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all groups > dotnet windows forms > april 2007 > threads for april 8 - 14, 2007

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Adding an event handler to a dynamically populated control
Posted by Elmo Watson at 4/14/2007 6:20:55 PM
I've got a subroutine that can do something when the image in the Picturebox is doubleclicked, that works just fine Private Sub pb1_DoubleClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles pb1.DoubleClick ShowImage(pb1) End Sub Private Sub ShowImage(ByVal ctrl As Contro...more >>


Datagridview help
Posted by Bill Angus at 4/14/2007 2:03:19 PM
I'm looking for help with datagridview. I have a form that works with a Databale bound to a datagridview. However I only want to display and edit a few colums (in a different order than they appear in the underlying datatable). When I set autogeneratecolumns to false, as in the example below, ...more >>

This code compiles/runs but breaks designer...
Posted by Charlie NO[at]SPAM CBFC at 4/14/2007 11:03:32 AM
Hi: This code compiles and runs fine, but I get this error when try to open a form in WinForm designer. Commenting it out fixes problem. Weird! "Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at RepairShop.DataService.get_ConnectionString() in C:\My Projects\RepairShop\DataServi...more >>

minimize window problem
Posted by SushiSean at 4/13/2007 5:20:02 PM
ok. I use VS2005 and framework 2 i have some winform and in Form_Load event i try make this.Hide() private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { bool logged = AutoLogin(); if (logged) { this.Hide(); } } But this doesn'...more >>

Graphics dpi not correct
Posted by MarcG at 4/13/2007 11:50:02 AM
I am in the load event of a user control. I get its Graphics with this.CreateGraphics() The DpiX and DpiY are both always 96.0 This does not vary, regardless of the actual resolution of the screen. I have tested the value in code that is executed after the load event, and the value is the s...more >>

Can't get reference to ConfigurationManager
Posted by Charlie NO[at]SPAM CBFC at 4/13/2007 9:01:17 AM
Hi: How do you access ConfigurationManager? In the object browser it's listed under System.Configuration, but I can't get to it using System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager. Need to read connection strings from an app.config file. Thanks, Charlie ...more >>

Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy & Paste
Posted by Charlie NO[at]SPAM CBFC at 4/13/2007 7:49:44 AM
Hi: How do you implement Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy and Paste functionality within a WinForm menu? Is there a command or do you have to write it custom? Also, when doing ctrl+x (cut command) in a WinForm textbox, text is not cut. Would like to add this functionality to my application. Thank...more >>

Problems with BackGroundWorker
Posted by CH at 4/13/2007 1:53:42 AM
Hy, I have a backgroundworker doing some work when the user presses a button, the problem is when I quickly start and stop the backgroundworker, after 3-4 starts the DoWork event doesn't fire anymore. What usualy happends is this: 1. start the worker 2. immediately stop the worker (everything...more >>



How to associate a menu item with a toolbarbutton?
Posted by supermonkey at 4/12/2007 10:20:53 PM
As we all known, a menuItem often has a corresponding toolbar button in a windows form program. I want to associate a menuItem with corresponding toobarbutton which has the same action with it. So that when I check a menuItem, the toolbarbutton will also looks like "pressed". In MFC, we cal...more >>

Is it possible to set a TextRenderingHint for an entire appplication?
Posted by Keith at 4/12/2007 4:31:07 PM
Hello, I would like to be able to have my app use Clear Type (or at least antialiased) text rendering. Is there a way to enable this for an entire application? I don't see any properties that allow for setting a TextRenderingHint on an individual control (Label for example), but since t...more >>

How to capture my form
Posted by Gregory Khra at 4/12/2007 12:52:03 PM
I am developing Windows Forms application in C# using VS 2005. The application draws some shapes on the panel. I need to change color intensity on pixel-by-pixel basis (to compensate for monitor flaws). It appears that the most reasonable way is to capture the image to bitmap, update the bitma...more >>

How to capture keystroke
Posted by Larry Smith at 4/12/2007 10:51:21 AM
(Sorry for multi-posting this in "microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.csharp") Hi there, Can someone enlighten me on how to trap a keystroke in my "PropertyGrid" override. I see functions or properrites at the control or form level called: OnKeyDown OnKeyPress OnKeyUp OnPreviewKeyDown P...more >>

(under Vista) program.exe has stopped working
Posted by gmb at 4/12/2007 12:10:19 AM
Hello, Whenever I close my program, whether it is closed by executing this->Close(); or window's close button I do get this window informing that some "problem cause the program to stop working correctly". I tried running .exe with compatibility options and as administrator. Compiled under V...more >>

Remove double quotes
Posted by Jared at 4/12/2007 12:00:00 AM
What the hell is going on here? Dim s As String s = "ja""red" Trace.WriteLine(s.Replace("""","") ...more >>

Grabbing window messages
Posted by Darren Mar-Elia at 4/11/2007 10:49:09 PM
I've got a WinForms app. Essentially all this app is is a notification try icon with an optional configuration form. I am trying to capture the WM_SETTINGCHANGE window message coming to my app. Since the app has no form, I'm doing this by adding a MessageFilter to the form. In my MessageFilter...more >>

user control hell (reverse migrating...)
Posted by Ariel at 4/11/2007 10:38:02 PM
Hi. I bought a user control for .Net 2005 from a software company. They say there is no way to use it in .Net 2003. I can install 2.0 Framework, but the usage must be inside 2003. How can this be done? I understood there was some way to wrap around it, and create a new user control. Tha...more >>

