Im creating a simple application to search and manipulate a database.I want to add a text box to search a name but I want the textbox to be eyecandy. I dont want the traditional textbox.I dont know how to make custom controls.
View 13 RepliesThis is what I would like to achieve:To create a custom messagebox, with varying number of buttons with custom .Text descriptions, and other features. I intended to have a property array that would be redim-ed and have values (.Text values) set by the calling class:
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I want to create a custom control that has a cursor like a regular text box, I tried using a line and a timer that makes the line 'Blink', but that wasn't too reliable because I had to change the location and background in the timer... I guess I could do it, but I wanted to ask my question here.
Basically what I am doing is creating a custom control to allow inputs as in fractions, sub/superscripts, etc.... The TextBox Control doesn't support text in that many locations.
So, I'm working on a custom LitBox that accepts custom items. needed the item collection to be more than just strings, I needed to be able to store avalue to display in the listbox and an associated value (Property: Text) that holds an index value (Property: Tag) of DataTable I'm working with.I have created the new item (iListBoxItem) and the collection (iListBoxItemCollection) and have modified everything so that I can do normal Collection type methods (Add, InsertAt, RemoveAt, etc) to this collection.
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Imports System.ComponentModel
Public Class iListBox
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I am using custom textboxes and I need to be able to set the Text on txb1 based on the Text of txb2. I have simplied my code to the following:
Public Class customtextbox
Inherits TextBox
Public Event ControlReset()
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So, when txb1 looses focus, if its Text is "fried", then it sets off txb2's ProcessAlert function. I had tried to change the value of txb2 Text in ProcessAlert function, but didnt work, so I tried to get it to raise an event instead, which then tries to set the Text property. However I still cant set txb2's Text property. The Text property seems to be set for the duration of the "life" of the Event handler. When I step through the forms controls within the Event handler, the changed Text value is there, but not outside of the Event handler.
I have a textbox that is filled with some carefully formatted text. I need to save the text in that textbox as a text file with the extension of '.scr' eg: File1.scr instead of File1.txt
View 4 RepliesIs it possible to show custom text in the AddressBar of SHDocVw.InternetExplorer (IE8) without causing IE to navigate to a different link?For example, I want to show a page that is saved at K:ReportsSmith_JohnReport.html, but I want the AddressBar to display "John Smith's Report".
View 1 RepliesI have made a custom control and the only change to the interface is that its a different color. Whenever the user moves their mouse over the control some white text fades in in the middle of the user control. Then after a few seconds the text fades out. The text is actually the location of the cursor but I have that figured out.
View 4 RepliesHow can I go about making text linkable. I do not wish to display the valid url, instead just a filename or word phrase.
As you can see below, I tried inserting a linklabel control into the rtb. but the link label does not anchor to the rtb so that when I scroll it, it remains in the same place.
I would prefer to somehow turn regular text within the rtb into a link and associate it with a url. Then call the sub linkclicked to process the action.
Public Sub MakeLink(ByVal sText As String)
Dim rr1 = Regex.Replace(sText, "<html.*?<h6>Attachments</h6>", "Attachments", RegexOptions.Singleline)
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I have quite an interesting question that could either be extremely simple or quite hard. I would like to know:is it possible to have a hyperlink in a richtextbox with custom text? Eg I want the hyperlink URL to be http:WWW.google.com and the text to be Google.
View 1 RepliesI for the life of me, can not figure out how to get the text to repaint over my background. When the paint event fires, all text disappears.[code]...
View 6 RepliesIs it possible to make a "Custom.Custom"? Example:
Custom.Custom1 = "1"
Custom.Custom2 = "2"
and
MessageBox.Show(Custom.Custom2)
Would show "2"
I want to create an custom control just like an Autosuggest control for my windows application. When I type, it should show a grid for the suggestion have the typed value.for an example if I want to search a student "ashish". As soon as I type A in textbox, it should show its First Name, Last name, Address, its image and some other info into a grid or grid like format beneath that control. All those info will come from Database.
View 1 RepliesI was trying to create a custom currency control text box, but I am getting an error that I don't understand.I am getting the following error message when I use it with databinding:"Object of type 'System.EventHandler' cannot be converted to type
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How could I create custom commands based on text? Like, say I have a textbox, and in the textbox is this: "say Hi". When I press the "Execute" button, it will do this: "MsgBox("Hi")"... Kind of like a custom scripting language... I want my application to support scripting, but I want the syntax to be simple... How do I go about doing this?
