Line and Shape Controls For Visual Basic Just Released

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# MSDN Blog Postings » Line and Shape Controls For Visual Basic Just Released said on August 13, 2007 9:15 PM:

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# Jumbalia said on August 18, 2007 2:37 AM:

These shapes are great!  I have already redesigned my current application. I love the rounded corners!

Thanks VB Team.

Hey does anyone know how to make a label tansparent, through the gradient fill?

Thanks!

# Dvsriram said on December 21, 2007 1:39 AM:

Hi ,

        I liked the powerpacks but i amnot able to use the shape controls like  the other controls (in system.windows.forms ), when i am creating an instance of shape control and adding it to the picture box it is raising exception

"Value of type'Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.RectangleShape' cannot be converted to 'System.Windows.Forms.Control'.

I want to use those controls like label,Tb,Checkbox and i want to add to the picturebox control .Is there any other way to create line,Rectangle ,oval and add to the picturebox .I reallly want these things in my application

# Beth Massi said on January 2, 2008 9:37 PM:

Hi Dvsriram,

You can't add the shapes to a picturebox control, instead use a panel and set the backgroundimage and then add the shape container and shapes to that. For instance,

'-----------------------------

Sub Setup()

       'setup the panel

       Dim p As New System.Windows.Forms.Panel

       p.BackgroundImage = My.Resources.MyPicture

       p.BackgroundImageLayout = ImageLayout.Stretch

       p.Dock = DockStyle.Fill

       'setup shape container

       Dim sContainer As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.ShapeContainer

       sContainer.Dock = DockStyle.Fill

       'setup shapes

       Dim l As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.LineShape

       Dim o As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.OvalShape

       Dim r As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.RectangleShape

       'setup line

       l.X1 = 100

       l.X2 = 500

       l.Y1 = 100

       l.Y2 = 500

       'setup oval

       o.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(500, 500)

       r.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(200, 200)

       o.BorderColor = Color.Blue

       'setup rectangle

       r.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(400, 400)

       r.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(100, 100)

       r.BorderColor = Color.Red

       'add shapes to shape container

       sContainer.Shapes.Add(l)

       sContainer.Shapes.Add(o)

       sContainer.Shapes.Add(r)

       'add shape container to the panel

       p.Controls.Add(sContainer)

       'add the panel to the form

       Me.Controls.Add(p)

   End Sub

'-----------------------------

Cheers,

-Beth

# D.V.Sriram said on January 10, 2008 12:19 AM:

Thanks For giving the information ,

I am creating panels at runtime on clicking a particular panel .Now i am able to create the control s , lineShape,RectangleShape ,OvalShape on panel (At runtime )which is generated at runtime .

Now i have to do these things ::

I used for this class for Control (Type ) selection & resizing from

www.codeproject.com/KB/miscctrl/CSPickBoxSample1.aspx?df=100&forumid=23756&exp=0&select=1033576

while creating a control as PickBox.WireControl(ControlName) .It taking care of Control(Type)(TextBox,etc ) selection& resizing .

Now ,I need for moving and resizing controls (labels/textboxes/checkboxes/etc) and

shape controls (LineShape ,RectangleShape, OvalShape which are from

powerpacks.dll ) which i  place on the Panel which are generated at runtime .

Is there any Class for creating Control Selection and Resizing Handles  which accepts any typeof controls which are present on the panel at runtime ??????

I want to show the selection if user presses the control and able to resize

those controls with resizing handles for Any Typeof control . ????? Line i want only 2 SizingHandles  at end points like that .

' If i release the mouse button after resizing it has to update the size or

location of that control  same like in vs2005 design time environment but

here at runtime .

plzzz ,

# D.V.Sriram said on January 10, 2008 5:40 AM:

I want a user to select & rezise a control at runtime using some grab handles on panel (also generated at runtime ) . Here i am having different controls that's the problem if i have normal control no problem .but here 4 Different controls RectangleShape,OvalShape,LineShape,Control (TextBox,....)

THis is main meaning .Please do this favour for giving a nice thing .

THanks & Regards

Sriram

# sabzpooshan@yahoo.com said on June 22, 2008 2:42 AM:

Dear Beth Massi

The Power Pack elements like line or rectangle has constructor of Integer but I wanna single data type constructor. What do you offer for it.

Another question is:How can I make a class that create line and rectangle objects(or component)

Thanks a lot for your attention

Sabzpooshan

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