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Thanks Sara... that's another idea worth trying out.
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Thanks Sara... that's another idea worth trying out.

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I have an MFC SDI application with multiple CFormView pages and would like to build a left-side icon+text navigation panel, aiming for a modern look &amp;&nbsp;feel. I'm looking for MFC C++ code examples.<br />
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Some of the methods that I have considered include:<br />
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 CMFCPropertySheet: looks OK but I don't want the extra region at the bottom of the frame containing the OK &amp;&nbsp;Cancel buttons. Even if we manually hide them, I think an empty region might still remain.
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<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2014/03_w13/841645/gui-example3.gif" target="_blank" title="PropertySheet example (49 KB)"><img alt="PropertySheet example" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 584px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2014/03_w13/841645/gui-example3.gif" /></a><br />

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 CMFCOutlookBar: looks nice but I'm only interested in creating the tab buttons (SetMode2003) without generating the extra tab pane contents above the buttons. 
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 <a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2014/03_w13/841644/gui-example2.gif" target="_blank" title="OutlookBar example (37 KB)"><img alt="OutlookBar example" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 717px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2014/03_w13/841644/gui-example2.gif" /></a><br />

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 CMFCTabCtrl: doesn't appear to support a vertical style.
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 More specifically, what would be the most straightforward way to produce a navigation bar similar in concept to the following example (on the left side)? 
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<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2014/03_w13/841640/gui-example1.gif" target="_blank" title="GUI navigation example (43 KB)"><img alt="GUI navigation example" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 460px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2014/03_w13/841640/gui-example1.gif" /></a><br />
Platform: Windows XP/Vista/7<br />
IDE: VS C++ 2012 Pro
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I have an MFC SDI application with multiple CFormView pages and would like to build a left-side icon+text navigation panel, aiming for a modern look & feel. I'm looking for MFC C++ code examples.

Some of the methods that I have considered include:

 CMFCPropertySheet: looks OK but I don't want the extra region at the bottom of the frame containing the OK & Cancel buttons. Even if we manually hide them, I think an empty region might still remain.


 CMFCOutlookBar: looks nice but I'm only interested in creating the tab buttons (SetMode2003) without generating the extra tab pane contents above the buttons. 
 

 CMFCTabCtrl: doesn't appear to support a vertical style.

 More specifically, what would be the most straightforward way to produce a navigation bar similar in concept to the following example (on the left side)? 


Platform: Windows XP/Vista/7
IDE: VS C++ 2012 Pro

Navigation bar similar to CMFCOutlookBar

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