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all groups > dotnet windows forms > october 2004 > threads for tuesday october 5

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Application loses focus after switching back from other applications on the desktop
Posted by bill at 10/5/2004 6:26:05 PM
I don't know how to narrow down the possible causes of the problem. Here is how to reproduce it. 1. Start the .NET application 2. Switch to other application on the taskbar. 3. Click the .NET application on the taskbar to switch back. Now I can see the title bar is blue. Once I click anywhe...more >>


CreateGraphics
Posted by Jon Shemitz at 10/5/2004 3:23:51 PM
It's safe to "call [CreateGraphics] from any thread" - does that mean it's also safe to use that Graphics object from the thread it was created in, and draw on a control from a thread that didn't create the control? -- programmer, author http://www.midnightbeach.com and father h...more >>

Transparent labels taking too long to paint
Posted by Marcus J at 10/5/2004 2:53:01 PM
I'm trying to set up a GUI that lets me go from one panel to another, each having a background image. The problem I'm having is that on each panel there will be a lot of controls, a lot of labels to be honest, and the labels are drawing really slow because I've set them to be transparent(the g...more >>

WaitCursor does not display in TextBox or RichTextBox
Posted by twahl at 10/5/2004 1:21:04 PM
Hi, I have a windows form with a TextBox and a RichTextBox. In response to a button press event I issue the following command: Cursor = Cursors.WaitCursor This cursor changes to the wait cursor when the mouse is over the form except if it is over the TextBox or RichTextBox. Is this a bug...more >>

How to change the height of the main menu bar?
Posted by Dave Leach at 10/5/2004 12:43:04 PM
I am developing a Windows Forms application using VS.NET and C#. It is using the MDI style interface. See earlier posting "How to change the font of the main menu in application window?" started 9/28/2004 in this discussion group. Okay, now that I can change the font of the menu items on th...more >>

Can't configure security for client side control
Posted by 0to60 at 10/5/2004 12:05:41 PM
I've created a Windows.Forms control and placed it on an aspx page with the <object> tag and verified that it works nicely. But, when I add functionality to it (specifically, stuff from system.net.sockets) I get a security policy violation. I've followed the instructions given at http://msdn.m...more >>

How to know if Deactivate Event is caused by closing?
Posted by QL at 10/5/2004 11:27:02 AM
I have an event handler that is called when Deactivate even is raised. The reason is I want the form to do some stuff when it is deactivated, e.g., when screen saver starts to run. However, whenever I close the window, the deactivate even handler get called also. And it run into errors since s...more >>

Pressing Enter in a textbox
Posted by Paul Steele at 10/5/2004 11:17:05 AM
Hi, I've got a number of textbox's on a windows form in VC++ .NET. I've got it so that when the user presses [ENTER] whilst in a textbox then it goes to the next tabstop. This works fine however Windows play the ding sound as if a invalid key has been pressed. Is there a way to stop this happ...more >>



No Touch Deployment
Posted by Jason MacKenzie at 10/5/2004 9:47:21 AM
Is there a way my application can tell what web server it was launched from? I want to point to web services on the same server the application was launched from. Any help is appreciated, Jason MacKenzie ...more >>

Z Order of controls?
Posted by Ă–zden Irmak at 10/5/2004 1:36:58 AM
Hello, Let's say I have 3 button controls over each other on a form and I want to define their Z Orders. Anybody knows a way? Thanks, Özden ...more >>


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