View 5 RepliesI have a Custom Groupbox that overrides the OnPaint event to do some custom drawing, backgrounds, etc. The problem I have is that when I use it in an application and want to draw text on the control, it gets drawn first, then immediately afterwards the OnPaint from the control gets called and draws on top of the text. Is there any way to get the text drawn after the control's OnPaint?
View 5 RepliesI was wondering if there is a recommended text for the creation of custom controls? I know a few years ago this book was out: Developing Microsoft .NET Controls with Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (Pro Developer)
It was published in 2003 I think. I have a great deal of experience in VB but not in actual control development, so I don't need a primer on classes and properties and the like. Wondering if this would still be worth it? I never dove into this part of VB and .NET before.
I am making a custom button control and am having some difficulty with my Text property. Anything I type in only stays while the form designer window is open. When I close the form designer and reopen it, my Text property resets to "". Also if I run the program, it loses the value entered at design time.
I also have an Image property for my control which is working just fine.
Here's some of my code:
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing.Imaging
Imports System.Windows.Forms
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I did some googling and found this forum post, and here is what I needed to do:
Imports System.ComponentModel
<EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Always), Browsable(True), Bindable(True), _
DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Visible)> _
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I have a web application which uses the globalization values being passed from sql server 2005 using a ResourceProviderFactory. I can globalize the labels in UI using <%$ Resources: "Resourcekey" %> however, i wish to know how i can globalize the dynamic/custom controls available in the code behind of my vb.aspx page?
View 1 RepliesWhen I put a label on a form, the Text property in the designer can be expanded to a multi-line edit box. (This is in VS2005.)
Is there a way to get that type of edit box on a custom String property of a usercontrol?
I have a groupbox with quite a few checkboxes. I want a specific textbox to have custom string per checkbox in the text box.
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I'm trying to make a custom text box, using a picture box and a label. Here's what I want a code for: If the user clicks the label, I want it to act as a usual text box does. I want the label to become editable, to have a blinking cursor, and all that kind of stuff.
View 1 Replieswritten a text editor custom control in vb.net
View 5 RepliesI have a custom collection class that is bound to a data grid view object.I'd like to try to do the following from the custom element class if possible.
1) I'd like the name of the column header to be a different text than the name of the public property in the custom class. i.e. Trade_Name should read "Trade Name"
2) I'd like to try to be able to manipulate the text formatting/color of the individual collection class element's items. i.e. for a profit/loss field I'd like to have the numbers be red if they are loss and black of they are profit. I know I could do this from the datagridview object in the form, but that can be cumbersome to raise events etc.
So I've created a custom ListView by inheriting it and overriding the OnDrawSubItem(). I can now draw icons in several of the columns. It's pretty nice! My question is, is there anyway to do this for the ListViewGroup? I'd like to place an icon just before the group text.
View 6 RepliesI'm in need of a custom control that will allow me to do something like the attached image. It's basically a TreeView with the exception of having a row of PictureBoxes for each child node. I'd be happy with a ListView that could do this even. I tried it briefly with a DataGridView with ImageColumns but the "look" wasn't quite what I was after. I'd like the "Parent Node" text to be situated above the row of images and just can't seem to find a control that will allow this.
View 6 RepliesI have made my program but I want to give users the option of choosing a custom color for text. I have an inputbox that works and then converts it to Color.whatever. But seeing as the user types in what they want and it is not done by the program itself it can throw exceptions.
Dim directresponse As String
Dim actualcolor As String
Dim isgood As Boolean
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That is my Sub, it will make Color.(userinput) but I need to check if Color.(userinput) is actually a color that VB.NET can understand and add set.
I have tried "System.Drawing.Color" I get told it is a type and cannot be used in this context.use System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptor to convert it to a color and check if it is real and then set it.
I created an application in VS2005 that draws text with a custom font and color. The images look great from my XP machine. But from another machine running Windows Vista, the graphics are messed up. It seems that the transparencies inherit the default black background so there's this gray'ish/black haze around the text...
View 1 RepliestxtBox has key up event that fires, if txBox.length = 2, a sql select to dataset for custom source of autocomplete.when user types in 2 letters it selects the 2 letters and when 3rd character is typed of course it erases the first 2 if you dont unselect..
Private Sub txtBox_KeyUp(sender, e ) Handles txtBox.Keyup
If txtCriteria_Lanemgr.TextLength = 2 Then
Dim strSQL As String
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