[Closed] Question: Show / Hide Logic

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   Imagine a standard MDI application with a single docking window where the docking window (the CodeJock calendar) is displayed and selected:

The question: as the calendar is active, what should you user do to hide it? I've not really come up with a good solution other than:

* Add a button next to the pin to hide (not [X] close) the window.
* If you click on the title bar (where the calendar text and pin is displayed) then the window should hide itself.

But what's the advice from those who know? Clicking in the MDI views is not an option.

Thanks for the excellent software,

Edited by Simon HB9DRV

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Simon HB9DRV Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 07 July 2005 Location: Switzerland Status: Offline Points: 458	Post Options Post Reply Quote Simon HB9DRV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: [Closed] Question: Show / Hide Logic Posted: 22 October 2005 at 5:04am
	Imagine a standard MDI application with a single docking window where the docking window (the CodeJock calendar) is displayed and selected: The question: as the calendar is active, what should you user do to hide it? I've not really come up with a good solution other than: * Add a button next to the pin to hide (not [X] close) the window. * If you click on the title bar (where the calendar text and pin is displayed) then the window should hide itself. But what's the advice from those who know? Clicking in the MDI views is not an option. Thanks for the excellent software, Edited by Simon HB9DRV
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Simon HB9DRV Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 07 July 2005 Location: Switzerland Status: Offline Points: 458	Post Options Post Reply Quote Simon HB9DRV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 25 October 2005 at 3:08am
	FWIW I have looked at *CXTPDockingPaneAutoHidePanel::OnLButtonDown* and changed the logic so that clicking on the tab of a selected pane which has focus results in the pane being closed, this way I have acheived what I want. void CXTPDockingPaneAutoHidePanel::OnLButtonDown(UINT /nFlags/, CPoint point) { CXTPDockingPane* pPane = HitTest(point); if (pPane) { if (m_pActiveWnd && m_pActiveWnd->m_pPane->GetSelected() == pPane) { #pragma message ("* OnLButtonDown changed ++" __FILE__) // // New - if focus then hide. // if (pPane->IsFocus()) { CloseActiveWindow(); KillTimer(TID_SLIDEIN); } else pPane->SetFocus(); // // Original. // // pPane->SetFocus(); #pragma message ("* OnLButtonDown changed --" __FILE__) } else { CloseActiveWindow(); ShowPane(pPane); } } }
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mrmathis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 17 May 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 105	Post Options Post Reply Quote mrmathis Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 March 2010 at 4:28pm
	I was looking for a way to cause a pane with focus to collapse, and this fit my bill. I implemented it by subclassing CXTPDockingPaneAutoHidePanel and catching OnLButtonDown, rather than changing Codejock code. I'm not wild about either approach, though, since both leave me vulnerable to changes from Codejock. Since the original posts are old, I'm wondering whether some better way to do this might be available now?
	--Mike