MDI app: how to manage children's data ?

[pbru...@yahoo.com]

Hi all, I'm creating a MDI application with a toolbar (just like MS Word). The toolbar contains controls (let's say eg a combobox indicating the font for the current child window). What is the best way to store the data in the toolbar when, for a given child, the focus is lost, and to set the stored data back in the toolbar when the same child is gaining focus again ?
Hope I'm clear, TIA!
Phil

[David Lowndes]

> What is the best way to store the data in the toolbar when, for a given child, the focus is lost, and to set the stored data back in the toolbar when the same child is gaining focus again ?

Phil,

When the view changes (look at handling OnMDIActivate), just update
the toolbar controls with the view document data.

Dave

[pbru...@yahoo.com]

Thanks Dave! OnMDIActivate is what I was looking for.