I am creating two buttons ("Forward" and "Back" in a windows forms
application that has a "browsing" function, vaguely like the forward/back
buttons in IE.) Using the VS.NET designer I placed images within each
button to visually show forward and reverse "arrows."



I have not been found a way to remove the edges of the buttons so that only
the images appear (without the surrounding box.) I've searched both the
VS.NET designer as well as all the methods/properties of the Button Class,
but found no way to control that attribute of the Button appearance.



How can this be done?



Thanks,

-- Bruce

Bruce,

Why dont you create a class that derives from button and overrides the
OnPaint method?

Picho

"Bruce Schechter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> I am creating two buttons ("Forward" and "Back" in a windows forms
> application that has a "browsing" function, vaguely like the forward/back
> buttons in IE.) Using the VS.NET designer I placed images within each
> button to visually show forward and reverse "arrows."
>
>
>
> I have not been found a way to remove the edges of the buttons so that
only
> the images appear (without the surrounding box.) I've searched both the
> VS.NET designer as well as all the methods/properties of the Button Class,
> but found no way to control that attribute of the Button appearance.
>
>
>
> How can this be done?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- Bruce
>
>

* "Bruce Schechter" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> I am creating two buttons ("Forward" and "Back" in a windows forms
> application that has a "browsing" function, vaguely like the forward/back
> buttons in IE.) Using the VS.NET designer I placed images within each
> button to visually show forward and reverse "arrows."
>
> I have not been found a way to remove the edges of the buttons so that only
> the images appear (without the surrounding box.) I've searched both the
> VS.NET designer as well as all the methods/properties of the Button Class,
> but found no way to control that attribute of the Button appearance.

Place a toolbar control on the form, add two buttons to it and set its
'Appearance' property to 'Flat'.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

In the toolbar buttons look flat without border.

But the toolbar itself draws a border at top even when broder is set to
NONE -

Any work arounds to get rid of that.

Mallik


"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> * "Bruce Schechter" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> > I am creating two buttons ("Forward" and "Back" in a windows forms
> > application that has a "browsing" function, vaguely like the
forward/back
> > buttons in IE.) Using the VS.NET designer I placed images within each
> > button to visually show forward and reverse "arrows."
> >
> > I have not been found a way to remove the edges of the buttons so that
only
> > the images appear (without the surrounding box.) I've searched both the
> > VS.NET designer as well as all the methods/properties of the Button
Class,
> > but found no way to control that attribute of the Button appearance.
>
> Place a toolbar control on the form, add two buttons to it and set its
> 'Appearance' property to 'Flat'.
>
> --
> Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
> <http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

Set the Divider property of the ToolBar to false:

[C#]
this.toolBar1.Divider = false;

[VB.Net]
Me.ToolBar1.Divider = False

.... these examples are given as code but you can easily change the Divider
property through the Properties grid.

--
Tim Wilson
..Net Compact Framework MVP

"Mallikarjun Tuppad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In the toolbar buttons look flat without border.
>
> But the toolbar itself draws a border at top even when broder is set to
> NONE -
>
> Any work arounds to get rid of that.
>
> Mallik
>
>
> "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:br49h3$28fn70$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > * "Bruce Schechter" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> > > I am creating two buttons ("Forward" and "Back" in a windows forms
> > > application that has a "browsing" function, vaguely like the
> forward/back
> > > buttons in IE.) Using the VS.NET designer I placed images within
each
> > > button to visually show forward and reverse "arrows."
> > >
> > > I have not been found a way to remove the edges of the buttons so that
> only
> > > the images appear (without the surrounding box.) I've searched both
the
> > > VS.NET designer as well as all the methods/properties of the Button
> Class,
> > > but found no way to control that attribute of the Button appearance.
> >
> > Place a toolbar control on the form, add two buttons to it and set its
> > 'Appearance' property to 'Flat'.
> >
> > --
> > Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
> > <http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>
>
>

Thanks for the recommendation. This approach is likely to work well for me.
However, I'm still new to C# and the WinForms technology... so would anyone
know of a good sample or article on how to do this?
Cheers, Bruce

"Picho" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Bruce,
>
> Why dont you create a class that derives from button and overrides the
> OnPaint method?
>
> Picho
>
> "Bruce Schechter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > I am creating two buttons ("Forward" and "Back" in a windows forms
> > application that has a "browsing" function, vaguely like the
forward/back
> > buttons in IE.) Using the VS.NET designer I placed images within each
> > button to visually show forward and reverse "arrows."
> >
> >
> >
> > I have not been found a way to remove the edges of the buttons so that
> only
> > the images appear (without the surrounding box.) I've searched both the
> > VS.NET designer as well as all the methods/properties of the Button
Class,
> > but found no way to control that attribute of the Button appearance.
> >
> >
> >
> > How can this be done?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -- Bruce
> >
> >
>
>

Herfried,

Thanks for the response. I have never used the ToolBar control before. It
appears that the Toolbar must consume the entire real estate of one edge of
a window. In my case the two buttons would be the only controls on the
toolbar and thus would not be using the Form's real estate efficiently. Pls
let me know if I am not interpreting the situation correctly.

