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March 2005 - Posts

Getting the "blue" themed border color

"What color can I use for borders - InactiveCaption is close, but doesnt work in Silver?" System.Windows.Forms.VisualStyles.VisualStyleInformation.TextControlBorder Prior to Whidbey, you would have to directly use the UxTheme API . I would recommend waiting Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 31, 2005 7:12 PM by jfoscoding | 0 Comments
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Handling a layout event

I was asked today the correct way to size a panel with a label in it. The panel is a header for a column of UI, which seems to be a common pattern in applications today. The question was: when I resize the panel, how can I make sure that the height of Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 30, 2005 2:16 AM by jfoscoding | 0 Comments
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Suggestions for making your managed dialogs snappier

Diagnosing Performance Problems with Layout So you’ve built up your complex form, and starting it or resizing it is slightly more exciting than watching paint dry. It could very well be that the way everything is hooked up, the dialog is fighting layout Read More...
Posted Friday, March 04, 2005 9:14 PM by jfoscoding | 8 Comments
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Getting ComboBox to show a TreeView (Whidbey)

I tend to shy away from Whidbey only discussions here, but I've been asked a couple times how to get a combobox to show a treeview - so I thought I'd share with y'all what I whipped up in 20min. The interesting thing here is what you can do with a ToolStripDropDown Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 03, 2005 1:25 PM by jfoscoding | 2 Comments
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