Article ID: 151031
Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Foundation Class Library 4.2, when used with:
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1 Subscription
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Learning Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Learning Edition
This article was previously published under Q151031
SYMPTOMS
Using the SetMinHeight function to change the height of a CStatusBar object has no effect.
CAUSE
The CStatusBar class maintains the height of the status window control in a member variable named m_nMinHeight. The m_nMinHeight variable is not updated correctly when the SetMinHeight function is used to change the height of the status bar.
RESOLUTION
You can work around this problem by setting m_nMinHeight to the correct value in response to SetMinHeight. This is accomplished by deriving a class from CStatusBar and handling the SB_SETMINHEIGHT message. In this handler, call Default(), and then set m_nMinHeight to the new height.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual C++ version 6.0.
MORE INFORMATION
The sample code below illustrates how to work around the problem. Use the CMyStatusBar class instead of CStatusBar if you want to change the height of the status bar using SetMinHeight function. Be sure to call RecalcLayout on the parent of the status bar to see this change in height immediately.
NOTE: The workaround uses the undocumented m_nMinHeight member variable of CStatusBar. Hence the code in the workaround may not be compatible with future versions of MFC.
Sample Code
// MyStatusBar.h : header file // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // CMyStatusBar window #ifndef __MYSTATUSBAR_H__ #define __MYSTATUSBAR_H__ class CMyStatusBar : public CStatusBar { // Construction public: CMyStatusBar() {} // Implementation public: virtual ~CMyStatusBar() {} // Generated message map functions protected: //{{AFX_MSG(CMyStatusBar) //NOTE-the ClassWizard will add and remove member functions here. //}}AFX_MSG #if _MFC_VER == 0x0400 || _MFC_VER == 0x0410 || _MFC_VER == 0x420 ||\ _MFC_VER == 0x421 afx_msg LRESULT OnSetMinHeight(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM); #endif DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP() }; #endif //__MYSTATUSBAR_H__ //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // MyStatusBar.cpp : implementation file // #include "stdafx.h" #include "MyStatusBar.h" #ifdef _DEBUG #define new DEBUG_NEW #undef THIS_FILE static char THIS_FILE[] = __FILE__; #endif //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // CMyStatusBar BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP(CMyStatusBar, CStatusBar) //{{AFX_MSG_MAP(CMyStatusBar) //NOTE-the ClassWizard will add and remove mapping macros here. //}}AFX_MSG_MAP #if _MFC_VER == 0x0400 || _MFC_VER == 0x0410 || _MFC_VER == 0x420 ||\ _MFC_VER == 0x421 ON_MESSAGE(SB_SETMINHEIGHT, OnSetMinHeight) #endif END_MESSAGE_MAP() ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // CMyStatusBar message handlers #if _MFC_VER == 0x0400 || _MFC_VER == 0x0410 || _MFC_VER == 0x420 ||\ _MFC_VER == 0x421 LRESULT CMyStatusBar::OnSetMinHeight(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM) { LRESULT lResult = Default(); m_nMinHeight = wParam; return lResult; } #endif
REFERENCES
For more information, please see: Visual C++ Books Online, and the Win32 SDK documentation.
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