Code behind formatting forms (VB.NET)

[Hamza]

Hi !

 

I'm trying to get the code behind the formatting menu for forms like aligning, uniforming the size, spacing (vertically, horizontally).. Because I have my own application with forms and I need to control them like I can do it with Visual Studio.

 

Can anyone help me please ?

 

Thank you !

[Hamza]

Here's a picture of the menu Format so you can all have an idea what I'm talking about..

[Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal]

Hello, Hamza,

Thank you for writing.  

In order to achieve the menu from the provided screenshot it is suitable to use RadMenu. Here is a sample code snippet demonstrating how to achieve a similar look:

public RadForm1()
{
    InitializeComponent();

    ThemeResolutionService.ApplicationThemeName = "VisualStudio2012Dark";

    RadMenuItem formatItem = new RadMenuItem();
    formatItem.Text = "Format";
    this.radMenu1.Items.Add(formatItem);

    RadMenuItem alignmentItem = new RadMenuItem();
    alignmentItem.Text = "Alignment";
    formatItem.Items.Add(alignmentItem);

    RadMenuItem leftItem = new RadMenuItem();
    leftItem.Text = "Left";
    leftItem.Image = Properties.Resources.Format_Align_Left;
    leftItem.Click += leftItem_Click;

    RadMenuItem rightItem = new RadMenuItem();
    rightItem.Text = "Right";
    rightItem.Image = Properties.Resources.Format_Align_Left;
    rightItem.Click += rightItem_Click;

    RadMenuItem centerItem = new RadMenuItem();
    centerItem.Text = "Center";
    centerItem.Image = Properties.Resources.Format_Align_Left;
    centerItem.Click += centerItem_Click;

    alignmentItem.Items.Add(leftItem);
    alignmentItem.Items.Add(centerItem);
    alignmentItem.Items.Add(rightItem);
}

private void centerItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    //TODO
}

private void rightItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    //TODO
}

private void leftItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    //TODO
}

I hope this information helps. Should you have further questions I would be glad to help. 
 
 Regards,
Dess
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[Hamza]

Hi dess !

Thank you for your reply. I already did this but my problem is "the behavior" of the functions behind. I mean where can I find a function that aligns two components to left or right..

Thanks again !

[Dess | Tech Support Engineer, Principal]

Hello, Hamza,  

Thank you for writing back. 

The mentioned functionality for aligning the controls at design time comes from the built-in Visual Studio functionality. Telerik UI for WinForms suite doesn't have any effect on it or access to its implementation. Note that each RadControl has a Location property by which you can control where the control will be positioned within its container. Thus, you can adjust the location and achieve the desired custom controls' alignment.

I hope this information helps. If you have any additional questions, please let me know. 

 Regards,
Dess
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[Hamza]

I finally found a solution to directly acceed to the implemented functions of visual studio by creating a class and make it inherits from DesignSurface class, then create an instance of it and use "InvokeMenuCommand(StandardCommands."MyCommand")"


Thank you!