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I set Window Form to Panel Control similar with MDI but it has matter which been setting Window Form can't get focus.

Please teach me how to set focus Window Form in Panel Control.
I can't use MDI by character of my work.

Please help me.

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Posted 6-Jan-11 21:05pm

JangHyen

Updated 12-Jan-11 2:37am

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Slacker007 7-Jan-11 3:15am

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jerrykid 7-Jan-11 3:20am

Why do you use Panel Control as MDI parent of Window Form? Why don't you use a Form and set IsMdiContainer = True in properties window. After that use this form to add MdiChildren form?

Dalek Dave 7-Jan-11 3:44am

Minor Edit for Readability.

JangHyen 9-Jan-11 19:10pm

I can't use a Form and set IsMdiContainer = True, Because my program must supported multi-monitor and when child is maximized, it just use one monitor not multi-monitor. And, by maximizing, child has FormBorder even if maximizing.

jerrykid 9-Jan-11 21:57pm

Please view my new answer about this

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jerrykid · Answer 1 · 2011-01-06T21:24:00

Solution 1

Some links to refer:
Introduction to MDI Forms with C#[^]
http://www.geekpedia.com/tutorial41_Using-MDI.html[^]
And set focus with this code

C#

foreach (Form frm in this.MdiChildren)
            {
                if (frm.Name == "form name to set focus")
                {
                    frm.Activate();
                    break;
                }
            }

Posted 6-Jan-11 21:24pm

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Updated 6-Jan-11 21:27pm

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Dalek Dave 7-Jan-11 3:45am

Great answer.

thatraja 7-Jan-11 13:28pm

Good answer

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 2 · 2011-01-06T21:24:00

Solution 2

Non-empty forms do not get focus, they activate and go to foreground. You can call Form.Activate(). For a control you want to get in focus -- only one, call Focus().

Posted 6-Jan-11 21:24pm

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Dalek Dave 7-Jan-11 3:45am

This is true, and simple, have 5

thatraja 7-Jan-11 13:28pm

Good answer

jerrykid · Answer 3 · 2011-01-09T15:52:00

I think that you want to set focus to a control, but it's not appear, right? If so, please use Select() method, because the control is inside of another control, the Focus() method cannot apply to control when you standing at outside the parent control of this control. E.g,

textBox1.Select();//This code can set focus for textbox control if this textbox is inside of a control container

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