How to add multiple window types to a non-document view MDI application

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Step-by-step procedure

1. Create an MDI application with the MFC Application Wizard, and clear the Document/View architecture support option in the Application Type section. CChildFrame and CChildView are the default names the Wizard uses for frame and window classes. Rename these to CDrawFrame and CDrawWnd, respectively, in the Generated Classes section. Call the header and implementation files DrawFrm and DrawWnd.
   
   If you want to paste the following code into your application without any changes, name your application class CNDVWApp.
2. Delete the OnFileNew() handler declaration, definition and entry in the message map for the application class.
3. Using the Add New Item menu on the Project menu, create a new header and source file called TextFrm.h and TextFrm.cpp. Copy DrawFrm.h and DrawFrm.cpp to TextFrm.h and TextFrm.cpp, respectively. In TextFrm.h and TextFrm.cpp, replace all occurrences of CDrawFrame with CTextFrame and DrawFrm with TextFrm.
4. Similarly, create a new header and source file called TextWnd.h and TextWnd.cpp. Copy DrawWnd.h and DrawWnd.cpp to TextWnd.h and TextWnd.cpp, respectively. In TextWnd.h and TextWnd.cpp replace all occurrences of CDrawWnd with CTextWnd and DrawWnd with TextWnd.
5. Change the m_wndView member of CTextFrame to be of CTextWnd type. Change the name of the included file DrawWnd.h to TextWnd.h.
6. Include TextFrm.h in the implementation file for the application class after include of DrawFrm.h. The project should now compile.
7. In Visual C++ 6.0 and earlier (Visual C++ .NET does not use Class Wizard), re-create the Class Wizard information, (.clw file), for the project. Close the workspace, delete the .clw file and reload the workspace. Next, invoke the Class Wizard, press Yes in the message box and then click the OK button in the dialog box to close the Class Wizard.
8. Differentiate the two CWnd-derived classes for members and drawing.
   
   In CDrawWnd:

      // data members
      protected:
         CRect m_Ellipse;
         CRect m_Rectangle;
   
      // initialization: replace existing contructor
      CDrawWnd::CDrawWnd():
         m_Ellipse(10, 10, 100, 100),
         m_Rectangle(5, 5, 105, 105)
      {
      }
   
      // painting: replace existing OnPaint
      void CDrawWnd::OnPaint()
      {
          CPaintDC dc(this); // device context for painting
   
          dc.Rectangle(m_Rectangle);
          dc.Ellipse(m_Ellipse);
      }
   						

   In CTextWnd:

      // data members
      protected:
          CString m_Text;
   
      // initialization: replace existing contructor
      CTextWnd::CTextWnd():
          m_Text("Text Window ")
      {
      }
   
      // painting: replace existing OnPaint
      void CTextWnd::OnPaint()
      {
          CPaintDC dc(this); // device context for painting
          CRect r(10, 10, 400, 50);
          dc.DrawText(m_Text, r, DT_BOTTOM);
      }
   						

9. Delete the menu and accelerator handles in the application class and create the following:

      HMENU m_hDrawMenu;
      HMENU m_hTextMenu;
      HACCEL m_hDrawAccel;
      HACCEL m_hTextAccel;
   						

10. Modify the application class's InitInstance() and ExitInstance() to load and unload resources IDR_DRAWTYPE and IDR_TEXTTYPE instead of the Wizard-generated resources.
    
    For InitInstance():

       HINSTANCE hInst = AfxGetResourceHandle();
       m_hDrawMenu  = ::LoadMenu(hInst, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_DRAWTYPE));
       m_hTextMenu  = ::LoadMenu(hInst, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_TEXTTYPE));
       m_hDrawAccel = ::LoadAccelerators(hInst, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_DRAWTYPE));
       m_hTextAccel = ::LoadAccelerators(hInst, MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_TEXTTYPE));
    						

    For ExitInstance():

       int CNDVWApp::ExitInstance()
       {
           if (m_hDrawMenu != NULL)
               FreeResource(m_hDrawMenu);
           if (m_hDrawAccel != NULL)
               FreeResource(m_hDrawAccel);
           if (m_hTextMenu != NULL)
               FreeResource(m_hTextMenu);
           if (m_hTextAccel != NULL)
               FreeResource(m_hTextAccel);
    
           return CWinApp::ExitInstance();
       }
    						

11. In the menu IDR_MAINFRAME, delete the menu item New and define New Draw (ID_FILE_NEW_DRAW) and New Text (ID_FILE_NEW_TEXT). In the toolbar, IDR_MAINFRAME, delete the ID_FILE_NEW button and add two new buttons for ID_FILE_NEW_DRAW and ID_FILE_NEW_TEXT.
12. Define handlers for these two items in the application class.
    
