I'm trying to use the Math Input Panel in a WPF project, but have no idea as to how I can make the panel to be apart of the WPF project (not a pop-up, or a lone window - it must be embedded in the project). I'm thinking of embedding it in a grid.
I got the panel to work in a windows form using the following example: Math Input Panel with C# but then it comes up in a stand alone window, which I'm trying to avoid.
I'm using Visual Studio 2010 and 2012 with C#. If you need more information please feel free to ask.
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I'm using c# for programming .net applications. I can use menus, tabs etc with ease.
Now, I need to create a library window that will contain various elements. The user will be able to drag-drop these elements to another window (scene). Moreover the user will be able to connect these elemet. A similar program window is shown below. I just cannot figure out how I can incorporate/create such a visual designer in my .net application. Which library or component can be used to create a visual designer like this?
Thanks a lot.
I am coding a C# forms application where I am wanting to have the layout of my application to have a similar style of the Visual Studio 2013 layout. By this, I mean to have a property grid at the lower right of the screen, a solution explorer to the top right of the screen, tabs for the content and a toolbox.
Do I need to use a FlowLayout control for this? I have previously found some sample code with this layout all coded to use as a template, however I cannot seem to find this after doing a search. What is the correct terminology for this layout style? Also, is there a Microsoft sample for this?
Here is an image of what I am looking for:
Thanks.
You can use the following readily made controls from Visual Studio:
System.Windows.Forms.PropertyGrid for the properties
System.Windows.Forms.TreeView for the solution explorer
For the toolbox you will need to create a custom-control, with search box and dropdown tabbing of pages. See making of custom controls here:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/6hws6h2t(v=vs.100).aspx
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/2016/Writing-your-Custom-Control-step-by-step
is it possible to take an application such as the mysql command line or notepad and display it in a windows forms application as an MDI form?
I have a relatively complex application that I would like to be able to access mysql directly through, for convenience. I would also like to be able to open notepad to allow simple text editing, but it seems foolish to reinvent the wheel and write my own text editor and incorporate it within the app just for convenience.
I just need a pointer as to where to go, as I currently have no clue, although I did consider using COM interop but I am not sure which of the native dlls to use.
I am using C# with Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate.
First I am not quite sure why you would want to do this however your best bet is going to be to find something on codeplex.com and integrate it into your application.
An example would be
http://dbexecutor.codeplex.com/
Then you can take the source and integrate it into your mdi application
How can I achieve the same alpha border effect that can be seen in the new Visual Studio 2012 main window using windows forms? Its window seems to glow.
So I am not sure if it is the best method, but if you use Spy++ (32-bit) and you look in the windows, you can see that beneath Visual Studio's main window, you can see 4 "VisualStudioGlowWindow" objects.
I hooked the messages in Spy++, and as you could imagine, the 4 windows represent the 4 glowing borders around the form. Further inspection shows that these 4 "glow windows" implement the WS_EX_LAYERED Extended window style, so the glow itself isn't done in WPF (as far as I can tell.)!
Hopefully this clears some stuff up.
AFAIK you can do it with WPF using a mix of this chrome and a custom WPF border. Not sure if on WinForms you can, given it's limited styling options (compared with WPF). Anyway they are using WPF.
Unless you want to handle drawing the entire form yourself you cannot. Because Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 2012 are written on top of WPF and used Windows not Forms.
Visual Studio 2012 draw its window border using native Win32 functions. It is not related to the WPF or WindowsForms -- you can do it with both.
The glow is rendered on a transparent window on top of the main window. The main window calls the DWM API to set the glass area to 0. This way you can draw over the original border and the system buttons. This is the correct way to do this.
You can look at code of WPF Shell (http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/WPFShell) to see how the calls to DWM are made in order to remove the glass. The fact that its written to be compatible with WPF doesnt matter, because all you need is a handle (IntPtr) to the window.
If you have a WindowsForms codebase, don't migrate to WPF. WPF has not been improved in the latest .NET framework release and there are no roadmaps to improvements or new features as its team has been integrated into Windows 8 team.
What is the best approach and/or tool?
The trackBar in the MS Visual Studio 2008 Toolbox is inadequate.
It needs to be optimized for an 800x480 touch screen in extreme environmental conditions.
The button on the trackBar needs to be larger so it is easier for the user to move the control using a finger. Its possible with the existing widget, but difficult since the button is small. I am using C# in MS Visual Studio 2008, but don't know if it is WinForms or WPF (this is my 1st C# project). The target is an old windows-ce tablet. It would be great if step-by-step instructions on how to create a custom control already exist. An alternative would be a tool I could purchase.
Here are a couple tutorials on creating custom controls:
Using Winforms
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jfoscoding/archive/2004/12/06/275505.aspx
http://msmvps.com/blogs/deborahk/archive/2009/10/13/winforms-user-controls-101.aspx
Using WPF
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc295235.aspx
http://www.wpftutorial.net/HowToCreateACustomControl.html
It might be a good idea to read up on the basics, then ask more specific questions that you have regarding the nuances of creating a custom control.