SizeGrip Location

[Ron Ford]

I am trying to force my users into using a sizegrip instead of a horizontal
or vertical border when resiziing a form.
I haven't been able to test when the mouse is over the size grip area.
Is it possilbe?
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Thanks for your help.

[Helge Jensen]

Re: SizeGrip Location

Ron Ford wrote:[color=blue]
> I am trying to force my users into using a sizegrip instead of a horizontal
> or vertical border when resiziing a form.[/color]

I bet they can't wait until that functionality is available to them :)

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Helge

[Ron Ford]

Re: SizeGrip Location

I have a fairly complex form that needs to maintain its proportionality , and
that of its controls, when resized.
I can preserve this in code, but it makes for a 'jerky' resizing if they
drag the vertical border to widen the form, and the form then resizes the
vertical height to preserve the starting proportions. Much smoother if the
sizegrip is used.
There doesn't seem to be anyway in this instance to use anchoring or docking
to achieve the effect I need.

I'm new to the C# .NET and I don't know how to correctly turn off the
resizing until the user stops dragging a border. I guess this could improve
the action.

"Helge Jensen" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Ron Ford wrote:[color=green]
> > I am trying to force my users into using a sizegrip instead of a horizontal
> > or vertical border when resiziing a form.[/color]
>
> I bet they can't wait until that functionality is available to them :)
>
> --
> Helge
>[/color]

[Mark Rockmann]

Re: SizeGrip Location

"Ron Ford" <RonFord@discus sions.microsoft .com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:BF33E185-5D79-47DA-B629-93B87206DDB4@mi crosoft.com...[color=blue]
>I have a fairly complex form that needs to maintain its proportionality ,
>and
> that of its controls, when resized.[/color]

Generally, you should design your software *for* the user, not *force* your
users to adapt to your software. They won't like it, and probably won't use
it.

Try redesigning your forms/controls, so they can work at any size ratios. Or
make the form/control not resizable at all. There is no shame in that.

Mark Rockmann

[Ron Ford]

Re: SizeGrip Location

I agree, but not sure if preventing resizing would handle the problem of
different display settings, and aging users who like things a bit larger.

What I am really after is a way to determine when the cursor changes to a
sizing cursor (i.e. one of the double arrows). However, when the mouse
leaves the form I loose the ability to test for the cursor type. This would
allow me to determine when the user is resizing the form.

Thanks for input.

"Mark Rockmann" wrote:
[color=blue]
> "Ron Ford" <RonFord@discus sions.microsoft .com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:BF33E185-5D79-47DA-B629-93B87206DDB4@mi crosoft.com...[color=green]
> >I have a fairly complex form that needs to maintain its proportionality ,
> >and
> > that of its controls, when resized.[/color]
>
> Generally, you should design your software *for* the user, not *force* your
> users to adapt to your software. They won't like it, and probably won't use
> it.
>
> Try redesigning your forms/controls, so they can work at any size ratios. Or
> make the form/control not resizable at all. There is no shame in that.
>
> Mark Rockmann
>
>
>[/color]