how can i make my own control fro text and can be s

[haytham2008]

hi everybody
i need help to make special control that will contain text
and can be resizable and move by mouse

like the how we do in visual studio when we are programing
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how can i do one like it,
or if there is exist one

thanx in advanced

[OuTCasT]

This is how you move the control around on the form. just changed the btnMove to the name of the control that you want to be able to move.

Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
    Public Dragging As Boolean
    Public mousex, mousey As Integer

Private Sub btnMove_MouseDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles btnMove.MouseDown
        If e.Button = MouseButtons.Left Then
            Dragging = True
            mousex = -e.X
            mousey = -e.Y
            Dim clipleft As Integer = Me.PointToClient(MousePosition).X - btnMove.Location.X
            Dim cliptop As Integer = Me.PointToClient(MousePosition).Y - btnMove.Location.Y
            Dim clipwidth As Integer = Me.ClientSize.Width - (btnMove.Width - clipleft)
            Dim clipheight As Integer = Me.ClientSize.Height - (btnMove.Height - cliptop)
            Cursor.Clip = Me.RectangleToScreen(New Rectangle(clipleft, cliptop, clipwidth, clipheight))
            btnMove.Invalidate()
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub btnMove_MouseMove(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles btnMove.MouseMove
        If Dragging Then
            'move control to new position
            Dim MPosition As New Point()
            MPosition = Me.PointToClient(MousePosition)
            MPosition.Offset(mousex, mousey)
            'ensure control cannot leave container
            btnMove.Location = MPosition
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub btnMove_MouseUp(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles btnMove.MouseUp
        If Dragging Then
            'end the dragging
            Dragging = False
            'Me.Capture = False
            Cursor.Clip = Nothing
            btnMove.Invalidate()
        End If
    End Sub

[haytham2008]

This is how you move the control around on the form. just changed the btnMove to the name of the control that you want to be able to move.

Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
    Public Dragging As Boolean
    Public mousex, mousey As Integer

Private Sub btnMove_MouseDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles btnMove.MouseDown
        If e.Button = MouseButtons.Left Then
            Dragging = True
            mousex = -e.X
            mousey = -e.Y
            Dim clipleft As Integer = Me.PointToClient(MousePosition).X - btnMove.Location.X
            Dim cliptop As Integer = Me.PointToClient(MousePosition).Y - btnMove.Location.Y
            Dim clipwidth As Integer = Me.ClientSize.Width - (btnMove.Width - clipleft)
            Dim clipheight As Integer = Me.ClientSize.Height - (btnMove.Height - cliptop)
            Cursor.Clip = Me.RectangleToScreen(New Rectangle(clipleft, cliptop, clipwidth, clipheight))
            btnMove.Invalidate()
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub btnMove_MouseMove(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles btnMove.MouseMove
        If Dragging Then
            'move control to new position
            Dim MPosition As New Point()
            MPosition = Me.PointToClient(MousePosition)
            MPosition.Offset(mousex, mousey)
            'ensure control cannot leave container
            btnMove.Location = MPosition
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub btnMove_MouseUp(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles btnMove.MouseUp
        If Dragging Then
            'end the dragging
            Dragging = False
            'Me.Capture = False
            Cursor.Clip = Nothing
            btnMove.Invalidate()
        End If
    End Sub

i dont mean to move element i can do it using drag and drop
but i need special kind of control to use it as text box to insert text inside it and that box can be moved and resize :$

thank u for ur answer i appreciate that :)

[joedeene]

i believe user controls are resizable in the designer view on visual studio?

joedeene

[haytham2008]

i believe user controls are resizable in the designer view on visual studio?

joedeene

u are right
i need control to be resizable also when my program running :$
not only in the designer view :)

thank u joedeene
:)

plz help me :$

[Curtis Rutland]

Well, build on what you know. Now that you know how to move a control, instead of changing the position, change the size.

[haytham2008]

Well, build on what you know. Now that you know how to move a control, instead of changing the position, change the size.

mmmm
i know how can i resize it using code
but i need to do using mouse ...

i hope what i mean is clear
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thank u nsertAlias :)

[joedeene]

mmmm
i know how can i resize it using code
but i need to do using mouse ...

i hope what i mean is clear
:$

thank u nsertAlias :)

ok bud, now that, i think, i get what you're trying to accomplish perhaps a link like THIS ONE, and just a simple google search such as "how to make resizable controls at runtime", thats how i found the link. well ok.. let me know if thats what you were looking for...

joedeene

[Curtis Rutland]

You will have to use code to do the resizing. But you can adapt the code for dragging a control into code for resizing. You have to change size instead of location.

[haytham2008]

ok bud, now that, i think, i get what you're trying to accomplish perhaps a link like THIS ONE, and just a simple google search such as "how to make resizable controls at runtime", thats how i found the link. well ok.. let me know if thats what you were looking for...

joedeene

yes
.....that what i want :)
but instead of picture i need text-box...and i need it in c#

than u very much

[joedeene]

yes
.....that what i want :)
but instead of picture i need text-box...and i need it in c#

than u very much

well, they say that code works for any code

picturebox named pbDemo in this example, but it could be any control),

And well, make an attempt to convert the code yourself, and when you run into stumbles, post the part you cannot convert and we will help you...

joedeene