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  • Yuk Tang
    #1

    Windows Forms Layout Options - Explorer style

    I'm trying to create webpage-style frames on a form, and all the get
    parent size and resize children malarkey is giving me a headache. What
    I would like to do is define some frames on the parent forms, then load
    the children into those frames, maximised (to fill the frame). SDK has
    an intriguing section titled "Windows Forms Layout Options", but it
    doesn't actually say how.

    From browsing google archives, it seems that this is a fairly simple
    and widely known matter. Is there an online tutorial for this, or can
    anyone explain it here?


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    • Cerebrus
      #2
      Re: Windows Forms Layout Options - Explorer style

      Hi Yuk Tang,

      Use Panels and Splitter controls, and set docking and anchor properties
      as necessary

      I think there is a walkthrough in MSDN for this... (Walkthrough:
      Creating a Multipane User Interface with Windows Forms) at
      ms-help://MS.VSCC/MS.MSDNVS/vbcon/html/vbtskCreatingIn tricateUserInte rfaceWithWindow sApplicationObj ects.htm

      It's pretty detailed and should clear your concepts...

      If it is still unclear, I will post exact steps to make an Windows
      explorer like interface.

      Regards,

      Cerebrus.

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        • Yuk Tang
          #3
          Re: Windows Forms Layout Options - Explorer style

          "Cerebrus" <zorg007@sify.c om> wrote in
          news:1143370948 .176372.327150@ j33g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com:[color=blue]
          >
          > Hi Yuk Tang,
          >
          > Use Panels and Splitter controls, and set docking and anchor
          > properties as necessary
          >
          > I think there is a walkthrough in MSDN for this... (Walkthrough:
          > Creating a Multipane User Interface with Windows Forms) at
          > ms-help://MS.VSCC/MS.MSDNVS/vbcon/html/vbtskCreatingIn tricateUserIn
          > terfaceWithWind owsApplicationO bjects.htm
          >
          > It's pretty detailed and should clear your concepts...
          >
          > If it is still unclear, I will post exact steps to make an Windows
          > explorer like interface.[/color]

          Yes please. Perhaps I have a different edition of MSDN, but your
          link doesn't bring anything up in SDK, and googling by those keywords
          doesn't find anything either.

          I've added two panels, got coordinates for them, set their locations
          and sizes using lefts, tops, widths and heights (is there a neater
          way?). Now I'm looking to contain a form inside a panel. As for
          splitters, I have no idea how they work (MSDN isn't too helpful
          either).

          I'm starting to think that MSDN is great for code, not so good for
          explaining ideas.


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          Cheers, ymt.

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            • Homer J Simpson
              #4
              Re: Windows Forms Layout Options - Explorer style


              "Yuk Tang" <jim.laker2@yah oo.com> wrote in message
              news:Xns979288A 4EFE99jimlaker2 yahoocom@130.13 3.1.4...
              [color=blue]
              > Yes please. Perhaps I have a different edition of MSDN, but your
              > link doesn't bring anything up in SDK, and googling by those keywords
              > doesn't find anything either.[/color]

              http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...asp?frame=true



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                • Yuk Tang
                  #5
                  Re: Windows Forms Layout Options - Explorer style

                  "Homer J Simpson" <nobody@nowhere .com> wrote in
                  news:P8AVf.8341 $K11.8098@clgrp s12:[color=blue]
                  > "Yuk Tang" <jim.laker2@yah oo.com> wrote in message
                  > news:Xns979288A 4EFE99jimlaker2 yahoocom@130.13 3.1.4...
                  >[color=green]
                  >> Yes please. Perhaps I have a different edition of MSDN, but your
                  >> link doesn't bring anything up in SDK, and googling by those
                  >> keywords doesn't find anything either.[/color]
                  >
                  > http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...tskcreatingint
                  > ricateuserinter facewithwindows applicationobje cts.asp?frame=t rue[/color]

                  Thanks for that. I'll give it a try tonight.


                  --
                  Cheers, ymt.

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                    • Homer J Simpson
                      #6
                      Re: Windows Forms Layout Options - Explorer style


                      "Yuk Tang" <jim.laker2@yah oo.com> wrote in message
                      news:Xns9792D01 ED6313jimlaker2 yahoocom@130.13 3.1.4...
                      [color=blue]
                      > Thanks for that. I'll give it a try tonight.[/color]

                      A manual method.

