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all groups > dotnet windows forms > february 2004 > threads for wednesday february 11

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Suppress tooltips in TreeView.
Posted by Vladimir Bezugliy at 2/11/2004 11:56:53 PM
How can I supress tooltips in my TreeView?...more >>


image in a datagrid column header
Posted by harry at 2/11/2004 7:13:02 PM
Hello, I would like to instead of placing text in to the header of a column in a windows.forms.datagrid to place an image instead. Can it be done? Googling doesn't seem to come up with anything like this except for creation of an image column style, which is close to what I want but not quit...more >>

Shutdown fails when app is running
Posted by Nick Ma at 2/11/2004 5:05:28 PM
I'm having problems getting windows to close my app when the user shuts down or logs off. All I have in my project is a module and a form. The module contains the following code: Module modMain Sub Main() Dim frm As New Form1 frm.ShowDialog() End Sub ...more >>

Smooth progress bar
Posted by Joseph Tate at 2/11/2004 3:47:10 PM
I'm using the .Net ProgressBar, but can only manage the distinct style bar. I'm used to the MFC CProgressBar which allows you to set a "smooth" style. Is there a way to get the smooth style using .Net? I'm using Managed Code Extensions in C++. Joseph...more >>

Scroll Lock
Posted by Brandon Owensby at 2/11/2004 2:33:26 PM
Is there away to determine the Scroll Lock state? Thanks, Brandon ...more >>

Deployment issue
Posted by james_morris1232000 NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com.au at 2/11/2004 2:22:11 PM
I have a windows application written in C#. I need to distribute this app. What are the files you need to do this. I know that the machines are to be installed .NET SDK. I just need to know what are the files from my project that should be copied to the destination machines. Thanks in advance...more >>

DataGrid, how to prevent Insert
Posted by a at 2/11/2004 1:40:29 PM
How can I prevent the user from clicking on the last row to insert new records. I just want my DataGrid to do updates. Thanks. ...more >>

DrawItem lost for MenuItem in MDI app
Posted by Eugene Pankov at 2/11/2004 1:10:57 PM
Found a problem: a Form for MDI app contains MenuItems with OwnerDraw=true and added DrawItem and MeasureItem functions. The form contains a Child Form with a normal menu. If you open a few child forms and close them - the OwnerDrawn menu on the parent form disappears - just a blank rectangl...more >>



When can I use a MessageBox?
Posted by Top Gun at 2/11/2004 1:03:36 PM
I have certain conditions that I check during the Load event and would like to display a MessageBox. I tried doing this in the Activated event, but can't do it here. Is there an event that I can use to display the error? ...more >>

IP address handling
Posted by Ahmed Shafi at 2/11/2004 1:02:14 PM
Hi there, Is there a control that I can use in C# which will help me work with IP addresses conveniently? And how can I add and subbtract IP addresses? ...more >>

winform(smart client) inside browser
Posted by james at 2/11/2004 12:26:07 PM
Has anyone tried this before? When a user hits a site http:\\www.mysite.com\sclient.exe I would like the form to stay inside the browser rather than pop up as a separate window, similar to Java's applets....more >>

Make some DataGrid columns editable while others are not editable
Posted by a at 2/11/2004 12:08:23 PM
Is it possible to make some DataGrid's column editable, while some others not editable? Thanks. ...more >>

A DotNet Severe Limitation ?
Posted by Dave Brown at 2/11/2004 11:41:13 AM
I believe I have found a severe limitation of DotNet, with respect to hosting Windows Form Controls in WebPages. It appears this is only possible when the web is configured on Port 80. Any other port and the control will not display. After a couple of days of searching the newsgroups/various for...more >>

Images in PropertyGrid
Posted by JezB at 2/11/2004 11:23:57 AM
I'm using a PropertyGrid and one of the properties I'm displaying is of type Image. The grid allows the user to pick an image from a file using a standard image browser. However, what it returns back to the property grid is in raw Image format, which does not include the filename - but I want to ...more >>

Re: Changing backcolor of a checkbox
Posted by Elif at 2/11/2004 9:46:53 AM
I am trying to change the back color of a checkbox. OnPaint method has a System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs parameter. This is a general paint method for the whole control including its label, checkbox and background. The ClipRectangle property shows the boundaries of the whole control, if th...more >>

Web Browser locks after SHowModal
Posted by NesClip at 2/11/2004 7:08:02 AM
I have a modal dialog which has the web browser control in it. The first time it comes up fine. If I hide and then reshow, the form comes up, but the Web Browser is locked. Kent ...more >>

Label not showing up on gui form called from within load handler of other form
Posted by gs_sarge NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 2/11/2004 6:18:01 AM
Hi: I'm trying to setup a simple message box that displays a message (like "Exiting Applicaton....). It's a simple form with only one label on it, displayed in the center. The label's text is set after initializecomponents is called from the form's constructor. I'm trying to use this in...more >>

Autoscaling forms according to system font size.
Posted by Imp at 2/11/2004 6:16:08 AM
..NET v1.1, C#. Hi, i have a form to which user controls are dynamically added (and removed). When i change the system font and re-boot the dynamically added controls do not re-scale. Yes, AutoScale is True for the dialogue and i can demonstrate the correct scaling behaviour if i add my ...more >>

DataGrid Sorting and CollectionBase
Posted by Mark Phillips at 2/11/2004 6:11:06 AM
I am creating a n tier application that passes a strong typed collections using CollectionBase. However, this collection does not sort in the Winforms Data Grid. I have set allow sorting from the designer and code, but it does not work. Any suggestions on how to get this to work Thanks Mark...more >>

TreeView and Multiselect.
Posted by Vladimir Bezugliy at 2/11/2004 4:22:30 AM
I do not find properties Multiselect in the TreeView. Can I in some way select several items at once?...more >>

Iterating through forms in an application
Posted by june NO[at]SPAM howden.biz at 2/11/2004 2:56:21 AM
I want to be able to reference an open form in my application. I thought this would be easy by iterating through all forms in the application but I can't figure out how to do this. I have tried using the Form.mdiChildren as recommended in another post but this did not return any results. This do...more >>

Generic GDI+ Error in Datagrid
Posted by Dirk Huber at 2/11/2004 12:46:05 AM
Hello on one client machine (Win 98, 128 MB RAM, 82% Resources free) there are red crosses inside the datagrids of my App. instead of data Sometimes the message "Generic GDI+ error" comes up. Everything else seems to work (i.e. normal textboxes) If one row in the datagrid is clicked, the data on...more >>


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