C# - Standard Windows Menu Bars In Windows Forms?

May 6, 2010

I noticed that adding a MenuStrip (from the Toolbox) to my form design doesn't yield a menu bar like many native Windows applications. Instead I get a menu bar like Visual Studio's own. None of the style settings for MenuStrip appear to mimic the much more common native menu bar.Is there a way to add a menu bar to my Windows Forms application that looks the same as the one you see in Notepad, Task Manager and others? (Preferably with the designer, but I wouldn't mind adding it programmatically either.)

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Access Key In Standard Windows Forms

Jan 29, 2012

I've run into an issue with Access Key in either Visual Basic or C#... also happens whether on my windows 7 64 but laptop or my Windows Vista 32 bit laptop - in Visual Studio 2010 professional... I create an Access Key (for example E&xit)... while the underline under the x shows up in the development area, it does NOT show up when I run the application NOR does it work... for example, press alt-x does not run the code associated with the exit (nor does a break into that code show it gets into that code).When I try it in a menu, it is a little different at first the underline under the access key does not show up but then after I access something by hand, it sometimes shows up and is usable.

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Return Two Menu Tabs Using System.Windows.Forms?

Mar 25, 2012

I am trying to return two menu tabs using System.Windows.Forms. I have tried using an array and tried using control.add but I cant seem to get this working. What am I doing wrong?

Public Function MonitorsInit() As System.Windows.Forms.TabPage Implements LabTech.Interfaces.ITabs.MonitorsInit
Dim TP As New Windows.Forms.TabPage("Ticket")
Dim TP1 As New Windows.Forms.TabPage("Ticket1")
TP.Controls.Add(TP1)
Return TP
End Function

[Code]...

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.NET Windows Forms Custom Designer Doesn't Refresh The Menu

Oct 26, 2011

I have created a custom designer (PannelloSfondoDesigner) for my custom control, a background panel (PannelloSfondo).

<Designer(GetType(PannelloSfondo.PannelloSfondoDesigner))>
Public Class PannelloSfondo
Inherits UserControl

[code]....

It works, I click the little arrow, the context menu appears:I click the menu item, the event is fired, the control is docked:but the menu description is not updated or refreshed (it should show "Undock from parent container"). Then if I click outside the control to deselect it and then I click back on the arrow to show the menu, the right menu item is displayed:How do I refresh the menu items?

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Add Icon To Context Menu Inside A Windows Forms Application?

Apr 20, 2012

This context menu is pops up where the user right clicks inside a dataGridView

When adding the items the VB code is

Dim m As New ContextMenu()
m.MenuItems.Add(New MenuItem("Disassociate *A* Device"))
m.MenuItems.Add(New MenuItem("Purge Device Assosciations"))

Is there no simple way to reference a resource to add an icon to said menuItems?

Pseudo
m.MenuItem(0).Icon.Source = ....
?

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Associating A Context Menu With A Windows Forms NotifyIcon Component?

Dec 11, 2010

I've created an application that displays a NotifyIcon when an event happens.

Public ContextMenu1 As New ContextMenu
Public NotifyIcon1 As New NotifyIcon
Public Sub CreateIconMenuStructure()

[code]....

In the form load to "Initialise" the NotifyIcon it then works fine when made visibleinvisible by code in the OnRegChanged event.

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IDE :: Disable The Context Menu For Webbrowser Control In Windows Forms Using C#?

Sep 9, 2005

disabling the context menu for webbrowser control in Windows forms using c#.

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Create Custom Control Such As A Menu For Windows Forms Application Using Program?

Nov 14, 2011

I've search the net in order to create a custom control but nothing I find is worth looking at, The main thing I want to do is create a skinengin via DLL and import it in my vb 2010 then using or creating some sort of skin builder where I can create a full setting file which contains all the details of the customization regarding the Form(Look, Feel and the controls such as a menu), I have used Iriskin and multiple apps doing this for me and when a user installs my application they still recieve a message about buying the registered DLL file, I would like to create it completely from scratch.

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Using Explorer Style Toolbars/menu Strip On Windows Forms In Vb2005?

Dec 25, 2009

I wish to add a toolbar that looks like the one in windows explorer to my windows application in my visual basic 2005 application. Although I have currently deployed the default 'toolstrip' that is avilable among the controls but I don't understand how should i change the appearance of the toolstrip from office 2003 to the one present in windows explorer.Please provide a solution to the above problem.

