Darryl Pierce wrote in a message to All:

 DP> I'm currently doing some cross-platform development (OS/2,
 DP> Windows 3.x, Win95 and Windows/NT) using Borland's OWL app
 DP> framework. I'm currently trying to setup a window that has a
 DP> TMDIClient client area and will only allow child windows to
 DP> be iconized (double-clicking them will open a different
 DP> window). Basically, I want to setup this window to act
 DP> something like an OS/2 desktop folder. Does anybody have
 DP> source code to do this? I guess basically I would want to
 DP> have the TMDIChild start iconized and have to intercept the
 DP> WM_MAXIMIZE messages before they get to the child icon, but
 DP> an example would sure help... =)

I'll pass your question to the OWL expert here.  He's done far more
fighting with MDI under OWL than he ever dreamed was possible.  I assume
you will have to subclass the child and intercept the "minimize"
message, but he'll know for sure what the solution is.

I can recommend Tom Swan's (Windows-oriented) OWL book, which is the only
book I ever have actually seen devoted entirely to OWL:

TITLE : OBJECT WINDOWS 2.O PROGRAMMING           [  1.0 ed]
AUTHOR: SWAN
ORDER#: DZ479413
ISBN #: 0679791213
PUB BY: RANDOM HOUSE INC.
YEAR  : Oct 1992
SUBJCT: BORLAND C++
PRICE : $  44.00

There is one other book listed about OWL, but I have never seen it myself:

TITLE : OBJECT WINDOWS F C++                     [  1.0 ed]
AUTHOR: TRAISTER
ORDER#: DZ529563
ISBN #: 0126974152
PUB BY: ACADEMIC PRESS
YEAR  : Jul 1993
SUBJCT: BORLAND C++
PRICE : $  39.95

There is one fairly decent book which has extensive coverage of OWL in some
very useful ways, but it is severely hurt by the publisher's stupid
"21 days equals 21 chapters" format:

TITLE : TEACH YOURSELF BORLAND C++ 4.5 21 DAY 2E [  2.0 ed]
AUTHOR: SHAMMAS ET AL
ORDER#: DZ638790
ISBN #: 0672305984
PUB BY: MACMILLAN COMPUTER PUBL--QUE/SAM/NRP
YEAR  : Oct 1994
SUBJCT: BORLAND C++
PRICE : $  29.99

All of the above listings, of course, are courtesy of Computer Literacy
Bookshops, http://www.clbooks.com, mailto:sales{at}clbooks.com, (703)734-7772
(eastern U.S. and Europe) and (408)435-0744 (western U.S. and Asia).
 
-- Mike


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