I'm trying to make a button on my windows form create a new page when clicked, something like when you are going through an installation of a program and you would click "Next" and it would take you to a new page but not bring up an entirely seperate window. I would also have another button that would be pressed to bring up the original form.
I've looked everywhere for a answer to this so any help on how I would create this would be greatly appreciated.
private void Cleaning_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// executes new page
}
What you want to do is to create a wizard. There are lot of samples on internet regarding that. Take a look;
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/31770/Wizard-Form-Implementation
Or
You can see that SO question
Creating Wizards for Windows Forms in C#
One simple way is to use panels in a single form. The only problem with panels is that it is hard to edit the layout and also your code would become very messy.
it IS simple BUT has a very bad downside
Simply we can add one groupbox and add your controls, in form load set groupbox visible to false and button click event visible to true something like....
private void Form3_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
groupBox1.Visible = false;
}
private void button1_Click_1(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (button1.Text == "&Show")
{
button1.Text = "&Hide";
groupBox1.Visible = true;
}
else if (button1.Text == "&Hide")
{
button1.Text = "&Show";
groupBox1.Visible = false;
}
}
Related
please for a little help in displaying the panel at the click of a button, namely in my application I have a FormMenu in which the panelCentralForm is displayed when loading.
When I click on btnListOfActiveUser_Click I manage to open FormListStaff over panelCentralForm using this code:
private void btnListOfActiveUser_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
FormListStaff formListStaff = new FormListStaff();
AddFormToPanel(formListStaff);
}
private void AddFormToPanel(object form)
{
if (this.panelCentralForm.Controls.Count > 0)
this.panelCentralForm.Controls.RemoveAt(0);
Form fh = form as Form;
fh.TopLevel = false;
fh.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None;
fh.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
this.panelCentralForm.Controls.Add(fh);
this.panelCentralForm.Tag = fh;
fh.Show();
}
my question is how can I in a similar way that now when I click on buttonDashboard to return to me the first view, ie the view from the Central Form panel (panelCentralForm).
private void buttonDashboard_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
panelCentralForm.Visible = true; //something like this, p.s. this code doesn't just work as an example I wrote
}
the whole view belongs from FormMenu.cs
Thanks a lot to everyone for the help
my question is how can I in a similar way that now when I click on
buttonDashboard to return to me the first view
Just Clear() the panel, then add the label back in?
this.panelCentralForm.Controls.Clear();
this.panelCentralForm.Controls.Add(label1);
The label should still be accessible even though it was previously removed from the panel since it is declared at form level in your designer file.
I've watched a few tutorials online on how to change tabs using buttons but for some reason all the code I've tried doesn't work. I am currently running Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 and am trying to write some code for a button to change tabs.
I couldn't find any differences between my code and code shown in tutorials, so it may just be a Visual Studio setting that I haven't set up correctly to allow the button correctly, but I couldn't figure out if or where it may be.
Here's my current code:
//Element event handlers
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void buttonStart_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
tabControl.SelectedTab = DestSelect;
}
private void buttonGotoIntro_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
tabControl.SelectedTab = Intro;
}
//An old computer-generated segment code for the previous button.
//When I try to remove it the computer gets mad at me.
private void GotoIntro_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
Please confirm you have subscribed to the Click event for the buttons.
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
buttonStart.Click += buttonStart_Click;
buttonGotoIntro.Click += buttonGotoIntro_Click;
}
Instead of 'tabControl.SelectedTab = DestSelect;" try instead the method 'tabControl.SelectTab(DestSelect);'
I read through this article to find your (hopefully) answer:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/2cf22896-c5bd-4a9b-ab61-34404b55ef01/how-to-jump-to-a-specific-tab-in-the-tabcontrol?forum=vbgeneral
I assume u want to select a tab when a different Button is clicked.
tabControl.SelectedIndex = [Index of tab to switch to];
Code should look like;
tabControl.SelectedIndex = feeTabIndex;
If this is not clear enough, tell me exactly what you want to do.
For some reason when I use code such as
this.panel.BringToFront();
this.panel.show();
this.panel.visible = true
And I set the other panels to false, etc.
Current Code which shows the bottom panel 3 but blanks out for panel 4 and 5.
private void button10_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.panel3.Location = this.panel3.Location;
this.panel3.Show();
this.panel3.BringToFront();
this.panel4.SendToBack();
this.panel4.Hide();
this.panel5.SendToBack();
this.panel5.Hide();
}
private void button4_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.panel5.Location = this.panel5.Location;
this.panel5.Show();
this.panel5.BringToFront();
this.panel4.SendToBack();
this.panel4.Hide();
this.panel3.SendToBack();
this.panel3.Hide();
}
private void button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.panel4.Location = this.panel4.Location;
this.panel4.Show();
this.panel4.BringToFront();
this.panel5.SendToBack();
this.panel5.Hide();
this.panel3.SendToBack();
this.panel3.Hide();
}
This doesnt work tho and when I click button3 and button 4 it displays none of the panels and when I click on button10 it displays panel3(the bottom panel) which it is supposed to but why doesn't it display panels 4 and 5.
