Visual Basic MDI Container

[jebtrillion]

Hi everyone

My name is Alex and I have a simple question:

Can I make a panel into an MDI container?

If not what could I do instead.

Thanks for your time.

[Killer42]

Can I make a panel into an MDI container?

As far as I know, only a form can be an MDI container. What version are you using, though - I speak from a VB6 perspective, and may be behind the times on this.

As to what you could do instead, there are a myriad of ways you can design a user interface. Perhaps you could provide some more detail on what you're trying to accomplish?

[jebtrillion]

As far as I know, only a form can be an MDI container. What version are you using, though - I speak from a VB6 perspective, and may be behind the times on this.

As to what you could do instead, there are a myriad of ways you can design a user interface. Perhaps you could provide some more detail on what you're trying to accomplish?

I am using Visual Basic 2008 beta 2

I Started using vb6 myself but now vb 08 beta 2.

I can say there isn't much of a difference except for the language has changed a tid bit.

I am making a halo modding application. I'm sure you have heard of halo.

I have a tab control as a menu strip and I have several different editors that need to be displayed when clicked. I can't have the normal MDI container on the form because it interferes with the tab control.

If you have any suggestions I would be very open minded.

Thanks for the reply.

[Killer42]

I don't get it. Doesn't the tab control already handle switching between the things that are placed on the various tabs? Surely the way MDI works is an entirely different concept to a tabbed interface.

[Killer42]

Um... something else that comes to mind... what about changing the way you do your menu bar? For instance, using a toolbar, or the regular window menus?