Is there an MFC Dialog editor(editor) ?

[soranz]

Hi, I'm just wondering if anybody knows of a program that helps with the visual aesthetics of a dialog box ?

Specifically, I'm trying to create symmetry between the different controls/buttons' sizes and distances between each other and it is difficult to 'eyeball' it with the dialog editor in VS.

Thanks !

[modoran]

Edit the generated .rc files manually.

[soranz]

Ahhaa thanks ! It always come down to doing things manually eh :p

[guestgulkan]

Hasn't VS dialog editor got a whole toolbar full of menu options for doing stuff like this (as well as a grid to align things to) ??

[soranz]

Yes there is and it's 'good enough'.

But, I was wondering if there existed something with more options, more depth with (for example) themes for button styles, color palettes etc. I mean, I can type in myControlColor = RGB(x, x, x) to set the color I want but having a visual palette where I can click the mouse a few times and instantly see the effect of a color choice or style would make things faster.

Maybe I'm wrong but was not a part of MFC to streamline 'typical' sections of code ? That would be something extra I'd like to see in the future...