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Transparent User Control
Posted by Mike Starkey at 2/5/2004 7:59:39 PM
I am trying to create a new user control. Is there anyway I can make the control itself transparent but still display the oval I plan to draw on it? Please help!! Thanks, Mike ...more >>


Programmatically obtain the name of the assembly
Posted by JezB at 2/5/2004 5:08:25 PM
How can I programatically obtain the name of the assembly that the code is executing in ? I've tried System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().FullName but this returns something like "WorkPlace.Presentation.CommonLib, Version=1.0.1496.30348, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=n...more >>

Detecting if ONLY a modifier was pressed
Posted by Andy Gilman at 2/5/2004 4:47:45 PM
How do I detect in a keyUp or keyDown handler if ONLY a modifier key was pressed. I pop up a list when the user starts typing. I dont want it to popup if they just hit Shift or Ctrl by themselves. ...more >>

Is it possible to change a MessageBox dialog's background color?
Posted by James Radke at 2/5/2004 4:47:14 PM
Hello, Is it possible to change the background color of a MessageBox dialog? Also, I would like to change the MessageBoxes button backcolor as well..... Thanks! Jim ...more >>

Change color of datagrid's scrollbars?
Posted by James Radke at 2/5/2004 4:46:10 PM
Hello, How can I change the background color of a datagrid's scrollbars (and the associated arrows)? Thanks! Jim ...more >>

Display Icon image in toolbar button.
Posted by Frank at 2/5/2004 4:01:06 PM
The icon image shows fine in IDE designer but it disappear when run the code. I use 16Bit color and 32x32 size for the imagelist. Anything wrong here. Frank...more >>

Master/Detail DataGrid in Windows Form app problem
Posted by a at 2/5/2004 2:13:13 PM
Hi, I'm following instructions at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vbcon/html/vbconintroductiontothedatagridcontrol.asp to create a Master/Detail DataGrid Windows Form app. I have a DataSet with two DataTables. I also have two DataGrids. The problem I have ...more >>

XP Themed Tab Controls and Pages
Posted by Andrew Jacobs at 2/5/2004 12:42:01 PM
Is there an easy way to apply XP themes to table controls and pages? I found two techniques requiring unmanaged access to the uxtheme DLL but I'd rather use existing code than resort to such low level programming myself. Any suggestions. Thanks ...more >>



DragDrop event
Posted by Michael Hutchinson at 2/5/2004 11:45:23 AM
Is there any way to get the DragDrop event fire when DragDropEffects.None is used? I'd like to restore the order of a Treeview after a failed rearrangement. -- Michael Hutchinson ...more >>

Opening winforms from an MFC application
Posted by Omer NO[at]SPAM nowhere.com at 2/5/2004 10:03:16 AM
Hi all, I guess this question has been asked many times in the past, but as a .NET newbie .... I have an MFC application from which I want to display some WinForms. The desired sequence is something like: - User presses a button - Winform opens up like any MFC modal dialog. - User enters ...more >>

expanding dropdownlist control values width dynamically
Posted by Imran at 2/5/2004 6:41:09 AM
I have a dropdownlist control on my form whose width is specified. It is loaded with values at runtime. If some value with greater width than the specified width of the combo, the whole value doesn't appear.I want the control to have fixed width but when clicked , values will large width are shown c...more >>

Simple Threading question
Posted by Eldon Ferran de Pol at 2/5/2004 3:36:05 AM
Am I right to assmune that setting a boolean varialbe is not inherently thread safe? This being the case is there a simple way for me to make it thread safe seeing as SyncLock will not work on a value type and Interlocked.Exchange() only works for Integfers and Single ...more >>

equivalent of web.config
Posted by tom at 2/5/2004 3:31:08 AM
hi, Is there an equivalent of the web.config for windows apps, so that it's easy to get configuration values like ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("myKey") in ASP.NET. Or do I have to use my own xml file and query that? thanx, t ...more >>

Launching a Mailto: URL
Posted by Vance Gloster at 2/5/2004 12:34:57 AM
Hi all, In a Windows Form application I need to launch the user's email application and create a message that they will then send, much as you can do in a web page with an Anchor tag with the HREF set to mailto:foo@company.com. Is there any way to do this programmatically within the .NET fram...more >>


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