Visual C++ and MFC Programming 2nd Edition

Visual C++ and MFC Fundamentals Chapter 2: Introduction to MFC

of a window, the window must have a special type of border referred to as a thick frame.

To provide this border, apply or add the WS_THICKFRAME style:

Create(NULL, "Windows Application",

WS_VISIBLE | WS_SYSMENU | WS_MINIMIZEBOX |

WS_MAXIMIZEBOX | WS_THICKFRAME);

Because many windows will need this functionality, a special style can combine them

and it is called WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW. Therefore, you can create a resizable

window as follows:

Create(NULL, "Windows Application", WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW);

Practical Learning: Building a Regular Window

1. To create a resizable window, change the file as follows:

CSimpleFrame::CSimpleFrame()

{

// Create the window's frame

Create(NULL, "Windows Application", WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW);

}

2. Test the program. When the window comes up, minimize, maximize, restore, and
   resize it:

Figure 29: Windows Application - Resizing.............................................................................

3. To close the window, click its system Close button

2.2.5 Windows Location..................................................................................

To locate things that display on the monitor screen, the computer uses a coordinate

system similar to the Cartesian's but the origin is located on the top left corner of the