Is it possible to have Min/Max buttons AND Help button on a form's title bar? And more...

[Keith]

Hello,

I guess the subject line says it all. Does anyone know why this
restriction exists? It does seem rather arbitrary. Also, can the
helpbutton's behavior be mapped to another button, like one in a toolbar?
Can the question mark cursor be invoked other than by clicking on the help
button?

Thanks!

Keith

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I guess the subject line says it all. Does anyone know why this
restriction exists?

Typically applications with resizable windows which can be minimized and
maximized provide a "Help" top-level menu entry containing a "What's this?"
menu item which replaces the "?" button of the title bar.

 

[Keith]

Typically applications with resizable windows which can be minimized and
maximized provide a "Help" top-level menu entry containing a "What's
this?" menu item which replaces the "?" button of the title bar.

Well, yes...but in my experience that doesn't actually replace the
HelpButton functionality, it just seems to do is call Help.ShowHelp with
some args. I've not seen this actually use the "?" cursor and provide
control-specific context help. If I'm mistaken, I'd love to know how this
is implemented since that was one of my original questions.

So back to my original questions:

Is it possible to have Min/Max and Help in the title bar?
If so, how is this accomplished?
If not, why does this restiction exist?
Can the functionality of the HelpButton ("?" cursor, control specific help,
etc.) be assigned/mapped to another button or control?
Can the question mark cursor be invoked other than by clicking on the help
button?

Keith