Overlapping toolbars

I have an application with two toolbars. However, regardless of what coordinate values I use in CreateWindowEx, the second toolbar always overlays the first. How can I correct this? I have seen possible solutions using MFC but I am just using the straight API.

Thanks.

You might want to try putting the toolbars onto bands of a rebar control.

Alternatively you could just handle the WM_SIZE message for the parent window and set the dimensions of each toolbar from there with MoveWindow or SetWindowPos.

edit: link

Thanks for the info. I am going for the rebar method. Most of the following code is taken from various sites such as MSDN and Ken Fitlikes site. It is the code to create my toolbars, rebar and status bar.

Code:

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INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX iccx;
        TBADDBITMAP          tbab, tbabmove;
        TBBUTTON            tbb[4];
                TBBUTTON                        tbbmove [3];
        //first load in the common controls dll, specifying the toolbar control wnd class
        iccx.dwSize=sizeof(INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX);
        iccx.dwICC=ICC_BAR_CLASSES;
        InitCommonControlsEx(&iccx);

                htool = CreateWindowEx(0, TOOLBARCLASSNAME, NULL, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, 0, 0, 0, 0,
                        hwndRB, (HMENU)IDC_MAIN_TOOL, GetModuleHandle(NULL), NULL);

                htoolMove = CreateWindowEx(0, TOOLBARCLASSNAME, NULL, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, 0, 0, 0, 0,
                        hwndRB, (HMENU)ID_MOVE_TOOLBAR, GetModuleHandle(NULL), NULL);

                hstatus = CreateWindowEx(0, STATUSCLASSNAME, NULL,
                        WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | SBARS_SIZEGRIP, 0, 0, 0, 0,
                        hwnd, (HMENU)IDC_MAIN_STATUS, GetModuleHandle(NULL), NULL);

                hMultiFont = CreateFont(24,12,0,0,700,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,TEXT("Times New Roman"));
                hMultiFont1 = CreateFont(14,12,0,0,700,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,TEXT("Times New Roman"));
                hFont = CreateFont(14,0,0,0,FW_BOLD,0,0,0,ANSI_CHARSET,OUT_DEFAULT_PRECIS,CLIP_DEFAULT_PRECIS, DEFAULT_QUALITY,DEFAULT_PITCH | FF_DONTCARE, "Arial");

                SendMessage (hwnd, WM_SETFONT, (WPARAM)hFont,0);

                 
                icex.dwSize = sizeof(INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX);
                icex.dwICC  = ICC_COOL_CLASSES|ICC_BAR_CLASSES;
                InitCommonControlsEx(&icex);
                hwndRB = CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW,
                          REBARCLASSNAME,
                          NULL,
                          WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|WS_CLIPSIBLINGS|
                          WS_CLIPCHILDREN|RBS_VARHEIGHT|
                          CCS_NODIVIDER,
                          0,0,0,0,
                          hwnd,
                          NULL,
                          GetModuleHandle (NULL),
                          NULL);
                if(!hwndRB)
                  return NULL;
                // Initialize and send the REBARINFO structure.
                rbi.cbSize = sizeof(REBARINFO);  // Required when using this
                                    // structure.
                rbi.fMask  = 0;
                rbi.himl  = (HIMAGELIST)NULL;
                if(!SendMessage(hwndRB, RB_SETBARINFO, 0, (LPARAM)&rbi))
                  return NULL;
                // Initialize structure members that both bands will share.
                rbBand.cbSize = sizeof(REBARBANDINFO);  // Required
                rbBand.fMask  = RBBIM_COLORS | RBBIM_TEXT | RBBIM_STYLE | RBBIM_CHILD  | RBBIM_CHILDSIZE |
                                RBBIM_SIZE;
                rbBand.fStyle = RBBS_CHILDEDGE ;

                htoolMove=CreateWindowEx(0,
                                TEXT("BUTTON"),
                                TEXT("Button"),WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE,
                                164,4,100,20,hwndRB,0,hInstance,0);


                                             
                GetClientRect(htoolMove, &rc);
                rbBand.lpText    = "Tool Bar";
                rbBand.hwndChild  = htoolMove;
                rbBand.cxMinChild = 0;
                rbBand.cyMinChild = rc.bottom - rc.top;
                rbBand.cx        = 200;
 
               
                SendMessage(hwndRB, RB_INSERTBAND, (WPARAM)-1, (LPARAM)&rbBand);
 
               
                htool=CreateWindowEx(0,
                                  TEXT("COMBOBOX"),
                                  0,WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|CBS_DROPDOWN,
                                  40,4,100,60,hwndRB,0,hInstance,0);

                       
                GetClientRect(htool, &rc);
                rbBand.lpText    = "Tool Bar";
                rbBand.hwndChild  = htool;
                rbBand.cxMinChild = 0;
                rbBand.cyMinChild = rc.bottom - rc.top;
                rbBand.cx        = 300;

               
                SendMessage(hwndRB, RB_INSERTBAND, (WPARAM)-1, (LPARAM)&rbBand);
               
