In my project i have to run multi-interfaces at a time. I used isMdicontainer property. But problem is whole area is converted to MDI. Can i set boundaries for it,like in Photoshop(below menu-bar there is toolbar,below toolbar Mdi is appearing).
And I like the tab structure in Photoshop used to switch images. How can i introduce that into my project for switching between forms. I am using VS 2010, Doing project in C#(Win forms), net framework 3.5
Thanks in advance.
You can use container controls like Panels and Dock them to the side — this will reduce the area of the MDI child area.
As far as tabs are concerned, that's a different beast than the MDI model. You can try Multi Document Interface (MDI) tab page browsing with C#
You can do a lot of things,
The following tasks are illustrated Here:
Creating the main menu for your form. The actual name of the menu
will vary.
Adding the ToolStripPanel control to the Toolbox.
Creating a child form.
Arranging ToolStripPanel controls by z-order.
The following steps should give you a start.
Add a MenuBar a ToolStrip and a TabControl to your main form.
Set their Dock property to DockStyle.Top.
Resize the TabControl so that the tabpages are hidden.
When you open a new MDI form add a tab and select it.
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I am new in using C# and its IDE, Visual Studio. I am now creating an internal frame embedded in a winform. I used MDI Child, setting my winform as MDI parent. The problem is that, whenever I run my MDI child inside the MDI client together with other components (panel, buttons, field, etc.), my MDI child appears behind those other components. Is there any way to bring my MDI child in front of all those components? If there is, please also help me how to set the MDI child location as it appears inside my winform. Your help will be very much appreciated. :)
I have an application where I'd like to create multiple DockPanels at run-time, but I'd like them to all follow the same template.
I've had some success attempting this dynamically (creating the class in pure code) but the lack of designer features is seriously impeding my ability to make it aesthetically pleasing (it also feels like I'm working against the API, which usually means I'm doing something wrong).
p.s. I'm using DevExpress v13.1 and WinForms on the .NET 4.5 Framework
There are simple steps how to create reusable UI portion in Win Forms and place it into multiple Dock Panels:
Create UserControl (VS menu Project->Add UserControl...) that contains all needed UI stuff via the designer.
Rebuild the solution -> UserControl will appear in the Toolbox.
Drop this UserControl onto specific Dock Panel.
Repeat Step 3 for each Dock Panel. Profit!!!
At runtime, just create this UserControl instances and place it onto runtime-created Dock Panels.
I am creating a windows mobile application that has several different screens. At the bottom of each screen is a menu bar which the user can click on to navigate each screen.
My question is should I use a new form for each screen and clone the menu or use one form and have all the other screens as a control and add them to the main form?
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I'd vote for controls.
Both mechanisms can achieve the flow you want, and from a fundamental perspective neither is going to really be worse (as in load times, memory consumed, or what have you) so it's largely a personal style decision. Me, I use a UI framework that lends itself heavily to UserControls, so that's what I use.
Generally speaking, when I create an app I have a single parent/host form that has Workspaces where I put my Views. Thos Views are UserControls. Whether I use a tabbed workspace or a desk workspace, they still end up as Controls. The only reason I use more than one full-up Form is if I have a dialog (warnings, inputs, etc) where I will be doing a ShowDialog call.
Per this link, there is no MDI functionality in Windows Mobile.
In our application, we use different forms for each screen.
There are two ways to open up new windows:
formName.ShowDialog(): the new screen will be opened as a child of the other screen. In this case, you won't be able to access your parent form until the child is closed.
formName.Show(): the new screen will NOT be opened as a child of the other screen. Hence, you can access your parent even if the child is not closed.
You can use TabControl in single form with each tab having it's own controls. No need to add controls dynamically. And one single form. The way to achieve this is discussed in more detail in this answer.
Creating Wizards for Windows Forms in C#
I built a little console application in C# and need to add a windows form interface to it. I added a form item, and now have a blank form. I don't know how to go from here and start adding buttons and menus to the form.
Is there a form design toolbar or do I have to add buttons and menus using code?
Choose Toolbox from the View menu..
Click View>Other Toolbars>Toolbox to show the toolbox containing common controls for Windows forms.
For instance, I have an application that has a main window and then child windows inside of it.
http://screenshots.rd.to/sn/e3hek/sapienfullwindow.png
http://screenshots.rd.to/sn/e3hek/appscreen8.png
What i need is to grab each individual child window of that application, and display them as tabs in my application, or on a panel's handle.
I already have code to kidnap the application and put it into mine, and it works great.
MDI support is already present in the C#. So the first screenshot is using the MDI option.
The second screenshot is using tabbed windows. Now you have two options:
Use this opensource library DockPanelSuite which will let you have tabs in your application. something similar to visual studio interface. You can create forms and then tab it based on your needs. You can even dock them anywhere in the parent form by drag and drop. Just like in visual studio.
The second option is to create a form with tab control covering the whole windows. There you create tabs using the resource editor and hide/show based on the forms you want to display to the end user.
In my opinion, use the first option which gives you lot more customization. Also if you use the dockpanel, you can switch between the views shown in your first screenshot and second one. So user has better control as to how he wants to view. Dockpanel is free to use even in commerical apps and comes with source code. So you can either use the dll or directly incorporate the code in your application.