GUI Feedback when positioning windows

I'm using Visual Studio .net 2002 and C++/MFC:

This question is along similar lines to mylast post - GUI
improvement...

Anyone know a good code sample I could read to help with the problem of
feedback when dragging windows around. I have a number of
floating/dockable windows in my application and dragging windows around
is almost a random activity - more than 3 or 4 windows already docked,
it is never clear where they will actually dock. There is some
automatic feedback - the outline of the window is thick when it will
land as a floating window and the border is thin when it is about to
dock, but as I said already, this doesn't really help!

How do I override and improve the feedback when moving docked windows?

Also, a second question along similar lines - how do I force toolbars
to dock in their own area around the outside of all windows. I don't
want to be allowed to put any windows in the same frame (if it is a
frame for toolbars?) as my toolbars.

Thanks

William
Mon Oct 23 16:59:28 CDT 2006

"GT" <contactGT@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1161620888.013490.286590@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> I'm using Visual Studio .net 2002 and C++/MFC:
>
> This question is along similar lines to mylast post - GUI
> improvement...

If no one responds here try posting again in

microsoft.public.win32.programmer.ui

Regards,
Will

Tom
Mon Oct 23 19:31:51 CDT 2006

There are several docking examples here:

http://www.codeproject.com/docking/#Docking+Windows

Also, if you don't mind paying a little the XTreme Toolkit has docking
windows that use the same metaphor as Visual Studio (where you get the
little control in the middle of the screen to direct the dock). With the
XTremem Toolkit version you can also dock tabs and move windows around, etc.
It does cost though.

http://www.codejock.com/products/dockingpane/

Tom

"GT" <contactGT@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1161620888.013490.286590@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> I'm using Visual Studio .net 2002 and C++/MFC:
>
> This question is along similar lines to mylast post - GUI
> improvement...
>
> Anyone know a good code sample I could read to help with the problem of
> feedback when dragging windows around. I have a number of
> floating/dockable windows in my application and dragging windows around
> is almost a random activity - more than 3 or 4 windows already docked,
> it is never clear where they will actually dock. There is some
> automatic feedback - the outline of the window is thick when it will
> land as a floating window and the border is thin when it is about to
> dock, but as I said already, this doesn't really help!
>
> How do I override and improve the feedback when moving docked windows?
>
> Also, a second question along similar lines - how do I force toolbars
> to dock in their own area around the outside of all windows. I don't
> want to be allowed to put any windows in the same frame (if it is a
> frame for toolbars?) as my toolbars.
>
> Thanks
>