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How to add menu item in OnInitCommandsPopup()

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Topic: How to add menu item in OnInitCommandsPopup()

Posted By: MichaelN
Subject: How to add menu item in OnInitCommandsPopup()
Date Posted: 15 January 2007 at 4:47pm

I want to add specific menu items to a menu at run time, so I am handling OnInitCommandsPopup() in place of the MFC OnInitmenupopup(). I don;t see hpow this can be done. There's a Remove method but no Add method that I can see doing the job.

I've looked in the source and samples and I just cannot find an example or docs on this anywhere.

Michael

Replies:

Posted By: Oleg
Date Posted: 16 January 2007 at 6:26am

hi,

See Notfications sample and CXTPControls methods.

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Oleg, Support Team
CODEJOCK SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS

Posted By: MichaelN
Date Posted: 16 January 2007 at 10:06am

Oleg,

Of course, the first place I looked for the answer was in the Notifications example. It does not show how to ADD a menu item. It shows how to remove and rename menu items. I wasnt to add *new* items with name and message ID to be determined.

Thanks,

Michael

Posted By: MichaelN
Date Posted: 16 January 2007 at 4:23pm

OK, I solved it. Rather arcane, but it works.

Thanks,

Michael

Posted By: jjwalters
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 7:57am

Hi Mike

I'd love to know how you added a menu item - no matter how inappropriate. CodeJock's docs are rather useless, and the Admin's comments above are unhelpful and unprofessional.......and we're paying a licence fee!!???

Posted By: MichaelN
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 8:44am

Solution sent From CodeJock Support:

Hello,

Call GetCommandBars()->GetActiveDocTemplate() method instead.

Posted By: MichaelN
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 9:48am

Dear JJ,

Below, is the solution that I had cooked up before Oleg showed me the simpler solution. This is a standard technique I've used before to access protected members. And you are right: The Codejock code is great but the docs really could use some improvement for showing a developer how to implement it.

Michael

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#include "C:\Program Files\Codejock Software\MFC\Xtreme ToolkitPro v10.3.1\Source\CommandBars\XTPCommandBar.h"

class CXTPCommandBarSpoof : public CXTPCommandBar
{
public:
CXTPCommandBarSpoof( CXTPCommandBar* pOldCommandBar );
virtual ~CXTPCommandBarSpoof();

public:
UINT GetDocTemplate();
};

// use Copy constructor to load class info

CXTPCommandBarSpoof::CXTPCommandBarSpoof( CXTPCommandBar* pOldCommandBar )
{
Copy( pOldCommandBar );
}
CXTPCommandBarSpoof::~CXTPCommandBarSpoof() {}

// return the protected data as public

UINT CXTPCommandBarSpoof::GetDocTemplate() { return GetActiveDocTemplate(); }

// implement spoof class in CMainFrame popup handler

void CMainFrame::OnInitCommandsPopup(CXTPPopupBar* pCommandBar)
{
if ( ! sPopup.CompareNoCase(_T("PopupName")) ) // caption of popup menu to change
{
    CXTPControls* pCommandList = pCommandBar->GetControls();
    if ( pCommandList )
    {
      CXTPCommandBarSpoof CB( pCommandBar ); // spoof class to get the DocTemplate

      switch( CB.GetDocTemplate() )
      {
      case IDR_MYDOC_TYPE: // ID of document template that owns popup
        // change menu items here
        break;
      }
    }
}
}

Posted By: jjwalters
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 10:58am

I ended up looking at their DynamicPopups example, and this does exactly what I want.

It is a real shame that there are no docs to explain all this, or at least to advise on which sample to look at.

Thanks for your time Mike.