Re: popupmenu pops up without content

From:

"Scott McPhillips [MVP]" <org-dot-mvps-at-scottmcp>

Newsgroups:

microsoft.public.vc.mfc

Date:

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:25:27 -0400

Message-ID:

<#75sU9pgHHA.392@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>

..rhavin grobert wrote:

i've tried to create a simple rightclick popup-menu. i displayes with
the correct height but all entries have a width of zero plus border : >
can someone please tell me what i missed?

thx in advance... -.rhavin;)

void CListCtrl::OnRButtonDown(UINT nFlags, CPoint point) {
    CMenu menu;
    ClientToScreen(&point);
    menu.CreateMenu();
    menu.InsertMenu(0,MF_BYCOMMAND,1,"test1");
    menu.InsertMenu(0,MF_SEPARATOR,2,"");
    menu.InsertMenu(0,MF_BYCOMMAND,3,"test2");
    menu.TrackPopupMenu(TPM_LEFTALIGN | TPM_TOPALIGN, point.x, point.y,
this);
}

Here's a little example that works.

CMenu Menu;
Menu.CreatePopupMenu();
Menu.AppendMenu(0, IDM_ZOOM, "Zoom");
Menu.AppendMenu(MF_SEPARATOR, 0, "");
Menu.AppendMenu(0, IDM_CANCEL_POPUP, "Cancel");

GetParentFrame()->ActivateFrame();
ClientToScreen(&point);
Menu.TrackPopupMenu(TPM_LEFTALIGN | TPM_LEFTBUTTON,
point.x-8, point.y-8,
AfxGetMainWnd());

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