Setting of Title of an MDI Child Window

You can override the OnUpdateFrameTitle in your child frame classes and set the title the way you want to.

Here is sample code from one of my drawing application. This has been done for SDI but works for MDI also cause this function is member of CFrameWnd. With this function you can update the title everytime its saved.

virtual void OnUpdateFrameTitle(BOOL bAddToTitle);

void CMainFrame::OnUpdateFrameTitle (BOOL bAddToTitle)
{
      // If you want to add the Untitled to the title , then set the argument for
      // base class call to TRUE.

      CFrameWnd::OnUpdateFrameTitle (FALSE);

      CString strInitial (_T (""));
      GetWindowText (strInitial);

      // Create the new title

      CString strNewTitle = _T ("< Drawing View - ") + strInitial + _T (" >");
      SetWindowText (strNewTitle);
}

I implemented the function as u told. But it sets the title of the MainFrame window not the child window. I want to set different titles for different child windows.

oops :))
Do it in your view class..

CMyView1::OnInitialUpdate ()
{
CView::OnInitialUpdate ();
CString strDocument = GetDocument ()->GetTitle ();
CString strFrame = "My title - " + strDocument;
GetParentFrame ()->SetWindowText (strFrame);
}

I also tried it in view class, in OnInitialUpdate() as u told, but it still don't work.

Dear VCGuru, You are a Genius. You have really solved my big problem. I need a little more favour. Can you also guide me for every individual child window, how to make default settings like its size and position, background color etc

Hi rizsid,
To change the background color of each view you'll have to override the OnEraseBkgnd function for each view. Then use the follwing code

BOOL CMyView::OnEraseBkgnd(CDC* pDC)
{
      // TODO: Add your message handler code here and/or call default
      CRect rect;
      pDC->GetClipBox(&rect);

      CBrush br(RGB(0,255,0));

      CBrush *pb = pDC->SelectObject(&br);

      pDC->PatBlt(rect.left,rect.top,rect.Width(),rect.Height(),PATCOPY);

      pDC->SelectObject(pb);
      return 1;
      //return CView::OnEraseBkgnd(pDC);
}

Rest Later

Hi rizsid,
To change the background color of each view you'll have to override the OnEraseBkgnd function for each view. Then use the follwing code

BOOL CMyView::OnEraseBkgnd(CDC* pDC)
{
      // TODO: Add your message handler code here and/or call default
      CRect rect;
      pDC->GetClipBox(&rect);

      CBrush br(RGB(0,255,0));

      CBrush *pb = pDC->SelectObject(&br);

      pDC->PatBlt(rect.left,rect.top,rect.Width(),rect.Height(),PATCOPY);

      pDC->SelectObject(pb);
      return 1;
      //return CView::OnEraseBkgnd(pDC);
}

Rest Later

You are a real Guru. Thank you very much. I am new to VC. If do don't mind, Can u give me your email, for time to time help. My email is rsiddiqi@hotmail.com

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