Visual C++ and MFC Programming 2nd Edition

Chapter 12: Dialog-Based Windows Visual C++ and MFC Fundamentals

6. When the height values gets to 150, release the mouse


7. If you are using MSVC 6, display the Properties window

12.1.5..Windows Styles for a Dialog Box....................................................

As the most regular used parent of Windows controls, a dialog box must have some

characteristics that would allow it to be as efficient as possible. The characteristics of a

dialog box, as done with the controls, are referred to as its styles. In the resource file, to

specify these aspects, start a line with the STYLE keyword:

IDD_SCHOOL_SURVEY DIALOGEX 0, 0, 340, 268

STYLE

WS_CAPTION: Because a dialog box serves only to hold other objects, it should

indicate what it is used for. The top side of a dialog box is made of a horizontal section

that we call the title bar. To have a title bar on a dialog box, it must be created with the

WS_CAPTION style:

IDD_SCHOOL_SURVEY DIALOGEX 0, 0, 340, 268

STYLE WS_CAPTION

Height