New form without a new taskbar window/icon

[Guest]

I want to create several forms in my C# program so that when people click on
options in the menu bar (such as Tools -> Options) it brings up a new form
dialog window for them to change certain settings of the program. In Visual
C# (EE Beta) I am using the "Windows Form" template under Project -> Add New
Items... to create a new form then loading its instance using the Show()
method.

However when I use this it loads the form in a new window that appears as a
separate form in the taskbar etc. - it has an icon in the top left hand
window. I want it to appear similar to when you click Settings in most
programs, ie a child of the current program/form. This also happens when I
use the "About Box" template.

 

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

Form.ShowInTaskBar = false

cheers,

 

[Tim Wilson]

Setting the combination of the ShowInTaskbar, FormBorderStyle, and Owner
properties should do the trick.