CFileDialog and tooltips

[Janiv Ratson]

I've added a toolbar button to my custom file dialog class using the
following code:
{
CWnd* wndParent = GetParent();
ASSERT(wndParent != NULL);

// Display File dialog in center
wndParent->CenterWindow();

// Implementation of Toolbar in file dialog is in class "ToolbarWindow32".
We get the toolbar by looping through all
// CFileDialog child controls and getting their class name.
TCHAR strClassName[255];
CWnd* wndChild = wndParent->GetWindow(GW_CHILD);
while( wndChild != NULL )
{
// Get the class name of child control
::GetClassName(wndChild->GetSafeHwnd(), strClassName, 255);

// if child control is toolbar then we add a button in it.
if( _tcscmp(_T("ToolbarWindow32"), strClassName) == 0 )
{
CToolBarCtrl* pToolbarCtrl = (CToolBarCtrl*)wndChild;
ASSERT(pToolbarCtrl != NULL);

// Get the number of buttons in existing toolbar control.
int nButCount = pToolbarCtrl->GetButtonCount();
// Add a new button in it. IDB_NEW_BUTTON is a bitmap resource
pToolbarCtrl->AddBitmap(1, IDI_ICON_NEW2);
// get the number of images in existing toolbar
int nImageCount = pToolbarCtrl->GetImageList()->GetImageCount();

// Define a new button
TBBUTTON tb;
// Index of new button image.
tb.iBitmap = nImageCount-1;
// Command associated with toolbar button
tb.idCommand = ID_ADD_BUTTON;
// Setting button state
tb.fsState = TBSTATE_ENABLED;
// Setting button style
tb.fsStyle = TBSTYLE_BUTTON;
tb.dwData = 0;
tb.iString = NULL;

// Insert it in existing toolbar control
pToolbarCtrl->InsertButton(nButCount, &tb);

break;
}
wndChild = wndChild->GetNextWindow();
}
// setup parent window procedure to capture the mouse click event of
Toolbar button//
m_wndProc
=(WNDPROC)SetWindowLong(wndParent->GetSafeHwnd(),GWL_WNDPROC,(LONG)CCustomFileDialog::WindowProcNew);
}

how do I set the tooltip for my new button ?
Thanks,
Janiv Ratson.

[Christian ASTOR]

Janiv Ratson wrote:

> tb.iString = NULL;

> how do I set the tooltip for my new button ?

Fill tb.iString
(you don't need TBN_GETINFOTIP)

[Janiv Ratson]

Thanks it did not work.
I've changed to:
tb.iString = IDS_STRING_DAY_1;

and still it does not work.

Is there something else ?

Thanks,

Janiv Ratson.

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[Frank Hickman [MVP]]

"Christian ASTOR" <cast...@club-internet.fr> wrote in message
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Actually, that won't work... iString is the zero based index in a the
control's string array for the button label of the button which must have
been previously entered using AddString. You should just be able to add a
string resource using the command value of your button (ID_ADD_BUTTON) to
have the tooltip text popup.

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[Christian ASTOR]

Frank Hickman [MVP] wrote:

>>Fill tb.iString
>>(you don't need TBN_GETINFOTIP)

> Actually, that won't work... iString is the zero based index in a the
> control's string array for the button label of the button which must have
> been previously entered using AddString.

I've tested in a single Win32 app before answering : it works.
(with tb.iString = "test"; and TB_ADDBUTTONS...)

[Frank Hickman [MVP]]

"Christian ASTOR" <cast...@club-internet.fr> wrote in message

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Interesting, the only way I could get it to compile and work was to change
the code to this...

{
CWnd* wndParent= GetParent();
ASSERT( wndParent != NULL );

// Display File dialog in center
wndParent->CenterWindow();

// Implementation of Toolbar in file dialog is in class

// "ToolbarWindow32". We get the toolbar by looping
// through all CFileDialog child controls and getting
// their class name.

TCHAR strClassName[255];
CWnd* wndChild= wndParent->GetWindow( GW_CHILD );
while( wndChild != NULL )
{
// Get the class name of child control
::GetClassName( wndChild->GetSafeHwnd(), strClassName, 255 );

// if child control is toolbar then we add a button in it.

if ( _tcscmp( _T("ToolbarWindow32"), strClassName) == 0 )
{
CToolBarCtrl* pToolbarCtrl= static_cast< CToolBarCtrl* >(
wndChild );
// This is not needed since we would not be here if wndChild was
NULL...
// ASSERT( pToolbarCtrl != NULL );

// Get the number of buttons in existing toolbar control.
int nButCount = pToolbarCtrl->GetButtonCount();

// Add a new button in it. IDB_NEW_BUTTON is a bitmap resource

int nBmpID= pToolbarCtrl->AddBitmap(1, IDI_ICON_NEW2);

// Add the button string don't forget to terminate with 2
zeros...
// (the compiler adds one on string literals so just add one
more)
int nBtnStrID= pToolbarCtrl->AddStrings( _T("My Test
Button\0") );
// nBtnStrID == -1 is a failure...

// get the number of images in existing toolbar
int nImageCount = pToolbarCtrl->GetImageList()->GetImageCount();

// Define a new button
TBBUTTON tb;
// Index of new button image.

tb.iBitmap = nImageCount-1; // this is wrong, your setting
the id to a different button...

// Command associated with toolbar button
tb.idCommand = ID_ADD_BUTTON;
// Setting button state
tb.fsState = TBSTATE_ENABLED;
// Setting button style
tb.fsStyle = TBSTYLE_BUTTON;
tb.dwData = 0;

tb.iString= nBtnStrID;

// Insert it in existing toolbar control
pToolbarCtrl->InsertButton( nButCount, &tb );

// or
// tb.iBitmap = nBmpID;
// pToolbarCtrl->AddButtons( 1, &tb );

break;
}
wndChild = wndChild->GetNextWindow();
}

// setup parent window procedure to capture

// the mouse click event of Toolbar button
// m_wndProc= (WNDPROC)SetWindowLong(
// wndParent->GetSafeHwnd(), GWL_WNDPROC,
// (LONG)CCustomFileDialog::WindowProcNew );

[Janiv Ratson]

Thanks you all.
Mr. Hickman's solution is working for me.

Please expect few more questions regarding CFileDialog.
Thanks again,
Janiv Ratson.

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