Copyright ====================================================================== Floating Toolbar Demo, Copyright (c) 1994 SoftCircuits Programming Redistributed by permission. This program may be distributed freely on the condition that it is distributed in full, and unmodified, and that no fee is charged for such distribution with the exception of reasonable media and shipping charges. Any or all portions of the source code may be incorporated into your own programs, and those programs may be distributed without payment of royalties on the condition that such programs differ substantially from this demonstration program. Purpose ====================================================================== This program demonstrates how to create a floating toolbar in Visual Basic. The primary requirements for the toolbar was that it sits "on top" of the main window, and that it contains a mini caption bar. Although it is possible to implement a mini-caption bar using a subclassing custom control, the method used by this demonstration program does not require any such custom control. This is accomplished by creating a form with no title bar or control box, and then painting our own. Code must then be added to support dragging the form to another location. Two Versions ====================================================================== There are two versions of the demo program. The first (TB_PRO.ZIP) uses the PicClip control that comes with the Professional Edition of Visual Basic. This version matches more closely the appearance of Visual Basic's own toolbar. The second version (TB_STD.ZIP) doesn't use any controls not available with the Standard Edition of Visual Basic. This version is less flexible but is provided for users without the Professional Edition. Author ====================================================================== This program was distributed by: SoftCircuits Programming P.O. Box 16262 Irvine, CA 92713 CompuServe: 72134,263 SoftCircuits welcomes your comments or questions.