Adding statusbar to CDialog and setting control positions correctly

So, I have a CDialog resource that I have had for a long time and I decided to add a statusbar to it. Here is the resource:

CDialog

All controls fit nicely in the dialog. Now, at runtime this is what it looks like:

The tutorial I followed was here and for the most part it works. Here is my setup code:

///////////////////////////////
m_StatusBar.Create(this); //We create the status bar

m_StatusBar.SetIndicators(indicators, 2); //Set the number of panes

CRect rect;
GetClientRect(&rect);
//Size the two panes
m_StatusBar.SetPaneInfo(0, ID_INDICATOR_DATE,
SBPS_NORMAL, 200);
m_StatusBar.SetPaneInfo(1, ID_INDICATOR_MEETING_TYPE, SBPS_STRETCH, 0);

//This is where we actually draw it on the screen
RepositionBars(AFX_IDW_CONTROLBAR_FIRST, AFX_IDW_CONTROLBAR_LAST,
ID_INDICATOR_DATE);
GetDynamicLayout()->AddItem(m_StatusBar.GetSafeHwnd(),
CMFCDynamicLayout::MoveVertical(100), CMFCDynamicLayout::SizeHorizontal(100));
///////////////////////////////


I have tried without WindowsBlinds and the issues are still there.

So my issues are:

1/ The controls are overlapping the status bar. How do I accurately set these controls in the resource editor so this issue won't happen? How should it be resolved? Hit n miss?

2/ My dialog supports resizing by using the dynamic layouts and it has the OBM_SIZE in the bottom right:

OBM_SIZE

void CResizingDialog::InitialiseResizeIcon(CBitmap& rBmpResize, CStatic& rLblResize, CWnd* pDialog)
{
CRect rcIcon, rcClient;

if (pDialog != nullptr)
{
rBmpResize.LoadOEMBitmap(OBM_SIZE);
rLblResize.Create(nullptr, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | SS_BITMAP,
CRect(0, 0, 16, 16), pDialog, IDC_STATIC_RESIZE);
rLblResize.SetBitmap(rBmpResize);

pDialog->GetClientRect(rcClient);
rLblResize.GetClientRect(rcIcon);
rLblResize.SetWindowPos(&CWnd::wndTop,
rcClient.right - rcIcon.Width(),
rcClient.bottom - rcIcon.Height(), 0, 0, SWP_NOSIZE);

CMFCDynamicLayout *pDynamicLayout = pDialog->GetDynamicLayout();
if (pDynamicLayout != nullptr)
{
CMFCDynamicLayout::MoveSettings moveSettings = CMFCDynamicLayout::MoveHorizontalAndVertical(100, 100);
CMFCDynamicLayout::SizeSettings sizeSettings = CMFCDynamicLayout::SizeNone();

pDynamicLayout->AddItem(rLblResize.GetSafeHwnd(), moveSettings, sizeSettings);
}
}
}


How do I avoid the issue that you can see there now in the bottom right?

Update

It looked like I should use CreateEx And use this style SBARS_SIZEGRIP. Then stop creating my own resize icon. I assume the two grippers will look the same. So this might be one of the answers.

CreateEx

SBARS_SIZEGRIP

I tried using the above flag but unfortunately I can't use it:

This gripper is not consistent with the other one I am using so I need to keep my original one instead.

Update 2

I now realise that the gripper is always created anyway, so I had two grippers there! I have now derived my own statusbar class and switched off the default gripper:

BOOL CCreateReportStatusBar::PreCreateWindow(CREATESTRUCT& cs)
{
BOOL bRet = CStatusBar::PreCreateWindow(cs);
cs.style &= ~SBARS_SIZEGRIP;

return bRet;
}


So now I only have the one gripper. But my two issues still remain.

Update 3

I stumbled over this. In theory if I override this DrawGripper method I should be able to render my own gripper instead. Doesn't work. The method is never called.

DrawGripper

Update 4

I decided not to fight the system. I have let the status bardraw the themes gripper and I have adjusted my resizing dialog class to also draw the themes gripper. So all is good.

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