers in the CChildFrame class. It is easier to access the view or the document from CChildFrame rather than from the view class. Use the CFrameWnd::GetActiveView and CFrameWnd::GetActiveDocument functions to access the views and the document. 6. Add a handler for the OnDraw event of the new view class. At this point, you must decide whether you want users to select the type of view at application startup, or whether you want to have your application start with a default view. In either case, the user can select another view at run time. void CMainFrame::OnWindowItalics() { if (0 == m_pItalicsTemplate) { m_pItalicsTemplate = new CMultiDocTemplate( IDR_XXXXTYPE, RUNTIME_CLASS(CXXXXViewsDoc), RUNTIME_CLASS(CChildFrame), RUNTIME_CLASS(CItalicsView)); } CMDIChildWnd* pActiveChild = MDIGetActive(); CDocument* pDocument; if (NULL == pActiveChild || (pDocument = pActiveChild->GetActiveDocument()) == NULL) { TRACE0("Warning: No active document.\n"); AfxMessageBox(AFX_IDP_COMMAND_FAILURE); return; // command failed } CFrameWnd* pFrame = m_pItalicsTemplate-> CreateNewFrame(pDocument, pActiveChild); if (NULL == pFrame) { TRACE0("Warning: failed to create new frame.\n"); return; // command failed } m_pItalicsTemplate->InitialUpdateFrame(pFrame, pDocument); }

I'd really like to give you that info, but unfortunately, I have no idea which threads return that code. I guess it's some internal MFC thread or something.

According to MSDN I'm supposed to pass on a menu handle (HMENU) of the popup for any menu items which have the MF_POPUP flag set. I'm not entirely sure what you mean with the new command ID otherwise? I'm not calling DrawMenuBar(), no. I tried that before, but that didn't seem to make any difference. Everything else works without calling it, so it didn't seem necessary. MSDN says I should, but like I said, there's no difference.

uItemState is only valid for certain draw stages, as specified by the uDrawStage member of NMCUSTOMDRAW. Software Zen: delete this;

Windows is message driven so using a loop to monitor where the mouse is is self-defeating. You incur a performance penalty for no reason. If you simply need to know when a mouse leaves a window, use TrackMouseEvent with the TME_LEAVE option. If you are monitoring the mouse with the button down, the prescribed method is to use mouse capture so that the mouse message will be sent to that window. As for overlapping windows; this is windows. Unless you have taken over the screen, there are all sorts of overlapping windows present. Your app is guaranteed to receive mouse messages only if you are capturing the mouse with the button down. (What if an other app pops up over the window which you are monitoring?) Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke

Not exactly the same. But I've found what I was looking for: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/winui/WinUI/WindowsUserInterface/UserInput/MouseInput/MouseInputReference/MouseInputFunctions/DragDetect.asp Thanks anyway!

Okay, that's pretty clear. Thanks! :)

At first glance, it looks wonderful. Thank you :)