OnDraw and Windows MFC controls

[Robert]

Hi,

I am having a small problem, and I don't know if this is even possible.
I am writing an application that uses a custom UI I designed that is displayed
in a CFormView using the OnDraw function. It has drop down menus that are
displayed when the mouse rolls over areas of the UI, much like some webpage
have roll over drop down menus.

This is all working, but I have encountered a problem. I want to use the
stock controls (buttons, edit boxes, list boxes and etc.) in the rest of
the form. I want my drop down menus to be "drawn over" these controls.
But this is not the case. The controls are drawn on top of any drawing code
that I have done. Its as if my drawing code from the OnDraw function is
no more than a background and is always overlayed by the windows controls,
and I can't figure out how to get it to "draw over" them.

My question.. Is it possible to "draw" over these stock controls? I have
tried many many things, but can not get this to work. Any help would be
greatly appreciated, it would be a shame to scrap my UI at this point :(.

Thanks,
Robert

[Dan I]

In my limited experience you could try one of two things:
(1) Make your drop down windows actual pop-up windows themselves. Provided
they are higher in the z-order than the other controls, they will automatically
appear over the stock controls. (or- since the stock controls are children
of your form, the popup-menu should not be a child window)
(2) Use the desktop DC, this will let you draw on anything- but be warned:
As soon as the control re-paint themselves your menu will be obstructed.

Hope this helps

Dan I

[frans]

did you try all the stock properties of the controls in Editor mode?Setting
the transparent property might help.