I have also made the buttons do this and it has the same error:
private void button4_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
panel5.Visible = true;
panel4.Visible = false;
panel3.Visible = false;
}
But this also doesn't work. I have asked some people on discord but no one seems to know anything these days and just get roles for free which is stupid but ye that's why I am here asking for help.
When you add panels on other panels, It goes inside the first panel. When you try panel.BringToFront() it does not work because the first panel is in the back.
Here is what you can do...
Go to View -> Other Windows -> Document Outline
Then try to get panels to the same level and move the panels using arrow keys instead of dragging using the mouse.
It seems you have added the panels inside the other panel which you want to display. Show it doesn't show the proper panel when you click the buttons.
Ensure the parent of your panels should be same. If the parent of your panels are different, then change the parent of the panels are same.
I am hoping someone here can help me, i have a Tabless Control on my windows forms application and basically because the tabs are purposely hidden i have added 2 buttons to each tab "Next" and "Back".
This is the code snippet i have for my "Next" button:
private void nextbutton1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
tabControl1.SelectedTab = tabPage3;
this.toolStripStatusLabel8.Text = System.DateTime.Now.ToString();
}
Which works fine, however when i use the exact same theory on the "Back" button it does not work:
private void backbutton1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
tabControl1.SelectedTab = tabmain;
this.toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = System.DateTime.Now.ToString();
}
So my question is how does one go to a previous tabpage from a button? I have looked through here and tried all of the links that came up but nothing has worked any ideas?
You should use the SelectedIndex property instead of using concrete TabPage instances. This way it will still work when you decide to change the order of the pab pages or add new pages:
private void previousButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (tabControl1.SelectedIndex > 0)
{
tabControl1.SelectedIndex--;
}
}
private void nextButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (tabControl1.SelectedIndex < tabControl1.TabCount - 1)
{
tabControl1.SelectedIndex++;
}
}
Since there is no "Tabless" tab control in .NET Framework I can only assume that it works similar to the standard TabControl. If the solution doesn't work you should give us some information about the actual class you use.
BTW: There is no need to repeat the buttons on each page. Why don't you just put the buttons outside the TabControl?
Also: I see that you use a ToolStripStatusLabel to show the current time. Instead of updating it each time the user clicks somewhere add a Timer to your form. Set its Interval to 1000 and handle its Tick event. Update the label there:
private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString();
}
This way it updates constantly and again there is no need to repeat anything. You need to call timer1.Start() in the form's constructor.
I am new to C# and I want to design a GUI for a image processing application in c#. I have a very basic rudimentary layout designed as shown below
Here, the image plane is fixed and it will show a live stream video. I have designed all the buttons frame and the side panel. But I do not know how to dynamically change the side panel for each button I click. For example, If I click button1_1, I want some things in the side panel and for button1_2, some other things in it. How do I go about doing it.
EDIT:
Thanks for the answers. I see tab controls is an option. But I want a new panel evertime a click a button. which can further open forms. Is it possible?
OK, let's see. It's easy to do with "TabControl" or array of "Panel"s.
1.Do it with TabControl.
You can design GUI in TabControl in multiple subTabs(if you don't know how please ask.). Then you change it in button click event, to make subTab you wanna show(which means make it visiable and not visiable for other subTabs.)
2.Do it with array of panel.
You can use panel[] panels. In button click event, you hide other panels and show the one you want.
Hope answer helps you!
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
tabControl1.SelectedIndex = 0;
tabControl1.TabPages[0].Text = "First";
}
private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
tabControl1.SelectedIndex = 1;
}
private void button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
tabControl1.SelectedIndex = 2;
}
you may want to add split container in your form.
Create UserControl for each buttons.
Code for the button click event
//Button1Click Event
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
UserControl1 m_UserControl = new UserControl1();
splitContainer1.Panel2.Controls.Clear();
splitContainer1.Panel2.Controls.Add(m_UserControl);
}
//Button2Click Event
private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
UserControl2 m_Usercontrol2 = new UserControl2();
splitContainer1.Panel2.Controls.Clear();
splitContainer1.Panel2.Controls.Add(m_Usercontrol2);
}
you can do this if you want to change what usercontrol display in a panel at run time.
Correct me if i misunderstood your question.
In WinForms, you could use a tab control and just change the selected tabs index when a button is pressed. More specifically, when its click event is fired. Here is a good tutorial on using the TabControl and here is a tutorial on wiring up click events.
EDIT:
This is a better tutorial.
Since you can't hide the tabs of a tabcontrol without using WPF, you may need to use something else, if you don't like the way they look. A good workaround if you only have a couple of buttons and thus views, would be to use panels. When button one is clicked show panel one and hide panel two, etc. Here would be the code:
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
pane2.visible = false;
pane1.visible = true;
}
private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
pane1.visible = false;
pane2.visible = true;
}
Hope this helps you!