Visual C++ and MFC Programming 2nd Edition

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

System Menu = True

Minimize Box = False

Maximize Box = False

Only the Close button is

available

BS_BORDER: The borders of a control allow you and the user to “physically” locate it

on the screen. This can be done by adding the WS_BORDER to a control. For a dialog

box, the type of border used on the object is controlled by the Border combo box

WS_THICKFRAME: Based on the Microsoft Windows standards and suggestions, a

dialog box usually uses constant dimensions. This means that the user should not change

its width and/or height. If you want to give the user the ability to resize a dialog box,

change its Border value to Resizing. With this type of object, the user can position the

mouse on of its borders or corners, click, hold down the mouse and drag in the desired

direction to change its dimensions:

In the resource file, this can also be done by creating the dialog box with the

WS_THICKFRAME style:

IDD_SCHOOL_SURVEY DIALOGEX 0, 0, 340, 268

STYLE WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU | WS_POPUP | WS_THICKFRAME

CAPTION “School Survey – For Teachers Only”

A Thin value gives a thin border to the dialog box.

WS_POPUP: A window is referred to as popup if it can be displayed on the screen. That

is, if it can be "physically" located. To create a popup dialog box, at design time, select

Popup from the Style combo box. In a resource file, this can be done by adding the

WS_POPUP style:

IDD_SCHOOL_SURVEY DIALOGEX 0, 0, 340, 268

STYLE WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU | WS_POPUP

CAPTION “School Survey – For Teachers Only”