Height of Controls

[vovan]

I need to place many controls on the form - Textboxes, DateTimePickers ,
Combos.
I'd like to line up them and put them as close as possible in the vertical
direction. But due to different default heights of different controls
(Textbox.Height = 20, Combobox.Height =21) I cannot do it.

What properties of controls do I have to set first to allow to set the same
heights for controls?

Thank you

vovan

[Cor Ligthert[MVP]]

Re: Height of Controls

Vovan,

In the options you can set the used pixels of your IDE, probably this will
be the way to reach your goal.

Don't ask me where exact I never do this, I keep the let say standard
distance between boxes, I don't want to be hated by the end users.

Cor

"vovan" <v@v.comschre ef in bericht
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>I need to place many controls on the form - Textboxes, DateTimePickers ,
>Combos.
I'd like to line up them and put them as close as possible in the vertical
direction. But due to different default heights of different controls
(Textbox.Height = 20, Combobox.Height =21) I cannot do it.
>
What properties of controls do I have to set first to allow to set the
same heights for controls?
>
Thank you
>
vovan
>

[vovan]

Re: Height of Controls

I need to have controls on the form located in 2 virtual columns and many
virtual rows.
Let's assume that in the first row I have 2 textboxes. So far everything's
OK - their top and bottom properties are the same. I'm adding another row of
controls - 2 textboxes. The distance bitween the bottom of the controls in
the first row and top of the controls of the second row is the same. - Good.
I add a third row with one textbox and 1 combo. Then the 4th row with
controls. Now I have different space between the third and fourth row
controls.
And I wouldn't want to have it.

Thank you

"Cor Ligthert[MVP]" <notmyfirstname @planet.nlwrote in message
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Vovan,
>
In the options you can set the used pixels of your IDE, probably this will
be the way to reach your goal.
>
Don't ask me where exact I never do this, I keep the let say standard
distance between boxes, I don't want to be hated by the end users.
>
Cor
>
"vovan" <v@v.comschre ef in bericht
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>>I need to place many controls on the form - Textboxes, DateTimePickers ,
>>Combos.
>I'd like to line up them and put them as close as possible in the
>vertical direction. But due to different default heights of different
>controls (Textbox.Height = 20, Combobox.Height =21) I cannot do it.
>>
>What properties of controls do I have to set first to allow to set the
>same heights for controls?
>>
>Thank you
>>
>vovan
>>

>

[Armin Zingler]

Re: Height of Controls

"vovan" <v@v.comschri eb

I need to have controls on the form located in 2 virtual columns and
many virtual rows.
Let's assume that in the first row I have 2 textboxes. So far
everything's OK - their top and bottom properties are the same. I'm
adding another row of controls - 2 textboxes. The distance bitween
the bottom of the controls in the first row and top of the controls
of the second row is the same. - Good. I add a third row with one
textbox and 1 combo. Then the 4th row with controls. Now I have
different space between the third and fourth row controls.
And I wouldn't want to have it.

After adding one row, use the height of the largest control in the row
to calculate the top of the next row.


Armin

[Lloyd Sheen]

Re: Height of Controls


"Armin Zingler" <az.nospam@free net.dewrote in message
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"vovan" <v@v.comschri eb

>I need to have controls on the form located in 2 virtual columns and
>many virtual rows.
>Let's assume that in the first row I have 2 textboxes. So far
>everything's OK - their top and bottom properties are the same. I'm
>adding another row of controls - 2 textboxes. The distance bitween
>the bottom of the controls in the first row and top of the controls
>of the second row is the same. - Good. I add a third row with one
>textbox and 1 combo. Then the 4th row with controls. Now I have
>different space between the third and fourth row controls.
>And I wouldn't want to have it.

>
After adding one row, use the height of the largest control in the row to
calculate the top of the next row.
>
>
Armin
>

You can use the TableLayout control. Each time you want to add a new row
there is a method for that and then you add the controls. It is a good way
to keep the tops correct.

LS

[Cor Ligthert[MVP]]

Re: Height of Controls

Vovan,

If you want it you can inherit all controls to build your own and paint by
instance a nice thick border around those which are in your idea to small.

Cor

"vovan" <v@v.comschre ef in bericht
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>I need to have controls on the form located in 2 virtual columns and many
>virtual rows.
Let's assume that in the first row I have 2 textboxes. So far everything's
OK - their top and bottom properties are the same. I'm adding another row
of controls - 2 textboxes. The distance bitween the bottom of the controls
in the first row and top of the controls of the second row is the same. -
Good.
I add a third row with one textbox and 1 combo. Then the 4th row with
controls. Now I have different space between the third and fourth row
controls.
And I wouldn't want to have it.
>
Thank you
>
"Cor Ligthert[MVP]" <notmyfirstname @planet.nlwrote in message
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>Vovan,
>>
>In the options you can set the used pixels of your IDE, probably this
>will be the way to reach your goal.
>>
>Don't ask me where exact I never do this, I keep the let say standard
>distance between boxes, I don't want to be hated by the end users.
>>
>Cor
>>
>"vovan" <v@v.comschre ef in bericht
>news:e0vXnjCoI HA.804@TK2MSFTN GP05.phx.gbl...

>>>I need to place many controls on the form - Textboxes, DateTimePickers ,
>>>Combos.
>>I'd like to line up them and put them as close as possible in the
>>vertical direction. But due to different default heights of different
>>controls (Textbox.Height = 20, Combobox.Height =21) I cannot do it.
>>>
>>What properties of controls do I have to set first to allow to set the
>>same heights for controls?
>>>
>>Thank you
>>>
>>vovan
>>>

>>

>
>

[Armin Zingler]

Re: Height of Controls

"Lloyd Sheen" <a@b.cschrieb

After adding one row, use the height of the largest control in the
row to calculate the top of the next row.


Armin

>
You can use the TableLayout control. Each time you want to add a new
row there is a method for that and then you add the controls. It is a
good way to keep the tops correct.

Yes, right, I forgot that. There are so many ways and components
nowadays that I do not consider them all sometimes. :-)


Armin