How many controls?
Posted by Darren Gulliver at 4/11/2007 6:14:24 PM
Hi, Is there a limitation on how many controls can be displayed on a windows form? Currently I'm still using VB6 of which only 255 controls are allowed on a form. My company is looking to go over to .net for support reseasons. Cheers Darren ...more >>

Flash
Posted by VJ at 4/11/2007 5:10:38 PM
The flash that is played on HTML, can I use it embedded in a WindowsForm, and also work with it as in a Webpage. Please provide any links to materials that we can use VJ ...more >>

SmartClient - ASP.NET Issue
Posted by Mike at 4/11/2007 6:02:20 AM
Greetings, I have an aspx page where on it is a link that calls my smartclient (a windows form) that opens up. When the user is done in the form, he or she hits a button that saves data and closes the form. I want the smartclient to call the opened browser (IE6 and maybe 7 down the line) and r...more >>

DataGridViewComboBoxColumn, selecting items in dropdownlist
Posted by Coen at 4/11/2007 4:08:03 AM
Hi, I'm using in a DataGridView the DataGridViewComboBoxColumn (VS2005-VB.NET). My problem: selecting items in the dropdownlist don't behave like I want. Example: the dgv-dropdownlist shows: "Red, red, Green, green, Black, black". Now the user selects the 'green' item. Then, first 'green' b...more >>

Problem with class inherited from DataGridView (VS-2005)
Posted by uncle.serge NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 4/11/2007 2:19:41 AM
In my app's form there are 8 instances of the same (functionally same) grid which should handle data of URL type (same 3 columns, same validations, same data classes, same visual behavior). Instead of recreating in VS Designer this grid 8 times, I wrote a class UrlGrid which inherits from standa...more >>

how to select a hilighted row from the listview.
Posted by shahla.saeed NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 4/11/2007 1:00:08 AM
hi, plz help me out how to select a hilighted row from the listview. listView1.Items[i].Selected=true. does not solve my prblem bcoz "i" is unkown to me. what i need is that user can select any row frm the listview and from that selected row i want to retrive its first two coloums.(both coloum...more >>

TextBox with highlighted words
Posted by Paul E Collins at 4/10/2007 11:47:21 PM
I'd like to highlight the current word as the user moves through a TextBox. I don't mean *select* it, but give it a distinctive background colour. The code seems simple enough: whenever the caret moves, search backwards and forwards in the text to find the next space characters and highli...more >>

Implementing Drag and Drop in a drawing program in C#
Posted by jaffar.kazi NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 4/10/2007 11:13:05 PM
Hi. I'm implementing a drawing like program. The functionality I want is something like this: I have a drawing area. When I draw something on it, I have the ability to move it around. However, if I move it OUTSIDE the drawing area, a new drawing area should be created and the drawing should ...more >>

Switching to another form
Posted by John. S. at 4/10/2007 4:22:34 PM
Hi, I've created two forms at design time: Form1 and Form2. Form1 is the main form. I'd like to switch to Form2 if a button is clicked on Form1. What is the proper way to accomplish that? I know the Show() and ShowDialog() functions but don't know how to use them. Do I need to add some - #inc...more >>

Embedding Windows Media in Windows Forms App
Posted by Alex Maghen at 4/10/2007 9:54:01 AM
Hi. I want to embed a Windows Media control in a Windows Forms form but I'm a little confused about the right way to do it. I want to set it up so that it will use the version of Windows Media that the user has on his/her computer, rather than needing to include the entire Windows Media packag...more >>

Funny CheckBox
Posted by Marius Horak at 4/10/2007 6:28:32 AM
A small UserControl, just 5 TextBoxes and two CheckBoxes. Design mode AutoSize = False CheckAlign = MiddleLeft FlatStyle = Flat RightToLeft = Yes Size = 128, 20 Text = VIP (Holding Bay) TextAlign = MiddleLeft But in Runtime mode the Text is "(VIP (Holding Bay" (excluding quotes). And...more >>

Not enough storage is available to process this command
Posted by Spence at 4/9/2007 8:42:02 PM
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.UpdateLayered() at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnHandleCreated(EventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmCreate(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m) at Syst...more >>

Dynamicly loading displaying different controls on the form
Posted by WebMatrix at 4/9/2007 6:00:02 PM
I have 2 forms that I need to merge into one form. When user clicks button A, controls (textboxes, dropdowns, etc) need to fill a form area, when user clicks button B different controls should be displayed. What's the best way of doing? I put 2 panels that contain different sets of contro...more >>

ClickOnce : ApplicationURI is null, but Allow URL parameters to be passed to application is enabled....
Posted by Joe at 4/9/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hello, I am trying to access the ApplicationURI property, but it seems that no matter what I do, it is null. I have enabled the "Allow URL parameters to be passed to application", but with no effect. My test program is really simple: if (ApplicationDeployment.IsNetworkDeployed) { ...more >>


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