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Aslan

Does anyone know how to resize Status panels dynamically?

I have a resizable dialog with a three panel status and need to change the length of the first panel as the dialog size changes.

I've tried with DIALOG SET and DIALOG SETPOS

Can this be done or is it fixed when the dialog is created?

Thanks in advance Smile

ShinobiSoft · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 3:17 am Post subject:

I'm not sure how you're creating the status panel, either using VDS or an
external dll, so let me give a couple answers.

If you are using SSMenu.Dll, but I should not that you can use SSMenu.Dll
to do this even if VDS created the status bar.

Example:
%%WindowWidth = ?
Panel1 = ?
Panel2 = 80
Panel3 = 100

Aslan · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 3:40 am Post subject:

Thanks Bweckel,

Hehe Go VOLS!!! Wave

So I guess this can't be done without and external dll?

ShinobiSoft · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 3:59 am Post subject:

ShinobiSoft · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 5:36 pm Post subject:

After some research, I've found that this can be accomplished with VDS 5.

Here's what I came up with:

Aslan · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 7:37 pm Post subject:

This worked perfectly. Many Thanks Very Happy

ShinobiSoft · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 9:53 pm Post subject:

Was glad to help. Smile

Although doing this doesn't help promote my SSMenu.Dll
either Confused

But hey, ya can't have it all. Wink

trapper · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:59 am Post subject:

Bill,

Is it possible to put a bitmap on the third panel rather than text?

Regards.

ShinobiSoft · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:18 am Post subject:

Hi John,

To use an image, or glyph if you like, the statusbar requires that it be an
icon. You can use the API call LoadImage(), to load an icon and to get a
handle to that icon that you can use to set the icon for a status panel.

Since I don't use VDS 5, I really shouldn't be posting examples for it. Sad

But basically after calling LoadImage(), use @sendmsg() to send the
statusbar a SB_SETICON message with the WPARAM set to the panel# you
want the icon to be shown in, and the LPARAM set with the returned icon
handle you got from LoadImage(). If you are going to use images that are
larger than 15x15 pixels, you should also send the statusbar a
SB_SETMINHEIGHT message with the WPARAM set to the height in pixels
and the LPARAM set to 0. You must also then send the statusbar a
WM_PAINT message or use the InvalidateRect() and UpdateWindow()
API calls to force the statusbar to repaint itself.

If this doesn't explain it, PM me or email me and I'll see if I can't come up
with an example for you.

ShinobiSoft · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:35 am Post subject:

Now to promote myself:: Twisted Evil

All of the above is easier to accomplish using SSMenu.Dll Cool

Which can be downloaded here -> SSMenu.Dll 2.01

trapper · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:46 am Post subject:

Thanks Bill... it sounds like SSMenu is the easier way to go Wink

Regards.