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all groups > dotnet windows forms > march 2008 > threads for march 22 - 28, 2008

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New db application advise
Posted by John at 3/28/2008 8:20:43 PM
Hi I need to write my first vb.net/sql server app and I just need pointers as to how pros do it. My app is a multi-user apps which needs to refresh from what other users are adding to the backend sql server db. My question is; 1. Do I just drag the fields on to a form and let the vs 200...more >>


Effective coloring in RichTextBox
Posted by Jakub Cermak at 3/28/2008 11:51:04 AM
Hello, I've RichTextBox with quite long text (thousands of lines) and I'm doing something line syntax coloring. I set different colors to each word, number etc. with selecting the text (Select()) and the setting SelectionColor. But it's very slow. I even tried to send the messages manually a...more >>

ListView flickering
Posted by kelvin.koogan@googlemail.com at 3/28/2008 7:26:56 AM
Using VS2005, C++, .NET I have a ListView with OwnerDraw=true, Details view, that I am using to display messages in real-time. Ideally I want to scroll down to the bottom, i.e. most recent message, each time one is added. However the control flickers horribly, much worse than the RichTextBox...more >>

How can I make Winform with Vista style using .Net Framework 2.0?
Posted by Wang.ZhiAn at 3/27/2008 8:19:01 PM
The followings codes I am trying to realize it are: Firstly, instantiate a Winfrom inherited from "System.Windows.Forms.Form", Secondly, Load background image to the Winform and override fellowing codes to realize transparent effect: ------------------------------------------------------- p...more >>

APP.Config , Configuration system failed to initialize
Posted by ns at 3/27/2008 8:18:01 AM
I am getting the following error "ConfigurationErrorsException was unhandled, Configuration system failed to initialize" This were working fine in Web based application and i am porting it to windows form, the only thing that i removed is the version ifnormation for the type in namevalue...more >>

Persisting field form values
Posted by John at 3/26/2008 10:22:46 PM
Hi I have a form with a couple of text boxes and a list box. The user is able to type text in text boxes and add elements to the list box. My question is; how can I persist the values in these fields so they remain when the form is closed and opened again by the user, either in the current ...more >>

Form loading speed optimising
Posted by John at 3/26/2008 9:32:22 PM
Hi I have a form which does a few operations at start-up which take a long while. I would like to divide the operations in two parts, one that can run first time form is loaded and second part that only runs once user opens the form subsequent time. How do I go about doing this? I presume I...more >>

big problem with Win XP
Posted by Andy at 3/26/2008 5:49:02 PM
Hi just wondering if you can help i am operating on windows xp sp2 and cant acess the disk drive, use the mouse or keyboard in windows but they all work before the windows load screen. Also i dont have a boot disk to reinstall windows, but windows dosent give me any error messages saying there...more >>



Inherited Form Question
Posted by Robert E. Flaherty at 3/26/2008 9:26:25 AM
I created a form which I named SpreadTemplate1 and use it for others forms to inherit from, like the form that I named frmMyCustomersVendorList. The form frmMyCustomersVendorList as its own controls plus controls that it inherited from SpreadTemplate1. Both have a InitializeComponent() metho...more >>

const Image to set DefaultValue on Image property
Posted by CBanu [IXIA] at 3/26/2008 5:42:35 AM
Hi all, I'm having some problems with one of my controls. I derived a control (MyImageButton) only to set a specific Image on it (MyToolTipInfoButton) when calling the constructor. However, the designer doesn't know about this change, because on the Image property the DefaultValueAttribute is...more >>

Equivalent of Delphi SpeedButton
Posted by Steve Thackery at 3/25/2008 2:32:03 PM
I'm a complete newbie to C# and .Net programming, and am just learning the environment by rewriting one of my existing Delphi apps from the ground up in C# 2008 Express. I've got a row of buttons which I want to work like radio buttons - that is, one of the buttons in the row is "down", and...more >>

WM5 VS2008 sdf Database deployment option
Posted by SteveS at 3/25/2008 11:01:04 AM
I have a mobile application with a .sdf Database included. I am developing on Windows XP SP2 and deploying to Microsoft Device Emulator V3. In Solution Explorer if I right click and go into properties for the database, the "Copy to Output Directory" option does not appear to be working prop...more >>

Global Key Event Capute in C# on Vista
Posted by Alex Maghen at 3/25/2008 8:17:04 AM
Hi - Sorry if I'm in the wrong forum. Trying to find the right place. Back on XP, I had downloaded and messed with a C# wrapper library which allowed me to globally capture keypress events (meaning, allowed me to respond to keyboard key-presses even when my application was not "in front." N...more >>

Textbox
Posted by Arne Garvander at 3/25/2008 7:46:01 AM
I set a default value in for a textbox. Does the textbox have a property that would tell if the operator has type anything into the textbox? -- Arne Garvander Certified Geek Professional Data Dude...more >>

FilterItemOnProperty?
Posted by Jeff Johnson at 3/24/2008 5:21:03 PM
Does anyone have any idea what the ListControl.FilterItemOnProperty() method does? I'm not sure the MSDN documentation for it is written in English.... ...more >>

I failed operating Windows Vista Speech Recogition
Posted by Dannys at 3/22/2008 2:17:00 AM
I tried to operate Windows Vista Speech Recogition through Go to Start/All Programs/Accessories/Ease of Access/ to start Windows Speech Recognition (WSR). but I got a feedback : I have no possibilty to operate this character for your language. Help please-- ds...more >>


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