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answered on 02 May 2007, 08:11 AM

Update/Hack: I've added the following code to the Form's resize event. (Though this would seem to lose the rounded edges at startup)

private Padding _oldPadding;

public MyForm()
{
    InitializeComponent();
    _oldPadding = this.Padding;
}

private void MyForm_Resize(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    this.SuspendLayout();

    if (this.WindowState == FormWindowState.Maximized)
    {
        _oldPadding = this.Padding;
        this.Padding = new Padding(10);
    }
    else
        this.Padding = _oldPadding;

this.ResumeLayout();
}

I'd be interested to see what others have done to solve this.

answered on 12 Oct 2007, 04:15 PM

Hi Brian,

We believe that this issue has been fixed, and we could not reproduce it using the latest version of our product. Are you sure you are using RadControls for WinForms Q2 2007 Service Pack 1?

Please make sure that you have removed DLLs bearing the older version from the Global Assembly Cache. Also, verify that the versions of the DLLs in the GAC are the latest ones from the Q2 Service Pack 1.

If the problem persists after you make sure you're using the latest versions of the DLLs, please send us a sample project illustrating the behavior and we will investigate it.

Thank you for your time. We appreciate your feedback.

Kind regards,
Jack
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answered on 13 Oct 2007, 07:03 AM

Hi,

I can confirm that this is still a issue in RadControls for WinForms Q2 2007 Service Pack 1, however it is easily fixed by changing the padding on the ShapedForm. If you take a look at the ShapedForm for the Examples, you'll notice that they do not have the issue. As a quick fix, you can add some padding to the form (3-4 pixels or so). There are a bunch of other properties that you will also want to set, such as FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.Sizable, which will restore the context menu in the tray. I would recommend that you look (very) closely at the source code for the Example solution, as the default values for many RadControls are not optimal.

If you are creating a set of solutions based on this control library, then you might want to create a new assembly that encapsulates your changes.

eg:

public class VistaShapedForm : ShapedForm
{
   public VistaShapedForm()
    {
        // Fix up properties here
    }
}

public class VistaGridView : RadGridView
{
    // Fix up properties again...
}

answered on 15 Oct 2007, 12:45 PM

ShapedForm.zip

Hi all,

Matt, thank you for the useful advice.

We made several tests with the ShapedForm on different screen resolutions and DPI. We didn't manage to reproduce this issue.

We are attaching our test case application to this message. Can you confirm that the problem persists when you're using it? We ask you to send us your application so we can investigate this specific behavior further.

Please don't hesitate to write us if you have any additional questions. Your feedback is important to us.

All the best,
Jack
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answered on 17 Oct 2007, 04:48 PM

Hi Jack,

I had uninstalled Q2 and installed Q2 SP1, the initial Q2 assemblies remained in the solution I was using. Uninstalling the controls doesn't remove the older controls completely.

However, while trying to diagnose the differences between the test case and my own solution, I found the following new issues:

The ShapedForm is incompatible with a StatusStrip - You are unable to resize a form, even though the StatusStrip indicates that you should be able to.
When a ShapedForm with a RadTitleBar is maximized, the RadTitleBar incorrectly allows the user to resize the form.

Double clicking the title bar to restore the form to a maximized state also fails - the form seems to remember the coordinates from the buggy resize.

The default value for the ShapedForm.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None, which is seldom useful - The system tray's context menu fails to appear with this value in place.

The default value for this property should be FormBorderStyle.Sizable.

Telerik does not provide any control which simulates a StatusStrip and I find that Forms without status bars look weird. What is the most appropriate Telerik control to use for a status bar?

Cheers,

Matt