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all groups > dotnet windows forms controls > august 2004 > threads for august 22 - 28, 2004

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Free Version of Magic Library
Posted by w.binz NO[at]SPAM gmx.de at 8/27/2004 12:23:26 PM
Hi, the version 2.0 of Magic Library is commercial. The older versions were for free. Has someone an older version and would share this version with me? Thanks Werner...more >>


Return file as string
Posted by Microsoft at 8/26/2004 6:59:04 PM
Is there a way in vb.net to have the user browse to a file and return that file's name and path as strings? ...more >>

Read stream one line at a time
Posted by Microsoft at 8/26/2004 6:39:21 PM
I am trying to use the openfilediaolog to open a file and read it one line at a time. openfiledialog returns a stream and from what I can see, streamreader is the only way to read a file one line at a time Anyone offer some guidance as to how to get around this. ...more >>

How to construct System.Drawing.Color?
Posted by Klaus Bonadt at 8/26/2004 11:47:39 AM
I would like to retrieve Color settings, serialize them via XML and construct the Color struct afterwards in order to use RichTextBox.SelectionColor. This would be easy if do not have to serialize the color, for example: ColorDialog colorDialog1 = new ColorDialog(); // Set the initial...more >>

Override ImageIndex property
Posted by dan.fontanesi NO[at]SPAM ngc.com at 8/25/2004 3:22:01 PM
I'm subclassing the button control and would like to change it so that instead of just an ImageIndex property, the user sees four properties called: ImageIndexNormal ImageIndexPressed ImageIndexHover ImageIndexDisabled And each of these properties acts like the ImageIndex property, ie., ...more >>

Building an array of checkboxes
Posted by steven.cooper NO[at]SPAM infocision.com at 8/25/2004 1:58:09 PM
I have a form that has a GroupBox1 with 4 check boxes in it. Test1 checkbox, Test2 checkbox, etc.. I need a way to iterate through the checkboxes and store in an array all checkboxes whos values is checked. Here is what I have : For Each ctl In Me.GroupBox1.Controls If TypeOf ctl Is...more >>

is reset datasource of bound combobox possible?
Posted by njp at 8/25/2004 10:37:02 AM
BlankHi, I can't get this to work and don't even know if it's possible. Bottom line, can a datasource be reset via code? 1) I have two bound comboboxes on a tab page control (have no idea if the tab page causes a problem). The comboboxes are bound via their SelectedValue property. 2) Bot...more >>

Remove dynamically created PictureBoxes from form
Posted by Henry at 8/25/2004 2:57:05 AM
Hi, I have added dynamically a variable amount of pictureboxes (names are PictureBox_000000, PictureBox_000001 ....) in my form (according to a selected list item). If another list item is selected I want to remove these PictureBoxes from the form and add the new Pictureboxes according to t...more >>



Localizing PrintPreviewDialog
Posted by Nick Carter at 8/24/2004 7:55:21 PM
It looks as if the PrintPreviewDialog control cannot be localized and I wondered if anyone can confirm or deny this. All of the other dialog controls appear to be based on their equivalent Windows controls and therefore they get localized if you use a localized version of Windows. The PrintP...more >>

obtain a refference to parent form in child controls initialization
Posted by Bamse at 8/24/2004 4:02:06 PM
Hi, I have this problem: In several custom controls, derived from Windows.Forms.{TextBox, CheckBox, TabControl, etc} I need to get a refference to the hosting form as early as possible.(I need to subscribe to events in order to execute some code). the problem is that some controls can be pl...more >>

Can't hide tabs of tab control???
Posted by jqpdev at 8/24/2004 2:32:47 PM
Does anyone know how to hide the tabs of the tab control? I've tried changing the height of the tabs to zero but that doesn't fix it. I've also found a bug in the tab control. The bug is when a developer sets the alignment to bottom and the tabs style to flat buttons. When the form is loaded...more >>

What Button Was Clicked ??
Posted by Charles A. Lackman at 8/23/2004 12:22:46 PM
Hello, I have a project with multiple child forms (created from DLLs). When a button in the child form is clicked the Parent form needs to know what button was clicked. Any Suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Chuck ...more >>

Form doesn't close w/ two instances of usercontrol
Posted by at 8/23/2004 10:19:21 AM
Hi, I have create a user control which is basically an extension of a list box. The listbox allows to edit the items by showing a control (e.g a text box, but not necessarily) when an item is double clicked. Due to requirement for generic implementation, the editing control is acquired ...more >>

user controls scrolling problem
Posted by thivyaa77 NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 8/23/2004 8:19:12 AM
Hi All i am creating a user control that holds controls.. the problem is when i add controls to the container control, the controls added scrolls up.. wot shud i do to stop the scrolling in the container control.. i am inherting the parentcontroldesigner and not scrollablecontroldesigner.. ...more >>

Listview MouseUp not Firing
Posted by WaydeWyatt at 8/22/2004 7:01:02 PM
I recieved some excellent help from this newsgroup to modify the ListView's shift-click multiselect behavoir (see below). The problem I'm having now is that MouseUp event will not fire until the mouse is moved. Anyone have any ideas how to workaround this? ""Ying-Shen Yu[MSFT]"" wrote: ...more >>


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