DOCUMENT:Q175533  11-JAN-2001  [vbwin]
TITLE   :BUG: Toolbar Does Not Wrap Correctly
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
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KEYWORDS:kbGrpDSVB

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
 - Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
 - Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you change the number of visible buttons on a Toolbar, the Toolbar does not
wrap when it should. This problem may occur when adding, removing, or changing
the Visible property of buttons on the Toolbar.

RESOLUTION
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The work around is to either resize the form or use SendMessage(Toolbar1.hwnd,
WM_SIZE, 0, 0) to force resizing of the Toolbar.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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When using the Add method of the Buttons Collections, wrapping will not occur
with the first Button that won't fit but will occur when a subsequent Button is
added. Conversely, when using the Remove method, wrapping occurs one Button too
soon so that when only one Button remains on the last row, the Toolbar unwraps,
placing this last Button off the Toolbar. Changing the Visible property of
Buttons never triggers wrapping. The example that follows demonstrates the
problem.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a new Visual Basic project.

2. Click Components on the Project menu and check "Microsoft Windows Common
   Controls 5.0."

3. Add two CommandButtons and a Toolbar control to Form1.

4. Paste the following code into the form's General Declarations section:

         Option Explicit

         Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias _
         "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, _
         ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long

         Const WM_SIZE = &H5

         Private Sub Command1_Click()
         Dim I As Integer    ' Make all Buttons visible
         For I = 1 To Toolbar1.Buttons.Count
             Toolbar1.Buttons(I).Visible = True
         Next I
         End Sub

         Private Sub Command2_Click()
         Dim RetVal As Long
         ' If Internet Explorer 4.0 is installed, you must repeat the
         ' following SendMessage line, so that the message is sent twice.
         RetVal = SendMessage(Toolbar1.hwnd, WM_SIZE, 0, 0)  ' Wrap
         ' If placing another control on the Toolbar, set it's Left and ZOrder
         ' properties after the SendMessage.  For a demonstration of this,
         ' see "Example" under "Toolbar Control" in On Line Help.
         End Sub

         Private Sub Form_Load()
         Dim I As Integer
         Dim btnX As Button
         Me.Width = 4200     ' So that 15 buttons won't fit
         Me.Height = 3000    ' So that Command buttons will fit
         Toolbar1.Wrappable = True
         For I = 1 To 15     ' Add more buttons than will fit
             Set btnX = Toolbar1.Buttons.Add(, , , tbrDefault)
             If I > 5 Then btnX.Visible = False  ' Start with 5 buttons
             If I Mod 5 = 0 Then ' Make Groups of 5 (Optional)
                 Set btnX = Toolbar1.Buttons.Add(, , , tbrSeparator)
             End If
         Next I
         ' Place and size Command buttons so that Toolbar1 has room to wrap
         With Command1
           .Width = 2000
           .Caption = "Add Buttons"
           .Left = 200
           .Top = (Toolbar1.Height * 2) + 250
         End With
         With Command2
           .Width = 2000
           .Caption = "Wrap Toolbar"
           .Left = 200
           .Top = Command1.Top + Command1.Height + 15
         End With
         End Sub

5. Run the project. You will see five blank buttons on the Toolbar.

6. Click on "Add Buttons." Ten more buttons are made visible but not all will
   fit. Note that the ToolBar does not wrap.

7. Click on "Wrap Toolbar." Note that the Toolbar now wraps.

Making more buttons visible than will fit on the Toolbar should cause it to wrap,
but the code to do this is not triggered. Resizing the Form will trigger this
code, but using the SendMessage API is a better solution because it also works
on a Maximized Form.

Additional query words: kbVBp kbdsd kbDSupport kbVBp400bug kbVBp500bug kbVBp600bug kbControl

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Issue type        : kbbug

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