Limit Minimum size of CDockablePane

Question

Hi guys,
I am working on MDI VS-2008 aplication's Dockable pane and have to limit the minimum height and width of the pane.

For that, i tried to prevent it to CDockablepane::onsize() function's call in the OnSize function and to also overrided ON_WM_GETMINMAXINFO message.

but it didn't worked :(

Please help.
Regards
Harsh Shankar

Answer 1

Hi Harsh,

We could use CDockablePane::SetMinSize() method to limit the minimize size of the CDockablePane, i.e.: SetMinSize(CSize(100, 100)).

Sincerely,
Wesley

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Answer 2

Hi Wesley,
Thanks for replying.
Sorry, but I already had tried it. but i don't know why it didn't worked.
As i was trying your answer of my one other post, i got it working.

Thanks again

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Regards
Harsh
VC++ Developer

Answer 3

Hi Harsh,

Is it still does not work?  In my another post to your question, it's a work way.
Maybe you have to delete the registry setting for it: search the name of your solution, delete its setting key.

Sincerely,
Wesley

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Answer 4

Hi Wesley,
I think one of my posts are missed that i posted just after reading your's other post and trying that..
well, yes it worked but partially :(
as i set the minimum size, it prevents from the resizing it to go less than the said but the problem i incountered is when some other Dockable pane is tabbed with it. even it is the active one but the minimum size have no limit

as snap of cade, you can your own code, since i have used the same.

thanks

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Regards Harsh VC++ Developer

Answer 5

Well, when we dock a pane to another one, framework will generate a CTabbedPane which is the container for them, we will also need SetMinSize() for it.  The function to create this CTabbedPane is "CreateTabbedPane()", you could try to override it and SetMinSize() in it, i.e.:

CTabbedPane* MyDockablePane::CreateTabbedPane()
{
    CTabbedPane* pTabbedBar = CDockablePane::CreateTabbedPane();
    pTabbedBar->SetMinSize(CSize(200, 200)); //Here is that

    return pTabbedBar;
}

Note: But we cannot modify the default CDockablePane's method, so when we dock a derived pane to a "native CDockablePane", it will still act the result you've seen.

Sincerely,
Wesley

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