    For OnFileNewDraw():

       void CNDVWApp::OnFileNewDraw()
       {
           CMainFrame* pFrame = STATIC_DOWNCAST(CMainFrame, m_pMainWnd);
    
           // create a new MDI child window
           pFrame->CreateNewChild(
               RUNTIME_CLASS(CDrawFrame), IDR_DRAWTYPE, m_hDrawMenu,    m_hDrawAccel);
       }
    						

    For OnFileNewText():

       void CNDVWApp::OnFileNewText()
       {
           CMainFrame* pFrame = STATIC_DOWNCAST(CMainFrame, m_pMainWnd);
    
           // create a new MDI child window
           pFrame->CreateNewChild(
               RUNTIME_CLASS(CTextFrame), IDR_TEXTTYPE, m_hTextMenu,    m_hTextAccel);
       }
    						

13. Copy the IDR_MAINFRAME menu and accelerator resources and paste them into IDR_DRAWTYPE and IDR_TEXTTYPE.
14. Add a Text pop-up menu to IDR_TEXTTYPE, and an Add Text menu item, associating it to ID_TEXT_ADD. Also define ID_TEXT_ADD accelerator (CTRL+A) to the IDR_TEXTTYPE accelerator table.
15. Add a Draw pop-up menu to IDR_DRAWTYPE, and a 'Widen draw' menu item, associating it to ID_DRAW_WIDEN. Also define ID_DRAW_WIDEN accelerator (CTRL+W) to IDR_DRAWTYPE accelerator table.
16. Define handlers for both commands in the respective CWnd-derived classes:

       void CDrawWnd::OnDrawWiden()
       {
           m_Ellipse.InflateRect(10, 10);
           m_Rectangle.InflateRect(10, 10);
           Invalidate();
       }
    
       void CTextWnd::OnTextAdd()
       {
           m_Text += " Window";
           Invalidate();
       }
    						

17. Define IDR_DRAWTYPE and IDR_TEXTTYPE strings in stringtable in order to set window titles:

       IDR_DRAWTYPE       \nDraw\nDraw
       IDR_TEXTTYPE       \nText\nText
    						

18. Define IDR_DRAWTYPE and IDR_TEXTTYPE icon resources and associate them with the frames: modify the PreCreateWindow() function in the frames as follows:

       BOOL CDrawFrame::PreCreateWindow(CREATESTRUCT& cs)
       {
           if( !CMDIChildWnd::PreCreateWindow(cs) )
               return FALSE;
    
           HICON hWndIcon = ::LoadIcon(AfxGetApp()->m_hInstance,    MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_DRAWTYPE));
           cs.dwExStyle &= ~WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE;
           cs.lpszClass = AfxRegisterWndClass(0, 0, 0, hWndIcon);
    
           return TRUE;
       }
    
       BOOL CTextFrame::PreCreateWindow(CREATESTRUCT& cs)
       {
           if( !CMDIChildWnd::PreCreateWindow(cs) )
               return FALSE;
    
           HICON hWndIcon = ::LoadIcon(AfxGetApp()->m_hInstance,    MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_TEXTTYPE));
           cs.dwExStyle &= ~WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE;
           cs.lpszClass = AfxRegisterWndClass(0, 0, 0, hWndIcon);
    
           return TRUE;
       }
    						

19. Build the application.

Testing the application

• You can create multiple windows of either the draw or text type using both the menu and the toolbar.
• The menu resource is automatically changed accordingly to the current window type.
• Accelerator keys are also automatically loaded and unloaded depending on the current window type. Text CTRL+A and CTRL+W.
• Text and draw child frames have different window titles and icons.