Is there a Panel to use in Dialog App?

[jangus]

I am working on a dialog based program with MFC.

Because of old programming habits I would like to split the dialog window in areas. In my previous programming language I used a "Panel" to do that. I see that in a Form application there is a Panel to be used.

Is there a class that I can add in OnInitDialog for this purpose?

[GCDEF]

With the right combination of properties you can make a static text control look like one.

[jangus]

Thanks for the idé, but finally made a GroupBox instead using:

CButton m_groupBox;
m_groupBox.Create(L"Caption", WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|BS_GROUPBOX,
CRect(0, 0, 200, 200), this, ID_MYGROUPBOX);

[Mike Harnad]

If I were you, I'd take the advice of GCDEF. Using a text control to define "child" areas on a dialog is pretty standard practice. You may run into some rendering and message problems if you use a button control.