Dialog box, controls

dialog box with main window's settings

• Demonstration
• Functionality:
  • main window
    • menu
      • File\Settings (accelerator Ctrl+S) - open/close modeless dialog box with main window's settings
      • separator (has to be included in menu)
      • File\Exit - close application
    • accelerators have to be visible in menu items
    • only one dialog box could be opened at the same time
    • 'Settings' menu item is checked when dialog box is opened
  • modeless dialog box ('Tool Window' style has to be set)
    • text box titled 'Title' - main window's title
    • button named 'Set title' - update window's name
    • check box 'Top-most' - disable/enable top-most style for main window
    • horizontal scroll bar - transparency level form both main window and dialog box
      • transparency range - 0% - 50%
      • current level has to be shown in static control next to scroll bar
    • 'Close' button - hide dialog box (same as 'X' button)
• Hints:
  • CreateDialog()
  • GetWindowText(), SetWindowText()
  • GetDlgItem(), GetDlgItemText(), SetDlgItemText(), IsDlgButtonChecked(), ...
  • SetScrollPos(), SetScrollRange()
  • CheckMenuItem()

• Approximate points:
  • showing/hiding modeless dialog: 1.5
  • menu item check, accelerators: 1.0
  • appropriate styles for dialog box's window: 1.0
  • updating window's name: 1.5
  • enable/disable top-most style: 1.5
  • transparency level altering: 3.5

• Links for uploading:
  • Solutions
  • Corrections