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Printing A Windows Form Without Title Bars And Borders

Jan 6, 2009

I have a windows application that I have created using Visual Basic 2005. I am a new user and have learned a few things, but quite an amateur! I need to printout a windows form but I do not want the form to have menu bars or borders printed. The windows form contains the data that I have updated using a Sequel Server 2005 DataBase. The form needs to be printed by clicking a Print Form Button on the form.Is this possible with VB 2005. i noticed a PowerPacks out there, but when I downloaded the tab does not appear on the VB 2005 Express Edition I am using.

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Use Standard Windows Icons?

Aug 20, 2009

In VS.Net 2008, if you choose a new form with the Explorer template, the form is preloaded with a menu strip, and all the items have the familar save, print, open, etc, icons/bitmaps. I would like to use these icons in other forms, but the form does not appear to reveal the location of these icons or where they came from. Does anyone know where they are? If I find them and point to them, can I be assured that these icons are in the same place on any computer (or do I need to embed them in the exe)?

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Operator '*' Is Not Defined For Types 'System.Windows.Forms.VscrollBar' And 'Systems.Windows.Forms.VscrollBar

Oct 29, 2011

I am trying to use values from form1 in my project, in form2, but Im not sure how to do it. I've tried

txtboxTotal = (Form1.vsbLength * Form1.vsbWidth) * Pattern

But I get: operator '*' is not defined for types 'System.Windows.Forms.VscrollBar' and 'Systems.Windows.Forms.VscrollBar.'

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What Is The Cursor That Windows Uses For Standard Dragging

Mar 25, 2010

I don't know if I have gone blind, or if I am just searching in the wrong place, but what is the cursor that Windows uses for standard dragging, and where is it found? I can see the icon that is used when something is dragged over a control that is not a drop target, but not the control that is used for dragging elsewhere.

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Winforms - How To Load Binary To Windows Media Player In Windows Forms

Jul 24, 2011

I've successfully saved video files into SQL server as varbinary. Now, my problem is, how can I play those videos in Windows Media Player (embedded in my Windows Forms).

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Make A Menu Item On A Menu Strip Link To Another Windows Form?

Jul 25, 2009

How do I make a menu item on a menu strip link to another windows form (like a menu item that links to an about page already created in the project). I know that every coder knows how to do this, but i've read most of the instructions in the world for Visual Basic coding, but can't find ANYTHING I know coding fairly well, so I can modify it, but I can't create it my self.

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Code Works In A Windows Forms Application, But Not In A Windows Service

Jan 19, 2010

I'm porting code that I wrote for use in a Windows Forms application to a Windows Service, but for some reason, the code that worked in the Windows Forms application is now throwing errors in the Service

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Forms :: Disabling BackGround In Windows Application Same As Windows Cardspace

Sep 24, 2010

I am making a System Tray Application when i minimize my form its hide itself in the tray but whenever i click on the tray icon my form shows now when my form shows up i would like to disable my Background desktop same as CardSpace when its shows up.

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Scroll In Windows Forms Treeview Only On Windows Server 2003

Apr 10, 2012

I have a problem with scroll in a treeview in a Windows forms application (Framework version 3.5).

The strange thing about the problem is that on Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 2008 the scroll works as excepted, but in Windows Server 2003 SP2 the scrolling doesn't work. Enable/disable Visual Styles doesn't seem to make a difference on Server 2003.

Steps to reproduce the error:

1. Add a treeview to a form and add x nr of root items (and 1 sub item to each item).

2. Expand a number of nodes. The non-standard thing here is that we are changing the node integral height because we display a usercontrol with the treenode (See example of the code below).

3. When you scroll afterwards, you cannot scroll to the bottom node. The scrollbar is all the way down, but we are not seeing the last node.

Public Shared Sub SetNModeHeight(ByVal Node As TreeNode, ByVal IntegralHeight As Integer)
'Create instance of tvitemex structure.

[Code]....

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IDE :: Windows Mobile 6 SDK With VS2008 Standard Edition

Jun 1, 2009

I have just purchased VS2008 SE to run on my PC with VS2005 SE. I have been developing a WM6 application using the VS2008 PE trial, the trial period has now ended, hence the purchase of VS2008 SE (full not upgrade). As a private user for hobby purposes I can not afford VS2008 PE. I am astonished to learn that in actual fact VS2008 SE is a step back from VS2005 SE in that the WM6 SDK's on not supported. I have read the below thread: url...I am also annoyed that on the WM6 SDK refresh download page it states clearly that VS2005 SE or higher must be used - hence the purchase of VS 2008 SE.As I have installed on my PC a full version of VS2005 SE and VS2008 SE, is there a way to develop WM6 devices with the tools I have or is VS2008 PE the only solution.