                SendMessage(htool, TB_BUTTONSTRUCTSIZE, (WPARAM)sizeof(TBBUTTON), 0);
                SendMessage(htoolMove, TB_BUTTONSTRUCTSIZE, (WPARAM)sizeof(TBBUTTON), 0);


        tbabmove.hInst = GetModuleHandle(NULL);
        tbabmove.nID = IDB_MOVE_TOOL;
        SendMessage(htoolMove, TB_ADDBITMAP, 3, (LPARAM)&tbabmove);


        ZeroMemory(tbbmove, sizeof(tbbmove));
        tbbmove[0].iBitmap = 0;
        tbbmove[0].fsState = TBSTATE_INDETERMINATE;
        tbbmove[0].fsStyle = TBSTYLE_BUTTON;
        tbbmove[0].idCommand = CM_PLUS;


        tbbmove[1].iBitmap = 1;
        tbbmove[1].fsState = TBSTATE_INDETERMINATE;
        tbbmove[1].fsStyle = TBSTYLE_BUTTON;
        tbbmove[1].idCommand = CM_PREV;


                tbbmove[2].iBitmap = 2;
        tbbmove[2].fsState = TBSTATE_INDETERMINATE;
        tbbmove[2].fsStyle = TBSTYLE_BUTTON;
        tbbmove[2].idCommand = CM_NEXT;

                SendMessage(htoolMove, TB_ADDBUTTONS, 3, (LPARAM)&tbbmove);

                tbab.hInst = HINST_COMMCTRL;
                tbab.nID = IDB_STD_SMALL_COLOR;
                SendMessage(htool, TB_ADDBITMAP, 0, (LPARAM)&tbab);

                ZeroMemory(tbb, sizeof(tbb));
                tbb[0].iBitmap = STD_FILENEW;
                tbb[0].fsState = TBSTATE_ENABLED;
                tbb[0].fsStyle = TBSTYLE_BUTTON;
                tbb[0].idCommand = ID_NEW;

                tbb[1].iBitmap = STD_FILEOPEN;
                tbb[1].fsState = TBSTATE_ENABLED;
                tbb[1].fsStyle = TBSTYLE_BUTTON;
                tbb[1].idCommand = ID_ADDRESS_OPEN;

                tbb[2].iBitmap = STD_FILESAVE;
                tbb[2].fsState = TBSTATE_INDETERMINATE ;
                tbb[2].fsStyle = TBSTYLE_BUTTON;
                tbb[2].idCommand = ID_FILE_ADDRESS_SAVE_AS;

                tbb[3].iBitmap = STD_FIND;
                tbb[3].fsState = TBSTATE_INDETERMINATE ;
                tbb[3].fsStyle = TBSTYLE_BUTTON;
                tbb[3].idCommand = ID_RECORD_SEARCH;

                SendMessage(htool, TB_ADDBUTTONS, sizeof(tbb)/sizeof(TBBUTTON), (LPARAM)&tbb);

               
                GetClientRect (hwnd, &rc);
                statwidths [0] = rc.right / 3;
                statwidths [1] = 1 * rc.right / 3;
                statwidths [2] = -1;
                SendMessage(hstatus, SB_SETPARTS, sizeof(statwidths)/sizeof(int), (LPARAM)statwidths);
                SendMessage(hstatus, SB_SETTEXT, 0, (LPARAM)"Address Book");

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Not this works fine in that it displays a rebar with a button and a combobox as expected. However when I try and introduce my toolbars to the rebar by replacing the lines:

Code:

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htoolMove=CreateWindowEx(0,
                                TEXT("BUTTON"),
                                TEXT("Button"),WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE,
                                164,4,100,20,hwndRB,0,hInstance,0);

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and

Code:

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htool=CreateWindowEx(0,
                                  TEXT("COMBOBOX"),
                                  0,WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|CBS_DROPDOWN,
                                  40,4,100,60,hwndRB,0,hInstance,0);

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with

Code:

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htoolMove = CreateWindowEx(0, TOOLBARCLASSNAME, NULL, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, 0, 0, 0, 0,
                        hwndRB, (HMENU)IDC_MAIN_TOOL, GetModuleHandle(NULL), NULL);

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and

Code:

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htool = CreateWindowEx(0, TOOLBARCLASSNAME, NULL, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, 0, 0, 0, 0,
                        hwndRB, (HMENU)IDC_MOVE_TOOLBAR, GetModuleHandle(NULL), NULL);

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it all starts to go wrong. Basically, the rebar no longer seems to appear. Instead there are just the toolbars as before. And also as before, one is over the top of the other. Anyone know why this is?

EDIT: I realise that the code I am substituting in is actually repeated further up the code. The whole thing is a bit messy at the minute until I can work out how this rebar stuff works :)

Thanks

Create the toolbars with the CCS_NORESIZE and CCS_NODIVIDER styles. The latter is optional; it just stops a line being drawn at the top of the toolbar.

Also set the cyMinChild parameter of the REBARBANDINFO struct to some suitable value to accomodate each toolbar - using GetClientRect is no good because you are creating the toolbars with dimensions (0,0,0,0).

edit: making sense of 'latter' :rolleyes: