Dynamic forms?

[Ayende Rahien]

I want to build a application where I've a fixed sidebar, and a
replacable main area.
(Think frames in HTML, where you've a menu on one side, and the real
data on the other.)

I build the sidebar, but I'm having problems architecting the
replacable main area.
At first I thought to use user controls and just switch between them
as needed, but that seems to be too unflexible.

Can you recommend a good way to do this?

[Daniel O'Connell [C# MVP]]

Re: Dynamic forms?


"Ayende Rahien" <ayende@gmail.c om> wrote in message
news:29d6e93.04 09161958.5e13e0 bb@posting.goog le.com...[color=blue]
>I want to build a application where I've a fixed sidebar, and a
> replacable main area.
> (Think frames in HTML, where you've a menu on one side, and the real
> data on the other.)
>
> I build the sidebar, but I'm having problems architecting the
> replacable main area.
> At first I thought to use user controls and just switch between them
> as needed, but that seems to be too unflexible.
>
> Can you recommend a good way to do this?[/color]

Just swapping controls is often a good way, its how I do it anyway. What do
you consider to be too inflexible about it?

[Cor Ligthert]

Re: Dynamic forms?

Ayende,

I made a VBNet sample from what Daniel told.

I hope it helps?

Cor

\\\
Private backimage As Image
Dim loaded As Boolean
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVa l sender As Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArg s) Handles MyBase.Load
backimage = Image.FromFile( "C:\mytestimage .jpg")
loaded = True
Form1_Resize(No thing, Nothing)
End Sub

Private Sub Form1_Resize(By Val sender As Object, _
ByVal e As System.EventArg s) Handles MyBase.Resize
If loaded Then
Dim sized As Bitmap = New Bitmap(Me.Width , Me.Height)
Dim imageRectangle As New Rectangle
imageRectangle. Height = backimage.Heigh t
imageRectangle. Width = backimage.Width
Dim formRectangle As Rectangle
formRectangle.H eight = Me.Height
formRectangle.W idth = Me.Width
Dim gr As Graphics = Graphics.FromIm age(sized)
gr.DrawImage(ba ckimage, formRectangle, _
imageRectangle, GraphicsUnit.Pi xel)
Me.BackgroundIm age = sized
gr.dispose
End If
///