Windows Forms

Windows application + Windows and Appearence

4-Jul-07 23:51

You want to know how to set the style of the drop down? or indeed the DropDownStyle? :P

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.combobox.dropdownstyle(VS.71).aspx[^]

rk4ps4-Jul-07 2:30

rk4ps

4-Jul-07 2:30

Hi,

I run the windows application and then on the desktop right click and bring up the properties. Goto Appearance tab, under the windows and buttons dropdown select windows classic, under color scheme select pumpkin.

Now the Appearence of the application is totally changed. Is there any way to restrict this?

Karthik

originSH4-Jul-07 2:40

4-Jul-07 2:40

You could draw all the controls yourself. Alot of controls you can set the colours on and so fix thier look but even with those there are often colours you don't have control over.

It also depends on the language you are writing the app in.

You could buy a commercial skinning library.

Brady Kelly4-Jul-07 4:41

Brady Kelly

4-Jul-07 4:41

What a nasty example. Who even came up with that scheme?

originSH4-Jul-07 22:45

4-Jul-07 22:45

Nasty schemes like that are useful for putting on servers ... that way no one can say "I didn't realise I was on the server!" lol

printing in C#.net 2005 window application

Craster6-Jul-07 1:43

Craster

6-Jul-07 1:43

When you set colours for your forms and controls use web colours, not system colours. Web colours are absolute RGB values, system colours use whatever the windows colours are set to.

kk_upadhyay3-Jul-07 1:30

kk_upadhyay

3-Jul-07 1:30

i have text boxes in my form.
after running the application i enter the values in these text boxes.
now i want to print these values.

how can i?
please suggest appropiate solution for this.
Post the code for the same Cool | :cool:

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Re: printing in C#.net 2005 window application

originSH3-Jul-07 4:05

Re: printing in C#.net 2005 window application

3-Jul-07 4:05

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=c%23+printing&meta=[^]

Google is your friend.

And don't cross post, the C# forum was the right place to ask. If you follow the articles and tutorials from google then come back and ask more questions when your stuck on a specific problem and people will have no problem in helping you work through it.

Paul Conrad6-Jul-07 15:13

Paul Conrad

6-Jul-07 15:13

Look at the PrintDocument class for starters Big Grin | :-D

"Any sort of work in VB6 is bound to provide several WTF moments." - Christian Graus

Problem with Treeview

rockyl2-Jul-07 5:00

2-Jul-07 5:00

Hi,

I am using a treeview control to show image on each node depending on a particular variable's value (green if it is set and red if not. Bydefault red)

When I am setting the variable for a particular node then the node's image is changed to green(required behavior). But when I click on a node which has green image, the node's image is automatically changing to red and again changing back to green after changing the node selection.

Please help me in solving this problem.

Thanks:
Rakesh

Rakesh

originSH2-Jul-07 5:36

2-Jul-07 5:36

Check out the SelectedImageKey and ImageKey properties ... these control what image is set by default and when a node is selected. they should both be clear if you want to control it.

rockyl2-Jul-07 21:05

2-Jul-07 21:05

I have set these values to null in the tvQuestionsList_NodeMouseClick eventhandler but the problem still persists Frown | :-(

Rakesh

Ed.Poore2-Jul-07 22:20

2-Jul-07 22:20

Set them both to the same value.

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rockyl3-Jul-07 0:54

3-Jul-07 0:54

That worked but one more problem has raised, when I select other node the previous node is again changing to red color from green. What could be the solution...

Also can you suggest me any refference for this SelectedImage property like how it works and so.

Thanks:

Rakesh

Ed.Poore3-Jul-07 1:47

3-Jul-07 1:47

TreeNode.SelectedImageKey[^]
TreeNode.ImageKey[^]

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rockyl3-Jul-07 19:47

3-Jul-07 19:47

I fixed it. Thanks...

Rakesh

rockyl6-Jul-07 4:08

6-Jul-07 4:08

Hi Ed,

Can you help me solving one more problem?
I want to retain the back color of the selected node when I change the selection of the node through my form's next/previous buttons. To be clear when I am clicking on any node with mouse the backcolor is turning to blue(system generated). But when I am changing the selection the backcolor of the newly selected node is turning to white.
I tried to modify the backcolor explicitly but I am not getting the same color as if system is giving by default.

thanks in advance,
Rakesh.

Rakesh

Rakesh

Ed.Poore6-Jul-07 12:58

6-Jul-07 12:58

rockyl wrote:
but I am not getting the same color as if system is giving by default.

Are you using SystemColors.HighlightColor?

rockyl6-Jul-07 23:45

6-Jul-07 23:45

No I am not using this color. Will this solve my purpose?

Rakesh

Ed.Poore7-Jul-07 0:28

7-Jul-07 0:28

This colour changes automatically to reflect the highlight colour (used when the TreeView item is selected) defined by the user in the Display Properties of Windows. So it is the same colour as the TreeViews selected node colour.

Ed.Poore8-Jul-07 22:18

8-Jul-07 22:18

Can you post some code?

rockyl9-Jul-07 2:58

9-Jul-07 2:58

SystemColors.Highlight has solved my purpose.

One more thing I am looking for is: I want to have some gap between each node of my tree. I have used indent property for this but there is no effect. Can you tell me way?

Thanks in advance:

Rakesh

Ed.Poore9-Jul-07 7:00

9-Jul-07 7:00

Indent is the indentation from the left of the parent node, not the seperation between nodes, look for something like NodeHeight or a property with Height in it (excluding the ones relating to the control). I think there is one.