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IDE :: Windows Mobile 6 SDK With VS2008 Standard Edition?

Oct 3, 2009

IDE :: Windows Mobile 6 SDK with VS2008 Standard Edition

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Starting Windows Service As Standard User

Aug 4, 2010

My app (which runs ok as a standard user) requires updates to be installed, but I don't want to have to input the administrator username/password each time nor do I want to increase user privileges to administrator.

I have a windows service which handles the downloading of updates etc (running as Local System) but the start command needs to come from the main app (running as a standard user). This is not permitted and I get Access Denied.

I understand why this is happening but is there an alternative way to achieve this? I want to handle program updates as the standard user without using ClickOnce or installing to a non Program Files folder.

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VB 2010 (Windows Forms Project) Run On The Windows 8 Platform?

Jun 21, 2011

will a VB 2010 (Windows Forms Project) run on the Windows 8 platform?

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Implicit Conversions From 'System.Windows.Forms.Control' To 'System.Windows.Forms.Webbrowser'

Sep 8, 2010

I have the code which checks if there is a selected tab

Private Function GetBrowser() As WebBrowser
If TabControl1.SelectedTab IsNot Nothing Then
For Each c As Control In TabControl1.SelectedTab.Controls
If TypeOf (c) Is WebBrowser Then
Return c

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Know The Font + Size For A Standard Message Box In Windows Vista?

Oct 23, 2009

Does anyone know the font + size for a standard message box in Windows Vista?

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Select A Standard Windows Form At Design Time?

Dec 5, 2010

When I select a standard windows form at design time, then in the toolbox, under the "general" section, there are ellipse, line, and rectangle, but they are all gray and so can't be used and I can't find any way to make them not gray and thus usable. What am I missing? The help system tells how to USE them but nothing about how to make them accessible, it just assumes they are.

I have no problem drawing a line on a form at run-time but I want to drop one on at design time and can't find any way that's my real problem.I'm not a heavy user of VB.NET so I figure there's probably something simple that I'm overlooking.

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Create A Windows Service In Studio 2008 Standard (No Template)?

Dec 7, 2009

I want to create a Windows Service using VB.Net, but in VS2008 Standard, you don't seem to get the "Windows Service" template I've used before.

What's the best way of creating such a service, without resorting to using the C++ template?

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Starting Up A Thread That Runs The Standard Windows Defrag Utility?

Apr 8, 2009

I have a app that is starting up a thread that runs the standard windows defrag utility. It also gives the user the option to cancel the defrag if they want to. Problem is if the thread defrag is running on is canceled is there any data loss or does it just do the last operation and then exit. For example the code goes something like this:

[Code]...

Code works exactly as it should, runs the defrag on a separate thread so my UI remains responsive. I'm just worried about the effect of the cancel on it, when you call a thread abort does the program running in the thread know it's being canceled and "cleanly" close? I don't want to abort a file move operation when it's defraging and end up with a corrupt file.

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Referencing A Windows Forms App From A Windows Service App?

Aug 30, 2011

Is there a way to basically merge a Windows Forms Application with a Windows Service Application and allow the passing of parameters on start up to determine if it should start the standard GUI or launch as a system service

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Unable To Cast Object Of Type 'System.Windows.Forms.Button' To Type 'System.Windows.Forms.TextBox'

Apr 28, 2009

I have a panel with some controls in it (several textboxes, a slider, 2 buttons, and a small groupbox).. When I click a button, I want all of the textboxes within the panel to be readonly... So I have this code: [code] When I run it though, I get the following error:Unable to cast object of type 'System.Windows.Forms.Button' to type 'System.Windows.Forms.TextBox'.If I remove a button, it moves on to give me the same error but for a label..

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Can Make Tool Bars For Windows Explorers / IE Explorer And To Fire Fox Internet Explorer

Aug 30, 2009

1- I want to know what's the windows service project and how i can use it.

2- I want to know how i can making tool bars for my windows explorers , IE explorer and to fire fox internet explorer.

3- I want to know how i can making add-ons for my VS 2005.

4-Can i change my Form Opacity Without Changing My controls Opacity

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