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I want to build a own set of Forms and Controls that are not inherited from the "Windows.Forms." stuff and only are inherited from Component. Some thing like the Shape Designer sample found at. http://www.windowsforms.net/articles/shapedesigner.aspx But I do not want to Build all the Designer stuff myself because there are so many little things (like mutli selection etc) that the Shape Designer forget and the Shapedeisgner is not always working properly. I instead want to use the Designtime behaviour of the Windows Forms stuff. My Button Control for example looks something like this: public Class MyButton inherits Component public windowsButton as Windows.Forms.Button sub new() if designtime then windowsButton = new Windows.Forms.Button end if end sub .... My Own Properties End Class I want to have the Look and Feel of the Windows Forms at Designtime but not want that my Controls are inherited from "Windows.Forms.*" at runtime. Any Idea how to do this ?
All .NET controls under Windows.Forms assembly derive from Component. They
are special kind of components because they have visual representation on the document surface. If you want your custom controls to be inheriting from Component only, I believe you will have to deal with their appearances (just like the shapedesigner components) unlike inheriting from .NET widgets where their appearances are already available and customizable. First of all, I would like to know why you need to attain this, perhaps you're confused on what you want/need to do... -- Joey Calisay http://spaces.msn.com/members/joeycalisay/ [quoted text, click to view] <micha@nospam.com> wrote in message news:ctikjb$ofk$00$1@news.t-online.com... > Hello > > I want to build a own set of Forms and Controls that are > not inherited from the "Windows.Forms." stuff and only are inherited from > Component. > > Some thing like the Shape Designer sample found at. > http://www.windowsforms.net/articles/shapedesigner.aspx > > But I do not want to Build all the Designer stuff myself because there > are so many little things (like mutli selection etc) that the Shape Designer > forget > and the Shapedeisgner is not always working properly. > > I instead want to use the Designtime behaviour of the Windows Forms stuff. > > My Button Control for example looks something like this: > > public Class MyButton > inherits Component > > public windowsButton as Windows.Forms.Button > > sub new() > if designtime then > windowsButton = new Windows.Forms.Button > end if > end sub > > .... > > My Own Properties > > End Class > > > I want to have the Look and Feel of the Windows Forms at Designtime > but not want that my Controls are inherited from "Windows.Forms.*" > at runtime. > > Any Idea how to do this ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Hey Joey
It's not easy to explain, but it's the same Problem as if you like to create Forms and Controls that Work under Windows and Linux/Unix or Web the same time. To Create Controls/Forms that run under Linux or any Plattform or Device you can not use Windows.Forms.*. You have to use Plattform dependent Assemblies. So I have to Develop the GUI for every Plattform and doing things twice or triple. So why not have one Set of Controls for all. A Button looks and Felels the same under Windows, Web Linux. It has Left/Top/Visible Text etc Properties and looks always like a Button. I want to write the GUI and Code and don't want to care about the Platform or the "Device" on which it will run later. [quoted text, click to view] >>inheriting from .NET widgets What do you mean with Widgets ? Do you mean it as an other Word for the Windows.Forms.* Classes or is there a Sample out there which is calles "Widgets" If yes, can you send me the link for this sample ? Thanx for your help Micha [quoted text, click to view] > All .NET controls under Windows.Forms assembly derive from Component. They > are special kind of components because they have visual representation on > the document surface. If you want your custom controls to be inheriting > from Component only, I believe you will have to deal with their appearances > (just like the shapedesigner components) unlike inheriting from .NET widgets > where their appearances are already available and customizable. > > First of all, I would like to know why you need to attain this, perhaps > you're confused on what you want/need to do... > > -- > Joey Calisay > http://spaces.msn.com/members/joeycalisay/ > > > <micha@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:ctikjb$ofk$00$1@news.t-online.com... > > Hello > > > > I want to build a own set of Forms and Controls that are > > not inherited from the "Windows.Forms." stuff and only are inherited from > > Component. > > > > Some thing like the Shape Designer sample found at. > > http://www.windowsforms.net/articles/shapedesigner.aspx > > > > But I do not want to Build all the Designer stuff myself because there > > are so many little things (like mutli selection etc) that the Shape > Designer > > forget > > and the Shapedeisgner is not always working properly. > > > > I instead want to use the Designtime behaviour of the Windows Forms stuff. > > > > My Button Control for example looks something like this: > > > > public Class MyButton > > inherits Component > > > > public windowsButton as Windows.Forms.Button > > > > sub new() > > if designtime then > > windowsButton = new Windows.Forms.Button > > end if > > end sub > > > > .... > > > > My Own Properties > > > > End Class > > > > > > I want to have the Look and Feel of the Windows Forms at Designtime > > but not want that my Controls are inherited from "Windows.Forms.*" > > at runtime. > > > > Any Idea how to do this ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Widgets - another term for controls...
