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ARE THERE ANY ALTERNATIVES TO MODELESS DIALOGS...

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From: Robert D. Thompson
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1991 22:30
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	Many times I find myself having to display numerous
	controls (edits,listboxes,checks,custom controls,etc.)
	in Windows and MDI Child Windows.

	To do this, I use one of the following methods,

	1. Create each control manually using CreateWindow and
	   display the control in the Windows client area.

	OR

	2. Create a modeless dialog box and display it in the Windows
	client area.

	I use 2 most often, but I find that to avoid processing the
	message twice, I have to preclude my MainWindowProc message
	dispatching with IsDialogMessage(hModelessDialog...).

	Unless I am missing something drastic this is really the only
	way to do this.

	What I would like is a way to easily create all the controls
	upon initializing a Window (not a modeless dialog box) and
	then treat it as such from then on.

	If I am missing some fundamental method, will someone please
	let know?

	Otherwise, I would appreciate any suggestions on simplifying the
	display of dialog controls in Windows.

	Thanks...Regards |(8>
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Robert
rdthomps@vela.acs.oakland.edu
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From: rdthomps@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Robert D. Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer
Subject: ARE THERE ANY ALTERNATIVES TO MODELESS DIALOGS...
Message-ID: <7560@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
Date: 27 Jun 91 22:30:34 GMT
Reply-To: rdthomps@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Robert D. Thompson)
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI
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