Other Controls

Learn about a graph to display xy and stats data.

Discover a very simple, integrated method to make a control, such as static, button, sliderctrl, and progress control transparent in a dialog box.

Learn about the Tab Bar control class that is based on CControlBar and the Windows common tab control; it also uses my wrapper class CTabBarCtrl.

Learn how very easy it is to create in-place ToolTips on your own controls, such as a treeview control.

Learn how to show multiple views in a frame window without using a splitter.

Learn about a class that displays and automates a translucent, shadowed modal dialog with a progress sphere.

Learn about a new utility to analyse the data's structure on a DVD.

Learn about a progress bar control that follows the mouse cursor by using a system-wide hook.

Discover how to develop your own hyperlink control implementation.

This simple class displays Matrix-like credits in MFC applications.

Learn about grid controls programmed with Windows SDK.

Learn how to display a menu with thumbnails and several other windows, move and manage the pieces of a puzzle with a linked list, and then show them without flicker.

The CCommandLine control can be used to add a command line interface to any application. It supports a "scrollback buffer" of the last 100 lines typed in, as well as a custom scrollbar whose functionality mirrors that found under certain versions of KDE and Gnome.

Learn about a set of control-derived classes for a colorful presentation by using XP-styled hottracked controls with themed gradient buttons.

Tom Archer illustrates how to locate files matching a specified extension by using a .NET component and various .NET classes.

This control creates a chart control in a dialog with Pie and Bar styles.

Learn about an MFC Tab Control that's a clone of the Excel Tab Sheet Control.

Displays several clock styles.

Add the CGroupCheckBox component to your project and add a CGroupCheckBox control with Class Wizard.

How to make XP Themes Tab Control work properly in other than top orientation.

Add extra features to the MFC Grid Control so that the user can format the cells as in a spreadsheet program.

Create a small, easy-to-use image button that looks as good as a native Windows button. Avoid the messy complications that arise when using most other custom image buttons.

Extends CButton to create check boxes that can display LEDS or any icon to indicate on/off state. Extend MFC to subclass common controls and apply owner drawing to obtain any desired look.

Learn a simple way to add tooltips to menu items. (The demo/source and header files were updated.)

Create an editable FlexGrid Control.