Like Windows Explorer

Hello,

I'm a beginner in windows forms and now i want create a application, where
his layout is like Windows Explorer (On top a menu, and bottom 2 zones
(splitted) )

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Anyone knows how can i do that?

"Rodrigo Ferreira" <rjrferreira@gmail.com> schrieb:
> I'm a beginner in windows forms and now i want create a application, where
> his layout is like Windows Explorer (On top a menu, and bottom 2 zones
> (splitted) )
>
> ------------
> | | |
> | | |
> ------------

..NET 1.0/1.1:

Add the left control and set its 'Dock' property to 'Left'. Then add a
splitter control and dock it to the left edge too. Finally add the right
control and set its 'Dock' property to 'Fill'.

..NET 2.0:

Use the splitcontainer control.

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M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

Ok but how can i say to the child forms open in the right field of the
splitcontainer? I say that because i want open diferrent forms (choosed in
the menu) in that area.

Greetings.


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> "Rodrigo Ferreira" <rjrferreira@gmail.com> schrieb:
>> I'm a beginner in windows forms and now i want create a application,
>> where his layout is like Windows Explorer (On top a menu, and bottom 2
>> zones (splitted) )
>>
>> ------------
>> | | |
>> | | |
>> ------------
>
> .NET 1.0/1.1:
>
> Add the left control and set its 'Dock' property to 'Left'. Then add a
> splitter control and dock it to the left edge too. Finally add the right
> control and set its 'Dock' property to 'Fill'.
>
> .NET 2.0:
>
> Use the splitcontainer control.
>
> --
> M S Herfried K. Wagner
> M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
> V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

"Rodrigo Ferreira" <rjrferreira@gmail.com> schrieb:
> Ok but how can i say to the child forms open in the right field of the
> splitcontainer? I say that because i want open diferrent forms (choosed in
> the menu) in that area.

You may want to use user controls instead of forms.

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

you can explain better that idea please?

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> escreveu na mensagem
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> "Rodrigo Ferreira" <rjrferreira@gmail.com> schrieb:
>> Ok but how can i say to the child forms open in the right field of the
>> splitcontainer? I say that because i want open diferrent forms (choosed
>> in the menu) in that area.
>
> You may want to use user controls instead of forms.
>
> --
> M S Herfried K. Wagner
> M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
> V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

"Rodrigo Ferreira" <rjrferreira@gmail.com> schrieb:
> you can explain better that idea please?

"Project" -> "Add user control...". User controls are similar to forms but
they can be placed on a form like controls. You can load and show the
controls at runtime too:

\\\
Dim u As New UserControl1()
Me.Controls.Add(u)
u.Show()
///

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>