C# UI programming question

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Hi

Is there some good sample about using C# to write MDI or multi-dialog style
app?

How can I get other app window client pixel data like VC++ Win32 sample ?

Is there some sample using C# to send message to other app UI control ?
( I would like to write some screenshot and some auto run tool )

Thank for your kind helping .

[raylopez99]

Re: C# UI programming question

On Nov 3, 10:08 pm, Kid <K...@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote:

Hi
>
Is there some good sample about using C# to write MDI or multi-dialog style
app?
>
How can I get other app window client pixel data like VC++ Win32 sample ?
>
Is there some sample using C# to send message to other app UI control ?
( I would like to write some screenshot and some auto run tool )
>
Thank for your kind helping .

Why would you want to use MDI for C#? MDI is the past, C# Forms is
the future. Chris Sells in his Win Forms 2.0 Programming book has a
short section on "hosting MFC in Win Forms" but nothing on using C# to
write MDI. As for sending messages to another app UI control, I
assume you don't mean a child form within C#, which is trivially easy,
but another unrelated app. You need to perhaps use COM or equivalent
to pass information between two unrelated apps running in Windows--or
use a low-level driver. Not easy to do I would imagine.

RL

[Jeff Gaines]

Re: C# UI programming question

On 04/11/2008 in message
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raylopez99 wrote:

>Why would you want to use MDI for C#? MDI is the past

It's not the past while programmers keep it alive! Worst mistake MSFT made
was making Word SDI.

Anyway, MDI is quite feasible in C#, the OP can do a search on the Code
Project for examples:

http://www.codeproject.com/info/search.aspx?artkw=mdi&sbo=kw

--
Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK
"Why is it that when we talk to God we're said to be praying,
but when God talks to us we're schizophrenic?"

[Tim Roberts]

Re: C# UI programming question

"Jeff Gaines" <whitedragon@ne wsgroups.nospam wrote:

>
>raylopez99 wrote:
>

>>Why would you want to use MDI for C#? MDI is the past

>
>It's not the past while programmers keep it alive! Worst mistake MSFT made
>was making Word SDI.

Microsoft's usability research strongly disagrees with your assertion.
--
Tim Roberts, timr@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

[Jeff Gaines]

Re: C# UI programming question

On 11/11/2008 in message <qdeih412cfmio5 ktqha81su53vlcm 46t19@4ax.comTi m
Roberts wrote:

>"Jeff Gaines" <whitedragon@ne wsgroups.nospam wrote:

>>
>>raylopez99 wrote:
>>

>>>Why would you want to use MDI for C#? MDI is the past

>>
>>It's not the past while programmers keep it alive! Worst mistake MSFT made
>>was making Word SDI.

>
>Microsoft's usability research strongly disagrees with your assertion.

I disagree with most of their usability 'research' and often wonder who
they speak to, e.g.:
Arranging windows on a multi monitor setup when Word has 6 windows open
instead of only 1 creates a chaotic mess.
Introducing a ribbon that reduces usable screen height when modern
monitors are getting shorter
Opening a DVD drive if you accidentally click on it in Explorer (in Vista)
when it's empty - do none of their usability researchers know that many
PC's have doors on them? I wonder how many drives have burnt out because
of that stupid behaviour.

MSFT need to speak to some real users.

--
Jeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK
Indecision is the key to flexibility