This is kind of complicated for me since it involves the Linux platform. Anyway, if you haven't read about Mono for Linux, try to search on it since it is doing WinForm counterparts in Linux (I believe so...) -- Joey Calisay http://spaces.msn.com/members/joeycalisay/ [quoted text, click to view] <micha@nospam.com> wrote in message news:ctlns5$bg7$05$1@news.t-online.com... > Hey Joey > > It's not easy to explain, but it's the same Problem as if you like to > create Forms and Controls that Work under Windows and Linux/Unix or Web the > same time. > > To Create Controls/Forms that run under Linux or any Plattform or Device > you can not use Windows.Forms.*. > > You have to use Plattform dependent Assemblies. > > So I have to Develop the GUI for every Plattform and doing things twice or > triple. > > So why not have one Set of Controls for all. > > A Button looks and Felels the same under Windows, Web Linux. > It has Left/Top/Visible Text etc Properties and looks always like a Button. > > I want to write the GUI and Code and don't want to care about the Platform > or the "Device" > on which it will run later. > > >>inheriting from .NET widgets > > What do you mean with Widgets ? > > Do you mean it as an other Word for the Windows.Forms.* Classes > or is there a Sample out there which is calles "Widgets" > > If yes, can you send me the link for this sample ? > > Thanx for your help > Micha > > > > > > All .NET controls under Windows.Forms assembly derive from Component. > They > > are special kind of components because they have visual representation on > > the document surface. If you want your custom controls to be inheriting > > from Component only, I believe you will have to deal with their > appearances > > (just like the shapedesigner components) unlike inheriting from .NET > widgets > > where their appearances are already available and customizable. > > > > First of all, I would like to know why you need to attain this, perhaps > > you're confused on what you want/need to do... > > > > -- > > Joey Calisay > > http://spaces.msn.com/members/joeycalisay/ > > > > > > <micha@nospam.com> wrote in message > > news:ctikjb$ofk$00$1@news.t-online.com... > > > Hello > > > > > > I want to build a own set of Forms and Controls that are > > > not inherited from the "Windows.Forms." stuff and only are inherited > from > > > Component. > > > > > > Some thing like the Shape Designer sample found at. > > > http://www.windowsforms.net/articles/shapedesigner.aspx > > > > > > But I do not want to Build all the Designer stuff myself because there > > > are so many little things (like mutli selection etc) that the Shape > > Designer > > > forget > > > and the Shapedeisgner is not always working properly. > > > > > > I instead want to use the Designtime behaviour of the Windows Forms > stuff. > > > > > > My Button Control for example looks something like this: > > > > > > public Class MyButton > > > inherits Component > > > > > > public windowsButton as Windows.Forms.Button > > > > > > sub new() > > > if designtime then > > > windowsButton = new Windows.Forms.Button > > > end if > > > end sub > > > > > > .... > > > > > > My Own Properties > > > > > > End Class > > > > > > > > > I want to have the Look and Feel of the Windows Forms at Designtime > > > but not want that my Controls are inherited from "Windows.Forms.*" > > > at runtime. > > > > > > Any Idea how to do this ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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