Very simple question A Separator

[buffal]

I am wondering how I can draw a separator on my dialog box, th eone same as that you see in some drop-down menu. I think it simple to you but soooo difficult to me . I need it to look like a 3d line.
Thank you

[buffal]

I have 2 picture boxes and I want a separator in between

[kkez]

Do you mean a splitter window? But i can't see the link between a splitter window and a dropdown menu....

[buffal]

Alt-F on your web browser, you can then see the line.
If you know how to do that, could you post something about it please?

[olivthill]

In the resource of a menu, you define

  MENUITEM SEPARATOR

but I don't know how you can easily write a line in a dialog box.

[ovidiucucu]

I hope the attached image suggest what you must do with no other comments.

[buffal]

But there are some developers who do not know how to do that,

[buffal]

But sadly, your image isnt what I really wanted.
So now I post an image please have a look and tell me how that can be accomplished.
Many thanks inadvance to you by the way...

[kkez]

It's a simple static or picture control (as ovidiucucu shown) with 1 pixel height and an etched border:

CreateWindow("STATIC", "", WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | SS_ETCHEDFRAME, 5,5,
100, //the length
1, //1 pixel (or 2) high
hwnd, (HMENU)-1, //IDC_STATIC?
GetModuleHandle(NULL), NULL);

Can be:

• SS_ETCHEDFRAME
• SS_GRAYFRAME
• SS_GRAYRECT
• SS_BLACKFRAME
• look here for more...

[ovidiucucu]

But sadly, your image isnt what I really wanted.
So now I post an image please have a look and tell me how that can be accomplished.
Many thanks inadvance to you by the way...

Let us play "Etched-Raised"...

• change "Color" combo selection from "Etched" to "Gray"
• go to "Extended Styles" tab and check "Modal frame"
• drag to size the static control until see a line you like.

Not yet satisfied? Play yourself with styles/extended styles.

[buffal]

Thank you kkez and ovidiucucu. That is what I am looking for,