                      Start a new project.
                      Add a ToolStripContai ner
                      Set it to dock to the form (Fill)
                      Click in the top section.
                      Add a menu strip
                      Add a tool strip.
                      Add another tool strip.
                      Click in the bottom section.
                      Add a StatusStrip.
                      Click in the ToolStripContai ner panel.
                      Add a TreeView.
                      Set Dock to Left.
                      Add a Splitter.
                      Add a Panel.
                      Set Dock to Fill.
                      Add a ListView.
                      Set Dock to Top.
                      Add a Splitter.
                      Set Dock to Top.
                      Add a RichTextBox.
                      Set Dock to Fill.

                      File: Export Template to use this as a template for next time!


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                        • Cerebrus
                          #7
                          Re: Windows Forms Layout Options - Explorer style

                          Hi Yuk Tang,

                          Are you using VS 2003 or 2005 ?? I'm sorry, you had trouble finding the
                          article in the MSDN help. I should've posted the link to the online
                          library too, but I had this one stored in my favourites...

                          Anyway, Homer has supplied that (and the steps too !), so I hope that
                          you found the information that you needed.

                          Regards,

                          Cerebrus.

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                            • Yuk Tang
                              #8
                              Re: Windows Forms Layout Options - Explorer style

                              "Cerebrus" <zorg007@sify.c om> wrote in
                              news:1143448507 .097853.301320@ j33g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com:[color=blue]
                              > Hi Yuk Tang,
                              >
                              > Are you using VS 2003 or 2005 ?? I'm sorry, you had trouble
                              > finding the article in the MSDN help. I should've posted the link
                              > to the online library too, but I had this one stored in my
                              > favourites...[/color]

                              Thanks for the information. I've experimented with it now, and have
                              (I think) got the hang of panels, splitters and the People's Front of
                              Judaea. However, I've found other problems.

                              Btw, I'm using VS 2003, which was (is?) probably still the problem.
                              Most of my experience is with a much older version of VB, so it's
                              been a fair leap to make. However, I'm liking the logic of OOP more
                              the more I try it. Still having to adjust to not having existing
                              forms and other object collections though.

                              [color=blue]
                              > Anyway, Homer has supplied that (and the steps too !), so I hope
                              > that you found the information that you needed.[/color]

                              A clearer idea of what I'm looking at plus the collected wisdom of
                              the appropriate newsgroup is working wonders. I just hope I'm able
                              to learn enough to pass on any ideas in turn. Are frequent questions
                              frowned upon in this group?


                              --
                              Cheers, ymt.

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                                • Homer J Simpson
                                  #9
                                  Re: Windows Forms Layout Options - Explorer style


                                  "Yuk Tang" <jim.laker2@yah oo.com> wrote in message
                                  news:Xns9799D02 D97CA1jimlaker2 yahoocom@130.13 3.1.4...
                                  [color=blue]
                                  > A clearer idea of what I'm looking at plus the collected wisdom of
                                  > the appropriate newsgroup is working wonders. I just hope I'm able
                                  > to learn enough to pass on any ideas in turn. Are frequent questions
                                  > frowned upon in this group?[/color]

                                  Only "Is your X/Y/Z too small?"



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                                    • Yuk Tang
                                      #10
                                      Re: Windows Forms Layout Options - Explorer style

                                      "Homer J Simpson" <nobody@nowhere .com> wrote in
                                      news:rPVXf.1786 6$Ph4.8090@edtn ps90:[color=blue]
                                      > "Yuk Tang" <jim.laker2@yah oo.com> wrote in message
                                      > news:Xns9799D02 D97CA1jimlaker2 yahoocom@130.13 3.1.4...
                                      >[color=green]
                                      >> A clearer idea of what I'm looking at plus the collected wisdom
                                      >> of the appropriate newsgroup is working wonders. I just hope I'm
                                      >> able to learn enough to pass on any ideas in turn. Are frequent
                                      >> questions frowned upon in this group?[/color]
                                      >
                                      > Only "Is your X/Y/Z too small?"[/color]

                                      LOL!


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                                      Cheers, ymt.

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