Can't find simple drop down menu.

[Thomas Magma]

I must be blind, I am developing in MS Visual Studio 2008 Beta2 and can't
seem to find a simple drop down menu in the tool box. I see a ComboBox, a
MenuStrip and a ContextMenuStrip but no simple drop down menu. Am I blind or
just missing something?

Thanks,
Thomas

 

[Jeff Gaines]

I must be blind, I am developing in MS Visual Studio 2008 Beta2 and can't
seem to find a simple drop down menu in the tool box. I see a ComboBox, a
MenuStrip and a ContextMenuStrip but no simple drop down menu. Am I blind
or
just missing something?

Thanks,
Thomas

In VS2005 the MenuStrip is the simple drop down menu, haven't seen 2008 yet.

 

[Thomas Magma]

In VS2005 the MenuStrip is the simple drop down menu, haven't seen 2008
yet.

OK thanks Jeff I'll try playing with it. What about drawing simple shapes?
Where is that hiding? It's been frustrating coming from my old eVB
environment.

Thomas

 

[Jeff Gaines]

OK thanks Jeff I'll try playing with it. What about drawing simple shapes?
Where is that hiding? It's been frustrating coming from my old eVB
environment.

Persevere, C# is marvellous once you get used to it, don't be tempted to
go back to any form of BASIC!

For drawing explore:

Graphics gfx = panel1.CreateGraphics();
gfx.drawxxx

You can draw lots of things that way (substitute whatever you want to draw
on for panel1).
NB - use gfx.Dispose() when you've finished or your memory will leak

 

[Thomas Magma]

Persevere, C# is marvellous once you get used to it, don't be tempted to
go back to any form of BASIC!

For drawing explore:

Graphics gfx = panel1.CreateGraphics();
gfx.drawxxx

You can draw lots of things that way (substitute whatever you want to draw
on for panel1).
NB - use gfx.Dispose() when you've finished or your memory will leak

I don't have a problem drawing shapes from my code, but how do I drag and
drop a shape onto a form when I'm visually programming. I don't see a
'Shape' or 'Line' button in my MVS toolbox?

Thomas

 

[Jeff Gaines]

I don't have a problem drawing shapes from my code, but how do I drag and
drop a shape onto a form when I'm visually programming. I don't see a
'Shape' or 'Line' button in my MVS toolbox?

That's right, it's an old VB thing, doesn't exist in C#.

 

[Thomas Magma]

I don't have a problem drawing shapes from my code, but how do I drag and

That's right, it's an old VB thing, doesn't exist in C#.

I find it hard to believe that MS removed the ability to visually draw
simple shapes, but then again, I seem to be staring into proof of that now
each and every day.

Thomas