Meanwhile, my gut feel is that the recommendation previous to this one in
the this thread (to create a control that derives from Button and overrides
OnPaint) seems like a good solution for me... if I can find sample code or
a good article.

cheers, Bruce

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:br49h3$28fn70$(E-Mail Removed)...
> * "Bruce Schechter" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> > I am creating two buttons ("Forward" and "Back" in a windows forms
> > application that has a "browsing" function, vaguely like the
forward/back
> > buttons in IE.) Using the VS.NET designer I placed images within each
> > button to visually show forward and reverse "arrows."
> >
> > I have not been found a way to remove the edges of the buttons so that
only
> > the images appear (without the surrounding box.) I've searched both the
> > VS.NET designer as well as all the methods/properties of the Button
Class,
> > but found no way to control that attribute of the Button appearance.
>
> Place a toolbar control on the form, add two buttons to it and set its
> 'Appearance' property to 'Flat'.
>
> --
> Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
> <http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

When using the ToolBar set:
Appearance = Flat
AutoSize = False
Dock = None
Divider = False
then set the size and location.

--
Tim Wilson
..Net Compact Framework MVP

"Bruce Schechter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Herfried,
>
> Thanks for the response. I have never used the ToolBar control before.
It
> appears that the Toolbar must consume the entire real estate of one edge
of
> a window. In my case the two buttons would be the only controls on the
> toolbar and thus would not be using the Form's real estate efficiently.
Pls
> let me know if I am not interpreting the situation correctly.
>
> Meanwhile, my gut feel is that the recommendation previous to this one in
> the this thread (to create a control that derives from Button and
overrides
> OnPaint) seems like a good solution for me... if I can find sample code
or
> a good article.
>
> cheers, Bruce
>
> "Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:br49h3$28fn70$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > * "Bruce Schechter" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> > > I am creating two buttons ("Forward" and "Back" in a windows forms
> > > application that has a "browsing" function, vaguely like the
> forward/back
> > > buttons in IE.) Using the VS.NET designer I placed images within
each
> > > button to visually show forward and reverse "arrows."
> > >
> > > I have not been found a way to remove the edges of the buttons so that
> only
> > > the images appear (without the surrounding box.) I've searched both
the
> > > VS.NET designer as well as all the methods/properties of the Button
> Class,
> > > but found no way to control that attribute of the Button appearance.
> >
> > Place a toolbar control on the form, add two buttons to it and set its
> > 'Appearance' property to 'Flat'.
> >
> > --
> > Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
> > <http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>
>
>

* "Mallikarjun Tuppad" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> In the toolbar buttons look flat without border.
>
> But the toolbar itself draws a border at top even when broder is set to
> NONE -

Set 'Dock' to 'None', 'Anchor' to 'None' and 'Divider' to 'False'.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

Bruce,

Talk to me on my e-mail (just remve the no_spam). I will guide you thru
this.

Picho

"Bruce Schechter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23r%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the recommendation. This approach is likely to work well for
me.
> However, I'm still new to C# and the WinForms technology... so would
anyone
> know of a good sample or article on how to do this?
> Cheers, Bruce
>
> "Picho" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Bruce,
> >
> > Why dont you create a class that derives from button and overrides the
> > OnPaint method?
> >
> > Picho
> >
> > "Bruce Schechter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >
> > > I am creating two buttons ("Forward" and "Back" in a windows forms
> > > application that has a "browsing" function, vaguely like the
> forward/back
> > > buttons in IE.) Using the VS.NET designer I placed images within
each
> > > button to visually show forward and reverse "arrows."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I have not been found a way to remove the edges of the buttons so that
> > only
> > > the images appear (without the surrounding box.) I've searched both
the
> > > VS.NET designer as well as all the methods/properties of the Button
> Class,
> > > but found no way to control that attribute of the Button appearance.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > How can this be done?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > -- Bruce
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>