Hierarchical Data is Ugly !

[adh]

Winforms Datagrid Qoute (MSDN):
Expanders are displayed in each parent row that contains a child table.
Clicking an expander generates a list of Web-like links to the child tables,
which when selected cause the child tables to be displayed end Quote.
I hate it:
1) This 'expando' icon is painted on each row even when no child belongs to
it.
2) When clicking this 'expando' icon you get a link to the child data, not
the data itself.
Ugly, ugly ugly. Any resolutions?
Thanks
ADH

 

[Larry Woods]

If you don't like it then turn it off!

datagrid.AllowNavigation=False


Larry Woods

 

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

Two options. First display the data in two grids use a
datarelation to keep the grids in sync.

www.onteorasoftware.com/downloads/multigrids.zip

Second use a third party grid to display the data. I like the developer
express one.
http://www.devexpress.com/products/NET/XtraGrid/

There is a free one from component one in the vb.net resource kit.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/vbrkit/default.aspx


Ken
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Winforms Datagrid Qoute (MSDN):
Expanders are displayed in each parent row that contains a child table.
Clicking an expander generates a list of Web-like links to the child tables,
which when selected cause the child tables to be displayed end Quote.
I hate it:
1) This 'expando' icon is painted on each row even when no child belongs to
it.
2) When clicking this 'expando' icon you get a link to the child data, not
the data itself.
Ugly, ugly ugly. Any resolutions?
Thanks
ADH

 

[Avraham de-Haan]

If you don't like it then turn it off!
Nope, I do like it but only on the rows needed.
Thanks, adh

 

[Avraham de-Haan]

Ken,
Two options. First display the data in two grids use a
datarelation to keep the grids in sync.
www.onteorasoftware.com/downloads/multigrids.zip
I would like to have the data "telescoped".

Second use a third party grid to display the data. I like the developer
express one.
http://www.devexpress.com/products/NET/XtraGrid/

There is a free one from component one in the vb.net resource kit.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/vbrkit/default.aspx

Thanks, I will look at them.
2005 will bring as a better integrated solution?
This is something very basicaly (so I think).

Thanks, adh

 

[Peter Huang [MSFT]]

Hi

I think you may try to post the suggestions to our MSWish program
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp.
Also it is hard to customize the datagrid to adapt your goal, so it is
better to use a third-party control or recreate one ourselves.


Best regards,

Perter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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