Questions on UI for WinForms Forum

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Adding a text box to splt button drop down

Is it possible to display a text box in the drop down of a split button. I assume it is possible from the example of adding a custom element to the RadMenu. However, it is not clear how to.

My attempt at doing this

            RadMenuContentItem contentTextBox = new RadMenuContentItem();  

            RadTextBoxElement RadtextBoxNoteElement = new RadTextBoxElement();  

            RadtextBoxNoteElement.Size = new Size(139, 15);  

            contentTextBox.ContentElement = RadtextBoxNoteElement;  

            this.radSplitButton1.Items.Add(contentTextBox);

I am using Q4 2006 SP1 version.

Thanks
Peter

TextBox

answered on 31 Jan 2007

1 answer

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RibbonBar Close Button

I have a form with a Ribbon Bar on it, what I want to do is once the close button on the ribbon are is click for it to close the parent form. (VB.net)

So if it was a normal button instead of Ribbon Bar it would be.

Private Sub CloseBtn_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles CloseBtn.Click
LoginForm.Close()
End Sub

RibbonBar

answered on 29 Jan 2007

1 answer

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Q4 SP4 - some initial first impressions

I installed the Q4 SP1 update last night - didn't get very far due to a problem with the Designer (but promptly addressed by Telerik). But here are a couple of my initial thoughts based on installation and examination of the included sample application.

I'm not sure if a single massive sample project is the way to go. I was able to load the project and recompile it with no problem. But due to the size, it was sluggish to load. And I still have not been able to locate the main form for the sample project...

The learning curve is also an issue that has been echoed by other forum members here. You have what seems to be a well thought out group of objects. But the help file really needs more walkthroughs.

My main interest is control functionality, not application skinning. I prefer for the OS theme or WindowBlinds to handle look and feel. Skinning in an ASP.NET application is important. I think it is less so in a desktop app. I suspect some developers who use the controls will not make up their own themes and will just use the default 'Telerik' style.

The controls were not installed by default into my toolbox. It would be nice if a "Telerik WinForms Controls" toolbox group was created and populated.

Seems like most of the control fonts default to MS Sans Serif. Ugh. I suggest going with Verdana or Tahoma for a more up to date look.

In the end, I'm not sure if this suite is going to be right for my project. I heard of the suite through a slick, multi-page ad in MSDN. And I thought it would be a low impact, light set of Vista-style controls that are not native to the Framework.

But it seems like the controls are more similar to other big suites on the market. It is a nice package, but I might end up using only 10% of the controls and still have to ship 7.5 MB of runtime assemblies. And isn't the market filled with dock, toolstrip and panel controls?

I'm going to continue evaluating the controls. And I will keep watching the website for updates. But at this point I'm on the fence.

Thanks for listening.

-- Bryan Kinkel

General Discussions

answered on 25 Jan 2007

3 answers

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Q4 SP1 - Designer issue

Hi - I'm just getting started reviewing the Controls for WinForms for some projects. Things have been a little rough so far.

Here is what is happening -
I loaded up the sample project (VB). I then opened up one of the sample forms. ComboBox>Autocomplete>Form1.vb for example.

I click on the RadComboBox1 Task icon and select "Open Theme Builder".

I get a message box - "Error invoking 'Open Theme Builder'. Details: Unable to locate the theme designer: Telerik.WinControls.Themes.Design.ThemDesigner. Please add reference to assembly VisualStyleBuilder.design.dll."

That assembly is referenced in the project.

This happens when I try to build a new project and add a Rad control to a new form as well.

Thanks.

-- Bryan Kinkel

General Discussions

answered on 24 Jan 2007

1 answer

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Change a style element at runtime

Is there a way to change or override a theme attribute or color at runtime? I can make a new theme for the button/control and change the theme at runtime but would like to change like the background color at runtime. Is this possible?

Themes and Visual Style Builder

answered on 23 Jan 2007

3 answers

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RoundRectShape

I would like to create a new shape similar to: Telerik.WinControls.RoundRectShape but with more roundness on the edges.

What is the best way to do this without using the shape editor because I am having trouble getting all the edges to mirror each other.

ShapedForm

answered on 23 Jan 2007

1 answer

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MultiColumn effect available on winform combo??

Hi,

I was wondering if MultiColumn display was supported on the wincombo. Reason being, I have to create 2 prototypes, one on the web, and the other a windows app. For the web app, I'm using the multicolumn display, and I would like to do the same for the windows app... Is there a way that I can do this? I noticed that the controls differ greatly, and I'm a bit nervous that I might not be able to emulate the same functionality on both....

Thanks!

Jimi

MultiColumn ComboBox

answered on 18 Jan 2007

1 answer

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WPF / XBAP

Hi

What are Teleriks plans / timeframe for supporting WPF / XAML Browser Applications (XBAP)?

/Flemming Rosenbrandt

General Discussions

answered on 17 Jan 2007

1 answer

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AutoHide Crashes VSTO2005

Hi,

I have a form set up with set of dockPanels all in horizontal orientation.
I want to display one dock as my main panel and then have 2 info panels auto hide above the main panel. This is fine but when it comes to putting stuff into the panels that are set to AutoHide, it becomes a challenging task.

Problem 1: If i take a panel thats set to dockable and place my textboxes and labels in it, then change the panel to autohide in either the properties panel or Advanced Layout Designer, I can no longer access this panel to place things in it.

Problem 2: Since I cant access the panel while its in autohide mode, I assume I can simply change it back to dockable, make the changes and then change it back to autohide. Wrong. Visual studio crashes every time the second I save the AutoHide property.

Problem 3: I'm not sure what I did but I was messing with my panels in the Advanced Layout Designer, and noticed everything in my autohide panel simply deleted out of it instead of crashing Visual Studio as it done every other time.

Is there any fix for this, or do I have to wait for SP1?

Thanks,
Andrew

Dock

answered on 10 Jan 2007

0 answers

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r.a.d.TextEdit

It would be nice if there was some sort of text editing panel that came with all the common default icons and was easily connected to (rich)textboxes. Its such a hassle to find icons and implement your own.

New Product Suggestions

asked on 09 Jan 2007