Visual Basic

17-Aug-07 21:57

I have just used the System.Windows.Forms.Application.EnableVisualStyles() method to enable the visual styles on an application but when I do it cuts the text off like there's too much padding around the text on the buttons.

Any help?

Dave Kreskowiak18-Aug-07 3:00

18-Aug-07 3:00

You're choices are obvious, but limited. Either make the buttons a bit bigger, or make the font you're using for the button text a bit smaller.

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raventatatatata18-Aug-07 5:02

18-Aug-07 5:02

Well, it's not something that seems at all normal. Take a look...

PIC!

It's just wierd...

Dave Kreskowiak18-Aug-07 9:33

18-Aug-07 9:33

Since the text that is showing is missing the right side characters, but is still perfectly centered, it looks like the string being sent to the button is actually what's being displayed. In other words, it appears that the contents of the Text property is actually "Canc", not "Cancel".

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raventatatatata18-Aug-07 19:33

18-Aug-07 19:33

That would appear to be the case but i would really like to know why it would only be passing that much to the form and why it hasn't happend to one of the other buttons...
This happens whether i use a dot manifest file or whether i use the activate visual styles method.
Has anyone else run into this problem, or could it just be my version of visual studio?

Cheers
Russ

Dave Kreskowiak19-Aug-07 3:30

19-Aug-07 3:30

Are you using .NET 1.1 (VS.NET 2003)???

If so, put this immediately after the EnableVisualStyles line:

    Application.DoEvents()
 

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raventatatatata19-Aug-07 19:55

19-Aug-07 19:55

Thanks, OK:

I tried adding the Apllication.DoEvents() line after it but there's no change.

Is this where I'm supposed to be putting these lines?

Public Sub New()
MyBase.New()

Application.EnableVisualStyles()
Application.DoEvents()

'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
InitializeComponent()

'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call

End Sub

Thanks again,

Russell

Dave Kreskowiak20-Aug-07 1:58

20-Aug-07 1:58

Are you using .NET 1.1 (VB.NET 2003)?? If not, which version?

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raventatatatata22-Aug-07 15:31

22-Aug-07 15:31

Yes, it's .NET V1.1... is that going to make a difference?

Dave Kreskowiak22-Aug-07 16:22

22-Aug-07 16:22

Yep. There was a bug in the .NET 1.1 version. Where you put the EnableVisualStyles won't work. It's got to be launched before you instantiate your startup form, in a Sub Main. Something like this:

Public Shared Sub Main()
    Application.EnableVisualStyles()
    Application.DoEvents()
    Application.Run(New MyStartupForm)
End Sub

Don't forget to change your project's Startup Form to Sub Main, instead of the actual form.

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raventatatatata23-Aug-07 16:43

23-Aug-07 16:43

Thanks. I will give this a try tonight...

Cheers,

Russ

raventatatatata30-Aug-07 1:03

block / unblock application

30-Aug-07 1:03

There must be something really wrong with my version coz even if I do that it still cuts stuff off!?

I'm downloading the express edition of 2005 as I type so I reckon that'll set me straight here. (HOPE SO ANYHOW!)

Cheers for the help,

Russ

Rupesh Kumar Swami17-Aug-07 21:10

Rupesh Kumar Swami

17-Aug-07 21:10

hi all,
i want to block/unblock application (like MSword,internet explorer etc) using visual basic 6.0.
can anybody guide me or provide some link ?
any help will be appreciated.

Rupesh Kumar Swami
Software Engineer,
Integrated Solution,
Bikaner (India)

Christian Graus17-Aug-07 23:44

Christian Graus

17-Aug-07 23:44

What do you mean by 'block' ? You can perhaps inject some code into another app and change how it runs using C++, but in VB6, your options are obviously limited.

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Rupesh Kumar Swami18-Aug-07 1:38

Rupesh Kumar Swami

18-Aug-07 1:38

hi sir,

What do you mean by 'block' ?

sorry for my bad english

actually i want to that some user(system accout) should not be able to run(or use) some program(like MSword,paint,notepad etc or other exe).
i generate a window which show all user of system & lisst of program. Now i want to probihited some user for some program.
for this i want to block or unblock the application or program.

so how can acheive this thing using visual basic 6 ?

hope u understand my problem. Please guide me

Rupesh Kumar Swami
Software Engineer,
Integrated Solution,
Bikaner (India)

Dave Kreskowiak18-Aug-07 2:59

18-Aug-07 2:59

Rupesh Kumar Swami wrote:
so how can acheive this thing using visual basic 6 ?

You don't. This would require a technique that VB6 alone simply cannot do.

This ability already exists in the system though. It's controlled using Group Policy, no code required. Get the Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit and it's spelled out in there.

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Rupesh Kumar Swami19-Aug-07 22:32

Rupesh Kumar Swami

19-Aug-07 22:32

hi sir,
this is the part of my application. so i do not want to use this facility via operating system(XP,2003 etc)
can u explore bit more which technique i include to visual basic 6.0 to accomplish this task.

thanks for your response

Rupesh Kumar Swami
Software Engineer,
Integrated Solution,
Bikaner (India)

Dave Kreskowiak20-Aug-07 1:59